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Kyoto Sanga Upsets Kawasaki Frontale with Narrow Victory in Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga secured a 1-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in a thrilling match at the Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu on March 1st, 2025, in the fourth round of the J1 League. Despite significantly less possession (36% compared to Frontale’s 64%), the visiting team proved efficient in attack.
The only goal of the match arrived in the 49th minute, courtesy of Masaya Okugawa, who capitalized on a pass from Rafael Elias to beat the opposing goalkeeper. Kawasaki Frontale dominated the game with 13 shots (3 on target), but faced a strong Kyoto Sanga defense and a lack of finishing accuracy.
The match was characterized by its intensity, with a total of 29 fouls (11 from Frontale and 18 from Sanga). Kyoto Sanga received three yellow cards (Joao Pedro, T. Yonemoto, and S. Fukuoka), while Kawasaki Frontale remained without any cautions. Despite the home team’s pressure, Kyoto Sanga successfully defended their lead and achieved an important away victory.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 46 S. Kawasaki came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 72 S. Hiraga came in and M. Okugawa went out., at minute 77 T. Yonemoto came in and T. Hirato went out., at minute 90 Patrick William came in and Rafael Elias went out.
Substitutions kawasaki frontale: at minute 46 K. Takai came in and C. Haydar went out., at minute 57 Marcinho came in and T. Ito went out., at minute 57 Y. Wakizaka came in and H. Yamauchi went out., at minute 57 A. Ienaga came in and Patrick Verhon went out., at minute 77 S. Yamada came in and K. Tachibanada went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kawasaki Frontale
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