Japan J1 League: Leandro’s stunning goal, Kosei Kaneko equalizer as Yokohama F. Marinos draw 1-1 with Machida Zelvia at half-time

On June 15 at 3 pm, in the 18th round of the J1 League, Yokohama F. Marinos hosted Machida Zelvia at their home ground.

Key Events

In the 4th minute, Erick scored amidst chaos, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul by Kiyotake Hidenori.

In the 14th minute, Leo Miyazawa received the ball on the left, adjusted his position, and unleashed a fantastic shot into the top corner, leaving Go Shindo no chance. Yokohama F. Marinos led 1-0 against Machida Zelvia!

In the 43rd minute, Kosei Kaneko headed in a set-piece from the right delivered by Atsushi Natsume, leveling the score at 1-1 between Yokohama F. Marinos and Machida Zelvia!

Half-Time Report

In the 7th minute, Mateus received the ball in the D and backheeled it for Takuya Ito, who hit a long-range shot over the bar.

In the 9th minute, Yuto Hiraoka dribbled past Tsukasa Umesaki on the left and struck a shot that hit the post and went out for a goal kick, narrowly escaping Yokohama F. Marinos’ danger.

In the 12th minute, Shota Tatewaki attempted a surprise shot from the left after creating space, but Paul Popov held onto the ball securely.

In the 27th minute, Henry cut in from the left and fired wide of the right touchline.

In the 32nd minute, Hiraoka played a backheel pass from the left, and Erick’s subsequent effort went marginally over the crossbar.

In the 37th minute, Hiraoka’s backheel pass found Umesaki, whose clearance didn’t go far, and柴户 海 attempted a long-range shot that sailed high over the bar.

At half-time, the match was tied at 1-1.

Line-Ups

Yokohama F. Marinos Starting XI: 1-Paul Popov; 27-Ken Matsubara; 2-Kosei Nakanishi; 15-Tsukasa Umesaki; 39-Tatsuki Seko; 8-Takuya Ito; 20-Hiroto Yamashita; 6-Wataru Endo; 23-Leo Miyazawa; 10-Lopez; 11-Mateus;

Substitutes: 21-Kaito Fukuda; 16-Ren Katsumata; 44-Shinnosuke Nakatani; 47-Yuya Osako; 17-Kenta Ito; 28-Ryuji Sato; 14-Hikaru Uchida;

Machida Zelvia Starting XI: 1-Go Shindo; 3-Kosei Kaneko; 5-Draško Brguljan; 26-Kiyotake Hidenori; 33-Henry; 18-Atsushi Natsume; 45-Chihaya Hayashi; 39-Vicente巴斯克斯; 7-Yuto Hiraoka; 11-Erick; 9-Shota Tatewaki;

Substitutes: 42-Kotaro Fukui; 4-Shigeru Kato; 6-Kazuya Sugimoto; 8-Kenji Sato; 22-Fujimoto Kaito; 47-Arata Murata; 19-Shoya Nakajima;