Sepak Bola Liga J1: Yokohama F. Marinos Meraih Kemenangan Comeback di Laga Pembuka Musim

TOKYO, Feb 26 (News On Japan) - Pada dua pertandingan terakhir putaran pertama J1 League, terjadi pertandingan ulang dari kartu pembuka J.League pada tahun 1993 antara Tokyo Verdy dan Yokohama F. Marinos. F. Marinos berhasil meraih kemenangan comeback dengan skor 2-1 di menit-menit akhir.

Verdy, yang kembali ke J1 setelah 16 tahun, unggul di babak pertama melalui tendangan bebas brilian pemain berusia 22 tahun, Kaede Yamada, di menit ke-7. Mereka mempertahankan kendali dan terus menekan, mengakhiri babak pertama dengan keunggulan 1-0. F. Marinos yang dikenal dengan kemampuan menyerangnya, kesulitan mencetak gol hingga menit ke-44 babak kedua ketika Anderson Lopez mencetak gol melalui tendangan penalti yang diberikan karena handball yang dilakukan lawan. Di saat-saat terakhir pertandingan, pemain bertahan Ken Matsubara mencetak gol, mengulang sejarah dengan kemenangan comeback 2-1, sama seperti hasil pertandingan perdana liga 31 tahun yang lalu.

Pada pertandingan lainnya, Kyoto Sanga berhasil menyamakan kedudukan di menit-menit akhir berkat gol pemain baru berusia 18 tahun, Yuto Anzai, dan menghasilkan hasil imbang 1-1 melawan Kashiwa Reysol.

Source: NHK

Japan Troops Begin Bear Countermeasures

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Kamiya Faces Takaichi in First Diet Debate Over Foreign Worker Policy

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As of 3 p.m. on November 5th, a tropical depression over the sea near the Caroline Islands was slowly moving northward, with the Japan Meteorological Agency forecasting that it would develop into a typhoon within the next 24 hours. Once it forms, it will be designated as Typhoon No. 26.

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