Yokohama FM's first victory in 70 days, stopping with a losing streak… Kashima, who has been in a row, wins for the first time in 12 league matches, making a comeback from the bottom of the season, making his second win of the season
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◆Meiji Yasuda J1 League▽Round 18 Yokohama FM-Kashima (25th, Nissan Stadium)
Yokohama FM defeated Kashima 3-1 at home, ending the club's worst losing streak with a first victory in 70 days.
In the match against Kobe on the 21st (1●2), the club's worst seven consecutive losses, leaving them unbeaten in 11 races, and this match was Kashima, the leader of the seven consecutive wins, but Yokohama FM will take advantage of their chances to get up.
In the fourth minute of the first half, defender Nagato thrusts a ball in front of the goal with a magnificent right foot, opposite his dominant foot, and scored the first goal in the first six league matches. In the 13th minute, the ball was extended from the left side, and received a pass from midfielder Yamane in the center, and forward Janmateus from the right side calmly poured it into the left side with his left foot, calmly passing it to the left of the goal with his left foot, making an additional goal. To escape the losing streak, he scored the first goal and scored multiple goals at the start of the league's six matches.
After that, he was pushed into Kashima, but he defended the goal with his physical play, mainly two center backs from defender Matsubara and Den. In the 27th minute, forward Anderson Lopez broke through, and in the end forward Janmateus sent a brilliant left-footed shot from the center of the goal to the top left of the goal, expanding his lead with the third goal, tied the league for the most in the league this season.
Although Kashima's forward Leoceara scored a goal in the 36th minute of the first half, he led 3-1 in the first half and ended up back.
In the second half, Kashima was pushed into the ball from the start and led to set pieces many times, but they were able to concentrate and defend well and did not create a chance to score. He continued to maintain his lead and won his second win of the season, marking his first victory in 70 days since the match against Gamba Osaka on March 16th (200).
