English:
Kyoto Sanga Delivers a Heavy Blow to FC Tokyo in Kameoka
Kameoka, Japan – Kyoto Sanga emphatically defeated FC Tokyo in a match held at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, corresponding to matchday 19 of the J1 League. Despite FC Tokyo dominating possession with 65% compared to Kyoto Sanga’s 35%, it was the latter who demonstrated greater effectiveness in front of the opposing goal.
The match began with a yellow card for K. Higashi of FC Tokyo in the 30th minute. Shortly after, S. Kawasaki of Kyoto Sanga opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. In the second half, controversy arose when a goal by K. Endo of FC Tokyo was disallowed for offside in the 58th minute.
Kyoto Sanga did not back down and extended their lead thanks to a goal by S. Takeda in the 70th minute, assisted by S. Nagasawa. To seal the victory, M. Okugawa scored in the 75th minute, with assistance again from S. Kawasaki.
Kyoto Sanga displayed great defensive solidity and offensive effectiveness that earned them the victory. Despite FC Tokyo’s 8 shots (3 on target and 3 off target) and their 5 corners, they could not overcome the Kyoto Sanga defense. On the other hand, Kyoto Sanga, with 15 shots (6 on target and 8 off target) and 3 corners, took advantage of their opportunities to take all three points. Referee Yoshiro Imamura had a relatively quiet afternoon, showing only one yellow card to FC Tokyo.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 57 T. Matsuda came in and S. Hiraga went out., at minute 66 S. Takeda came in and T. Yonemoto went out., at minute 66 M. Okugawa came in and Murilo de Souza went out., at minute 85 S. Asada came in and S. Nagasawa went out., at minute 85 Patrick William came in and S. Fukuoka went out.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 72 T. Nakagawa came in and K. Tawaratsumida went out., at minute 72 L. Nozawa came in and S. Anzai went out., at minute 78 K. Shirai came in and K. Koizumi went out., at minute 78 K. Hashimoto came in and K. Higashi went out., at minute 87 Y. Nagatomo came in and Y. Kimoto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
Titulares:
FC Tokyo
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