J.League Football: Tokyo Verdy Secures 2-0 Victory Over Consadole Sapporo

The J.League football battle at Daiwa House Premist Dome saw a meeting between Consadole Sapporo, the 19th place team, and Tokyo Verdy, the 7th place team.

In this game, Mihailo Petrovic chose to start with Supachok Sarachat, the Thai national team player.

Game Highlights

Only 10 minutes into the game, Ryu Takao was injured and Takuma Arano was sent on to play in his place.

The hosts’ first chance to score was a header from Musashi Suzuki, but the ball went straight to Matheus in the 33rd minute.

Just a minute later, Fuki Yamada looked well outside the penalty area, but Takanori Sugeno still managed to block it.

At the end of the first half, both teams were still scoreless.

Starting in the second half, “Coach Misha” adjusted the game plan, eliminating Supachok Sarachat and sending Daiki Suga to play instead.

In the 47th minute, Musashi Suzuki stabbed through and set Yoshiaki Komai free to finish the scoring, but he still shot against Matheus who came out to block in time.

The visiting team took the lead with a second goal from Fuki Yamada, who scored with a quick strike, giving Tokyo Verdy a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute.

In the 67th minute, the visiting team narrowly took a two-score lead when Yudai Kimura pulled the ball to the left before pressing hard, but Takanori Sukeno saved.

Sapporo escaped conceding a second goal in incredible fashion when Yudai Kimura collected the ball close to goal but fired an incredible shot over the crossbar.

In the last ten minutes, Daiki Suga lost the ball in the middle of the field.

However, the referee checked VAR and forfeited the goal due to foul.

In the last minute of injury time, Thiago Alves slipped in and easily shot past Takanori Sugeno, securing a 2-0 victory for Tokyo Verdy.

Team Lineups

Consadole Sapporo: Takanori Sugeno, Ryu Takao, Daihashi Okamura, Park Min Gyu, Tomoki Kondo, Leo Ozaki, Seiya Baba, Ryota Aoki, Yoshiaki Komai, Supachoke Sarachat, Musashi Suzuki

Reserve: Jun Kodama, Toya Nakamura, Hiroki Miyazawa, Takuma Arano, Daiki Suga, Jordi Sanchez, Amadou Bakayoko

Tokyo Verdy: Matheus, Yuto Tsunashima, Kaito Shida, Hiroto Taniguchi, Kazuya Miyahara, Goki Morita, Kosuke Saito, Hirichi Onaka, Fuki Yamada, Yudai Kimura, Hiroto Yamami

Reserve: Yuya Nagasawa, Naoki Hayashi, Tomoya Miki, Thiago Alves, Yuan Matsuhashi, Yuta Matsumura, Itsuki Someno