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Tokyo Verdy edged out Machida Zelvia with a 1-0 victory at Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo. The match, part of the 2025 J1 League’s third round, was decided in the 13th minute by a goal from K. Saito, assisted by Y. Arai. The game saw an even possession split (50% each), but Tokyo Verdy proved more clinical in front of goal, registering 5 shots on target compared to Machida Zelvia’s 3. Yellow cards were frequent, with Machida Zelvia receiving 3 and Tokyo Verdy 2. Despite Machida Zelvia’s efforts, with 7 shots (3 on target), they couldn’t breach Tokyo Verdy’s defense.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 46 Na Sang-Ho came in and M. Duke went out., at minute 65 Oh Se-Hun came in and T. Nishimura went out., at minute 65 H. Shimoda came in and R. Shirasaki went out., at minute 77 K. Hayashi came in and H. Mochizuki went out., at minute 77 S. Fujio came in and I. Dresevic went out.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 68 Y. Matsuhashi came in and Y. Arai went out., at minute 68 Y. Fukuda came in and H. Yamami went out., at minute 76 I. Someno came in and G. Yamada went out., at minute 76 R. Hirakawa came in and K. Saito went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
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