J2 League First Half: Kaina Tani Scores, Ryusei Saijoh Sent Off as Fukushima Lead Over Ten-Man Akita

At 5 PM on August 4th, the 25th round of the J2 League, Fukushima FC hosted Akita Blue Thunder at home.

Key Events

In the 4th minute of the match, Naiki Kaseda crossed from the right flank during a counterattack, and Kaina Tani scored with a close-range shot, Fukushima 1-0 Akita!

In the 39th minute, Ryusei Saijoh was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Naiki Kaseda, forcing Akita to play with ten men!

Half-Time Report

In the 12th minute, Daiki Sato delivered a corner kick from the left side into the penalty area, where Takashi Kono headed the ball, but Shota Tatekawa made the save.

In the 20th minute, Masahito Kajitani headed the ball across in the box, Shota Tatekawa came out to clear but did not get it far enough, and Kaita Yoshiba’s header was cleared off the line by Yudai Yamashita.

In the 25th minute, Yoshito Kawamura turned and shot from the top of the box, and Shota Tatekawa made the save.

During stoppage time in the first half, Koutarou Aruma headed the ball across in the box, and Kaina Tani chipped the ball towards goal, but it hit the crossbar and bounced out.

Starting Lineups

Fukushima FC: 21-Shota Tatekawa; 22-Jin Kumatani; 27-Keiki Doji; 2-Yusuke Ishida; 7-Jun Nishikawa; 14-Daiki Yamaguchi; 24-Yudai Yamashita; 15-Naiki Kaseda; 32-Seiki Goto; 10-Koutarou Aruma; 17-Kaina Tani;

Substitutes: 31-Shuhei Shino; 34-Rissho Osumi; 13-Risuke Hayaishi; 11-Bounicar; 28-Ryo Taneta; 18-Kengo Shiraji; 36-Daisuke Kato;

Akita Blue Thunder: 1-Genki Yamada; 13-Ryusei Saijoh; 5-Takashi Kono; 16-Kiita Muramatsu; 27-Kaita Yoshiba; 6-Yuhito Tanaka; 25-Tomoyasu Fujiyama; 29-Daiki Sato; 77-Yoshito Kawamura; 40-Shohta Aoki; 11-Masahito Kajitani;

Substitutes: 23-Sokohei Yahata; 3-Daishi Kobayashi; 7-Takuma Mizutani; 20-Kotaro Kurumizawa; 8-Junki Hata; 10-Lotus Komatsuzaki; 18-Fuyuki Yoshida;