English:
Kashima Antlers Triumph in a Hard-Fought Match Against Yokohama FC
Kashima, Japan – In a vibrant and eventful match, Kashima Antlers managed to defeat Yokohama FC at the Mercari Stadium. The match, part of the J1 League’s 36th round, was characterized by the home team’s dominance in possession, holding 66% of the ball.
The first half went goalless, marked by a yellow card for B. Nduka of Yokohama FC in the 12th minute and another for K. Chinen of Kashima in the 37th minute. The second half brought the expected excitement. Leo Ceara opened the scoring for Kashima in the 62nd minute, assisted by K. Tagawa. Quickly after, K. Chinen extended the lead in the 65th minute, assisted by R. Ogawa. However, Yokohama FC responded in the 68th minute with a goal from B. Nduka, after a pass from Lukian, narrowing the gap.
Despite Yokohama FC’s persistence, Kashima Antlers managed to maintain the lead until the end of the match. The home team had 14 shots, 3 of them on target, while Yokohama FC attempted 8 shots, with only 2 directed at the goal. Kashima generated 6 corner kicks, while Yokohama had none. The match referee, Koichiro Fukushima, cautioned one player from each team. Kashima committed 14 fouls and Yokohama 15.
Substitutions kashima: at minute 46 R. Koike came in and K. Nono went out., at minute 78 Y. Matsumura came in and K. Tsukui went out., at minute 78 K. Tagawa came in and A. Cavric went out., at minute 87 K. Chinen came in and Y. Funabashi went out., at minute 87 Leo Ceara came in and H. Tokuda went out.
Substitutions yokohama fc: at minute 63 Adailton came in and Lukian went out., at minute 69 Joao Paulo came in and T. Endo went out., at minute 69 M. Ito came in and A. Fukumori went out., at minute 86 S. Sakuragawa came in and S. Ito went out., at minute 87 T. Yamane came in and T. Murata went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kashima
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