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Kyoto Sanga Secures Home Win Against Albirex Niigata
Kameoka, Japan – In an exciting match held at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto Sanga defeated Albirex Niigata with a solid performance. The match, corresponding to Round 23 of the J1 League, Season 2025, was refereed by Keigo Sendachi.
Albirex Niigata opened the score in the 29th minute thanks to a goal by Danilo Gomes, assisted by K. Kasai. However, the joy was short-lived. Marco Tulio from Kyoto Sanga equalized in the 34th minute with an assist by T. Hirato. Right before halftime, Tulio struck again, scoring in the 45th minute with an assist from T. Hara, giving the home team the lead.
In the second half, the game maintained an intense pace, although the score remained unchanged. Albirex Niigata dominated ball possession with 57%, but failed to convert their opportunities. Kyoto Sanga, on the other hand, showed solidity in defense and took advantage of their chances in the first half. The match saw a total of three yellow cards shown to Albirex Niigata, while Kyoto Sanga went without any warnings.
Regarding the statistics, Kyoto Sanga had 43% possession, 14 shots (6 on target and 6 off target) and 6 corners. Albirex Niigata, with more possession, made 12 shots (3 on target and 8 off target) and earned 7 corners.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 46 Danilo Gomes came in and S. Ota went out., at minute 57 K. Kasai came in and Y. Ono went out., at minute 81 F. Hayakawa came in and E. Miyamoto went out., at minute 87 M. Hasegawa came in and K. Yamura went out.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 59 S. Nagasawa came in and T. Matsuda went out., at minute 86 S. Kawasaki came in and Leo Gomes went out., at minute 86 Marco Tulio came in and Murilo de Souza went out., at minute 90 T. Hirato came in and S. Asada went out., at minute 90 T. Hara came in and S. Hiraga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
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