Tenacious Sagamihara Hold On For 1-0 Win
J3 League Round 19
Sagamihara Gion Stadium
July 31 3pm Kick Off
SC Sagamihara 1
Fukushima United FC 0
After the unbelievable pre-match downpour cleared blue skies, Sagamihara won the match 1-0.
Sagamihara started strong with a lot a pace, their attack centered around Yusuke Kondo in his first home start for the club. But as the game progressed Fukushima managed to hold on to the ball for longer periods, and the end to end play continued for much of the first half. But in the 44th minute Masaki Fukai manged to put the home team ahead to give them a 1-0 lead at the break.
In the second half Sagamihara managed to hold on to the ball for long periods, created many chances, but were unable to finish. Daiki Umei came on for Fukushima in the 84th minute, and Bazilian defender Paulao pushed forward to create some pressure up front, but Sagamihara held on for their first home win in about 2 months.
That leaves Fukushima without a win in their previous 6 games. They were unable to dig themselves out of their hole today. They drop to 12th on 20 points, and Sagamihara jump into the top half of the table to be in 7th on 28 points.
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