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Machida Zelvia Stuns Kashima at Home
Tokyo, Japan – In a thrilling match held at Machida Gion Stadium, Machida Zelvia secured a victory over Kashima, leaving the local fans elated. The match, part of the J1 League’s 21st round, witnessed an early dominance from Machida Zelvia, who capitalized on their chances to take the lead.
From the opening whistle, Machida Zelvia displayed great intensity. Y. Soma opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a goal assisted by K. Hayashi. The lead was extended in the 34th minute thanks to a goal by D. Okamura, assisted by H. Shimoda, leaving Kashima in a difficult position.
While Kashima dominated possession with 66%, Machida Zelvia proved effective in containing their opponents and dangerous on the counter-attack. Despite Kashima’s attempts to turn the situation around, including a penalty goal converted by Y. Suzuki in the 85th minute, Machida Zelvia managed to maintain their lead until the end of the match.
Machida Zelvia finished the game with 34% possession, 13 total shots (6 on target and 3 off target), 3 corners, and one yellow card. Kashima, on the other hand, recorded 11 total shots (3 on target and 4 off target) and 4 corners.
Substitutions kashima: at minute 46 Y. Funabashi came in and Y. Higuchi went out., at minute 46 K. Nono came in and Talles Brener went out., at minute 46 R. Ogawa came in and S. Mizoguchi went out., at minute 61 K. Chinen came in and A. Cavric went out., at minute 76 Y. Matsumura came in and Leo Ceara went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 65 M. Duke came in and S. Fujio went out., at minute 74 K. Sento came in and H. Shimoda went out., at minute 74 Na Sang-Ho came in and Y. Soma went out., at minute 87 I. Dresevic came in and D. Okamura went out., at minute 87 Y. Nakayama came in and K. Hayashi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
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