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Kyoto Sanga suffered a narrow defeat against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a match played at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in Kameoka, Japan, on March 29th, 2025, corresponding to matchday 7 of the J1 League. Despite having low ball possession (31%), Kyoto Sanga created danger with 6 shots, 3 of them on target. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s superiority was evident, with 69% possession and 16 shots, although only 3 were on target. The only goal of the match came in the 60th minute, scored by Rafael Elias, assisted by T. Hirato, giving his team the victory. The game was characterized by a high number of fouls committed by both teams (15 for Kyoto Sanga and 10 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima), but there were no yellow or red cards. The victory gives Sanfrecce Hiroshima an important win, while Kyoto Sanga will need to analyze their mistakes for future matches. The difference in possession and shots reflected Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s superiority throughout the encounter.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 53 Joao Pedro came in and T. Matsuda went out., at minute 86 K. Nagata came in and T. Hirato went out., at minute 90 T. Yonemoto came in and S. Kawasaki went out.
Substitutions sanfrecce hiroshima: at minute 64 N. Arai came in and S. Nakano went out., at minute 64 S. Nakamura came in and V. Germain went out., at minute 72 D. Suga came in and S. Higashi went out., at minute 72 N. Maeda came in and M. Kato went out., at minute 86 S. Koshimichi came in and S. Tanaka went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
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