English:
Nagoya Grampus Secures Victory in Tense Match Against Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima, Japan – In a hard-fought match at the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Nagoya Grampus defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a game marked by intensity and cards. Mateus, with a brace in the 21st and 40th minutes, put Nagoya Grampus ahead, assisted by T. Morishima and S. Inagaki respectively. Sanfrecce Hiroshima fought to get back into the game, but encountered a solid Nagoya defense. N. Arai managed to score in the 90th minute, but it was too late to change the outcome.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima dominated possession with 62%, but failed to translate this dominance into goals. The home team attempted 14 shots, only 4 of which were on target. Nagoya Grampus, with 38% possession, was more effective in its attacks, capitalizing on opportunities to score. The match was also marked by fouls and yellow cards. S. Nakamura and S. Higashi received yellow cards for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, while Y. Nogami, T. Morishima, and A. Pisano were cautioned for Nagoya Grampus. The referee, Hiroki Kasahara, had a busy night in a match corresponding to matchday 22 of the J1 League.
Substitutions nagoya grampus: at minute 46 Mateus came in and K. Nagai went out., at minute 55 T. Morishima came in and T. Kikuchi went out., at minute 90 S. Tokumoto came in and A. Kawazura went out., at minute 90 Y. Yamagishi came in and S. Mori went out.
Substitutions sanfrecce hiroshima: at minute 46 K. Kinoshita came in and Y. Nakajima went out., at minute 58 M. Kato came in and N. Maeda went out., at minute 58 S. Higashi came in and D. Suga went out., at minute 71 R. Germain came in and V. Germain went out., at minute 76 S. Nakamura came in and M. Ohara went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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