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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Draws with Shanghai SIPG in Thrilling Match
Hiroshima, Japan – Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shanghai SIPG played to a draw in an exciting AFC Champions League match held at the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. The match, officiated by Alexander George King from Australia, was characterized by 59% possession in favor of the home team, which generated 20 shots, 10 of them on target.
The first goal came early, in the 19th minute, when H. Araki, assisted by S. Higashi, put Sanfrecce Hiroshima ahead. The Japanese team displayed an offensive game, accumulating 13 corners during the match. However, discipline was also a factor, with T. Shiotani and Kim Ju-Sung receiving yellow cards.
Shanghai SIPG, despite having only 41% possession, managed to trouble the opposing goal, although they could only make 7 total shots. The Chinese team’s persistence paid off in the 83rd minute, when Gabrielzinho, assisted by Wei Zhen, equalized the score. The match became even more tense in the final minutes, culminating in the expulsion of Shanghai SIPG’s Gustavo in the 90th minute. The match ended with a total of 9 fouls for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and 10 for Shanghai SIPG.
Substitutions sanfrecce hiroshima: at minute 46 Marcos Junior came in and M. Kato went out., at minute 65 N. Maeda came in and Y. Nakajima went out., at minute 65 K. Kinoshita came in and V. Germain went out., at minute 87 H. Kawabe came in and D. Suga went out., at minute 87 S. Higashi came in and T. Arslan went out.
Substitutions shanghai sipg: at minute 64 Kuai Jiwen came in and Leonardo went out., at minute 64 Fu Huan came in and Lu Wenjun went out., at minute 73 Matheus Jussa came in and Yang Shiyuan went out., at minute 73 O. Melendo came in and Gabrielzinho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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