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Stalemate in Saitama: Urawa and Avispa Fukuoka Play Out a Goalless Draw
Saitama, Japan – In a tightly contested match at Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa and Avispa Fukuoka failed to find the back of the net, settling for a 0-0 draw in their J1 League Round 23 fixture. Referee Koichiro Fukushima officiated the game with authority on an afternoon where the defenses proved too strong for the attacking players.
Urawa held a slight edge in possession with 52% compared to Avispa Fukuoka’s 48%. However, this possession advantage did not translate into goals. Urawa managed 12 shots, with only 4 hitting the target and 2 going off target. Avispa Fukuoka attempted 8 shots, managing to get 2 on target and sending 6 wide.
Both teams showed intensity in their battle for the ball, but remained largely within the rules. Urawa committed 5 fouls, while Avispa Fukuoka committed 8. The match remained clean in terms of cards until the final minutes, when H. Ishihara of Urawa received a yellow card in the 90th minute. Both teams earned 4 corner kicks.
The match, characterized by its evenness, leaves both teams needing to sharpen their finishing in their upcoming matches.
Substitutions avispa fukuoka: at minute 58 S. Usui came in and Wellington went out., at minute 58 M. Yuzawa came in and Y. Maejima went out., at minute 81 K. Konno came in and N. Ben Khalifa went out., at minute 82 D. Matsuoka came in and H. Akino went out., at minute 88 Y. Iwasaki came in and K. Fujimoto went out.
Substitutions urawa: at minute 63 Thiago came in and H. Komori went out., at minute 63 T. Kaneko came in and T. Sekine went out., at minute 82 Matheus Savio came in and T. Matsumoto went out., at minute 82 Y. Matsuo came in and T. Okubo went out., at minute 90 K. Yasui came in and S. Nakajima went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Urawa
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