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Machida Zelvia dominated Kashiwa Reysol with a convincing 3-0 victory at the Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo. The match, part of the 17th round of the 2025 J1 League, was characterized by the home team’s clinical finishing despite having less possession.
K. Hayashi opened the scoring in the 4th minute with a well-taken goal. An own goal by T. Koga in the 15th minute extended Machida Zelvia’s lead. Kashiwa Reysol tried to fight back, but a penalty converted by Na Sang-Ho in the 45th minute sealed the victory for Machida Zelvia.
Despite Kashiwa Reysol enjoying greater possession (64%), Machida Zelvia proved more efficient in attack, registering 13 shots (3 on target) compared to their opponent’s 7 (3 on target). Disciplinary records also favoured the home side, with only one yellow card shown, while Kashiwa Reysol remained without any cautions.
The match was officiated by Akihiko Ikeuchi. The win solidifies Machida Zelvia’s position in the J1 League standings.
Substitutions kashiwa reysol: at minute 37 T. Kubo came in and S. Nakajima went out., at minute 37 Y. Yamada came in and S. Toshima went out., at minute 46 Y. Kakita came in and H. Nakama went out., at minute 46 T. Inukai came in and W. Harada went out., at minute 60 K. Kinoshita came in and M. Hosoya went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 69 M. Duke came in and Oh Se-Hun went out., at minute 69 T. Numata came in and Na Sang-Ho went out., at minute 80 H. Shimoda came in and K. Sento went out., at minute 87 D. Takahashi came in and T. Nishimura went out., at minute 87 R. Shirasaki came in and H. Mae went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
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