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Kyoto Sanga and Machida Zelvia Battle to a Draw in Kameoka Thriller
Kameoka, Japan – A tightly contested match at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera concluded with a 2-1 draw between Kyoto Sanga and Machida Zelvia in a J1 League fixture. The home side dominated possession with 70%, generating 18 shots, though only 5 were on target. Machida Zelvia, conversely, displayed efficiency despite holding only 30% of possession, scoring in the 16th minute courtesy of D. Okamura, assisted by T. Nishimura.
The match was punctuated by several yellow cards, two for each team: Joao Pedro and S. Takeda for Kyoto Sanga, and H. Mae and T. Numata for Machida Zelvia.
Kyoto Sanga had a golden opportunity to equalize in the 74th minute with a penalty taken by Rafael Elias, but he missed. They eventually managed to level the score in the 90th minute with a penalty converted by T. Hara. Despite Kyoto Sanga’s dominance in possession and territory, Machida Zelvia defended stoutly to secure a point. Referee Jumpei Iida officiated the match.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 56 M. Okugawa came in and F. Yamada went out., at minute 67 Joao Pedro came in and T. Hirato went out., at minute 85 S. Takeda came in and S. Nagasawa went out., at minute 85 R. Nakano came in and Leo Gomes went out., at minute 85 H. Sugai came in and K. Sato went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 62 D. Okamura came in and H. Shimoda went out., at minute 75 Y. Soma came in and T. Numata went out., at minute 75 S. Fujio came in and M. Duke went out., at minute 75 T. Nishimura came in and Na Sang-Ho went out., at minute 89 H. Mae came in and R. Shirasaki went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
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