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Urawa Reds and Kyoto Sanga Draw in Thrilling Kameoka Encounter
Kameoka, Japan – Urawa Reds and Kyoto Sanga played a captivating match at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera on February 22nd, 2025, as part of the second round of the J1 League regular season. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, maintaining excitement until the final whistle.
Kyoto Sanga dominated possession (52%), generating 12 shots, 6 on target. Rafael Elias scored for the home side in the 60th minute, assisted by S. Fukuoka, after an initial offside call was overturned. However, Urawa Reds responded with a goal from Thiago in the 73rd minute, securing the draw. Despite their possession and shot advantage, Kyoto Sanga couldn’t capitalize on further opportunities.
Urawa held 48% possession, managing 8 shots, 4 on target. Both teams displayed remarkable discipline, receiving no yellow or red cards.
Substitutions urawa: at minute 15 S. Gustafson came in and R. Watanabe went out., at minute 63 G. Haraguchi came in and T. Matsumoto went out., at minute 85 Y. Matsuo came in and T. Kaneko went out., at minute 85 M. Nagakura came in and Thiago went out.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 75 T. Yonemoto came in and S. Kawasaki went out., at minute 76 M. Okugawa came in and Rafael Elias went out., at minute 81 H. Appiah Tawiah came in and T. Hirato went out., at minute 87 S. Nagasawa came in and Marco Tulio went out., at minute 87 R. Nakano came in and T. Hara went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
Urawa
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