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Gamba Osaka Edges Out Tokyo Verdy in Close Encounter
Gamba Osaka secured a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu, Japan, in a tightly contested match on the fourth matchday of the 2025 J1 League. The game, played on March 2nd at 5:00 AM, saw both teams evenly matched in possession (50% each). While Tokyo Verdy managed 13 shots (3 on target), Gamba Osaka proved more clinical with 17 attempts, 5 of which found the target. The decisive goal arrived in the 85th minute, scored by I. Jebali, with an assist from Juan Alano. The match was a tense affair, with a total of 16 fouls (9 by Tokyo Verdy and 7 by Gamba Osaka), and three yellow cards: two for Tokyo Verdy (Y. Tsunashima and Y. Matsuhashi) and one for Gamba Osaka (I. Jebali). Despite their territorial dominance, Tokyo Verdy couldn’t break down Gamba Osaka’s resolute defense. Gamba Osaka’s superior finishing ability proved decisive, securing them all three points. Both teams displayed strong attacking intent, with Tokyo Verdy earning 6 corners and Gamba Osaka 14. The referee was Sendachi, Keigo, from Japan.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 16 Y. Matsuhashi came in and K. Chida went out., at minute 41 I. Someno came in and G. Yamada went out., at minute 46 Y. Fukuda came in and H. Yamami went out., at minute 84 I. Kumatoriya came in and Y. Fukuda went out., at minute 89 Y. Kimura came in and Y. Matsuhashi went out., at minute 89 S. Meshino came in and K. Saito went out.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 46 M. Mitsuta came in and T. Kishimoto went out., at minute 46 S. Sasaki came in and Y. Egawa went out., at minute 79 T. Suzuki came in and R. Mito went out., at minute 84 Juan Alano came in and S. Kurata went out., at minute 90 S. Nakano came in and R. Yamashita went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tokyo Verdy
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