FC Tokyo Beats Nagoya Grampus in a Thrilling Match
FC Tokyo secured a 4-1 victory over Nagoya Grampus in an exciting J1 League match played at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
The match started at a fast pace, with FC Tokyo taking the lead in the 13th minute through a goal by K. Higashi. However, Nagoya Grampus refused to be deterred and began to press for an equalizer.
In the 31st minute, Diego Oliveira equalized from the penalty spot. In the 65th minute, T. Ko put FC Tokyo back in the lead, and shortly after, in the 81st minute, T. Nakagawa extended the advantage with a goal of great quality.
Nagoya Grampus managed to pull one back in the 85th minute with a goal by S. Inagaki, but FC Tokyo already had the game under control and closed out the match with a resounding victory.
FC Tokyo dominated possession (55%) and created more scoring opportunities (13 shots vs. 11 for Nagoya Grampus). The visitors had more corners (7 vs. 3), but FC Tokyo was more effective in attack.
The referee for the match was Mexican César Ramos Palazuelos.
Substitutions nagoya grampus: at minute 46 K. Nakayama came in and T. Uchida went out., at minute 46 R. Izumi came in and T. Morishima went out., at minute 67 T. Kikuchi came in and R. Yamanaka went out., at minute 67 Patric came in and K. Nagai went out., at minute 75 K. Masui came in and K. Shiihashi went out.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 60 K. Doi came in and K. Higashi went out., at minute 60 Y. Kimoto came in and Henrique Trevisan went out., at minute 61 K. Endo came in and K. Tawaratsumida went out., at minute 78 L. Nozawa came in and R. Araki went out., at minute 86 K. Yamashita came in and T. Nakagawa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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