Kyoto Sanga beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Koichiro Fukushima. It was played at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 56', with Marco Túlio replacing F. Yamada. K. Saito received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 61'. Tokyo Verdy made their 1st substitution at 63', with Y. Matsuhashi replacing T. Inami. Tokyo Verdy made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Saito replacing Ghaith Al Mhairat. Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 64', with H. Sugai replacing K. Sato. Kyoto Sanga made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Léo Gomes replacing R. Nakano. Kyoto Sanga took the lead at 66' when Rafael Elias scored, with the assist credited to T. Hara, making the score 1-0. Tokyo Verdy made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Y. Fukuda replacing I. Kumatoriya. Tokyo Verdy made their 4th substitution at 72', with I. Someno replacing S. Teranuma. Kyoto Sanga made their 4th substitution at 79', with H. Tawiah replacing S. Asada. Kyoto Sanga made their 5th substitution at 79', with Rafael Elias replacing T. Matsuda. Tokyo Verdy made their 5th substitution at 80', with Y. Arai replacing S. Toyama. T. Matsuda received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 83'. F. Yamada received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 90+4'. R. Hirakawa received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 90+11'.
Kyoto Sanga used 5 substitutions while Tokyo Verdy used 5 substitutions. Kyoto Sanga got 2 yellow cards, while Tokyo Verdy got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (9-9).
- Tokyo Verdy controlled possession (56%).
- Kyoto Sanga had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).
