Vissel Kobe defeats Tokyo Verdy in a hard-fought match
Vissel Kobe claimed a 2-1 victory over Tokyo Verdy in an exciting match played at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu. Tokyo Verdy’s only goal came through an own goal by Thuler in the 90th minute, but Vissel Kobe responded with two goals: the first in the 7th minute by T. Yamakawa and the second in the 90th minute, although the latter was not scored by any player.
Tokyo Verdy dominated possession with 64%, but Vissel Kobe was more effective in attack with 7 shots on goal compared to Tokyo Verdy’s 2. Both teams had a similar number of fouls committed, but Tokyo Verdy received a yellow card in the name of Y. Tsunashima in the 88th minute.
Despite the loss, Tokyo Verdy demonstrated their ability to create danger in attack, but lack of effectiveness and Thuler’s own goal cost them the match. Vissel Kobe, on the other hand, showed greater dynamism in attack and knew how to capitalize on the opportunities presented to them.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 46 H. Yamami came in and G. Yamada went out., at minute 75 Y. Matsuhashi came in and H. Onaga went out., at minute 75 I. Someno came in and K. Chida went out., at minute 85 Y. Matsumura came in and T. Miki went out.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 61 J. Patric came in and R. Hirose went out., at minute 72 R. Kikuchi came in and Y. Kuwasaki went out., at minute 72 H. Ide came in and D. Sasaki went out., at minute 83 H. Yamaguchi came in and T. Ogihara went out., at minute 83 R. Hatsuse came in and T. Miyashiro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tokyo Verdy
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