Jubilo Iwata, make a surprise after tied with Kawasaki Frontale, defending champions with a score 1-1 in J.League 2022 at Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka prefecture.
Iwata is losing in a row because his second win is far away. Kawasaki F, on the other hand, also suffered a big defeat of 4 goals in the match against Cerezo Osaka in the previous section. Both sides who want victory threaten the opponent’s goal from the beginning. In the 6th minute , Kawasaki Frontale kicked the Free-Kick on the left side with Yasuto Wakizaka. caught the inside of the goal frame, but was repelled by Ryuki Miura.
In the 10th minute, the previous section was the debut match, and Ricardo Grassa, the first starter of this section, appeared on the front line and shot with a dynamic left foot. However, he was out of the goal frame. In the 16th minute of the first half of Kawasaki F, midfielder Daiya Tono responded to Yu Kobayashi ‘s pass. He went into the right side of the PA and fired a right foot shot, but missed the goal.
In the 24th minute, FW Yuki Otsu captured the right side of Iwata and raised the cross. Midfielder Daiki Ogawa directs the spilled ball that hits the opponent player with his left foot. However, it was blocked by the positive reaction of goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong . In the first half, both players scoreless and return.
In the second half, Kawasaki Frontale’s ball holding time continues. It enters the enemy’s camp, but it cannot make a decisive machine. Still, in the 14th minute of the second half, FW Kei Chinen entered the PA. Dodge the opponent player with a fine touch and react to the jumping out of GK Miura. However, it was stopped by Miura’s calm save. Iwata lowered FW Kenyu Sugimoto
in the 70th minute , and FW Ryo Germain entered. Iwata broke the equilibrium in the 78th minute when the development gradually antagonized. Midfielder Yasuhito Endo kicks the FK on the right side, but is once robbed by the opponent. However, Omori cut it immediately. When Jermaine tried to break through and put out the ball to the right, Yuto Suzuki crossed a sharp grounder. Omori, who was stuffed in front of the goal, sank with one touch and scored the long-awaited first goal.
Kawasaki F will be losing the league match for the first time in 1,432 days since the match against Urawa Reds in Section 12 and FC Tokyo in Section 13 of the 2018 season, and the match will move just before the end. Iwata GK Miura couldn’t fit the ball that became a highball from the cross from the right side. The wisdom pushed the spilled ball.
Kawasaki Frontale, scored a dramatic goal and brought it to the tie 1-1. The match is over. Iwata finally missed his second win.
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