English:
Kawasaki Frontale Snatches Late Draw Against Fagiano Okayama
Kawasaki, Japan – In a hard-fought match at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki Frontale and Fagiano Okayama played to a draw in their J1 League Round 36 encounter. The game, officiated by Hayato Shimizu, was characterized by Kawasaki Frontale’s high ball possession, reaching 60%, although it didn’t translate into a clear superiority on the scoreboard.
Kawasaki Frontale dominated possession and created more scoring opportunities, with 18 shots in total, 9 of which were on target, but they encountered a strong defense from Fagiano Okayama. The first half passed without goals and with only one yellow card for Erison of Kawasaki Frontale in the 44th minute.
The match remained tight until the final minutes. When it seemed that Fagiano Okayama would take the victory thanks to the goal of M. Matsumoto in the 90th minute, assisted by R. Sato, Y. Yamamoto appeared for Kawasaki Frontale, scoring a goal in the 84th minute that tied the match, with no assistance.
The final statistics reflected Kawasaki Frontale’s dominance in possession (60% against Fagiano Okayama’s 40%) and shots on target (9 against 3), although Fagiano Okayama proved effective in their opportunities, needing fewer shots to score. The match concluded with one yellow card for each team (Erison for Kawasaki Frontale and Werik Popo for Fagiano Okayama). Both teams accumulated 6 corners, but Kawasaki committed fewer fouls with 5 in the match.
Substitutions fagiano okayama: at minute 51 E. Miyamoto came in and R. Sueyoshi went out., at minute 61 H. Motoyama came in and Kamiya Yuta went out., at minute 61 T. Kimura came in and M. Matsumoto went out., at minute 77 Lucao came in and Werik Popo went out., at minute 77 A. Esaka came in and H. Iwabuchi went out.
Substitutions kawasaki frontale: at minute 66 Erison came in and L. Romanic went out., at minute 66 Marcinho came in and A. Ienaga went out., at minute 77 Y. Wakizaka came in and Y. Ozeki went out., at minute 77 K. Tachibanada came in and Y. Yamamoto went out., at minute 90 T. Ito came in and S. Tanabe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kawasaki Frontale
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