Kashima beat FC Tokyo 2-0 on Saturday, 01 March 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yusuke Araki. It was played at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Kashima made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Matsumura replacing S. Morooka. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Y. Funabashi replacing K. Chinen. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Léo Ceará replacing H. Tokuda. FC Tokyo made their 1st substitution at 63', with K. Hashimoto replacing K. Koizumi. K. Koizumi received a yellow card for FC Tokyo at 65'. VAR intervened at 69' for Kashima (Goal cancelled). FC Tokyo made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Marcelo Ryan replacing K. Yamashita. FC Tokyo made their 3rd substitution at 69', with T. Nakagawa replacing K. Sato. Kashima extended the lead at 74' when Y. Suzuki scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 79', with Y. Suzuki replacing A. Čavrić. FC Tokyo made their 4th substitution at 83', with T. Ko replacing M. Kitahara. FC Tokyo made their 5th substitution at 83', with Y. Nagatomo replacing L. Nozawa. T. Oka received a yellow card for FC Tokyo at 90'. Kashima added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when S. Morooka scored, with the assist credited to Y. Higuchi, making the score 3-0. K. Yamashita received a yellow card for FC Tokyo at 90+2'. Kashima made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with K. Nono replacing Kim Tae-Hyeon. R. Koike received a yellow card for Kashima at 90+7'.
Kashima used 5 substitutions while FC Tokyo used 5 substitutions. Kashima got 1 yellow card, while FC Tokyo got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-12).
- FC Tokyo controlled possession (59%).
- Kashima had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).
