In the J2 League game on 19 September 2026, Yokohama FC beat Imabari 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:5, corners 5:2.
Match report
Yokohama edged past Imabari 2-1 in the seventh round of J-League 2 at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium on Saturday evening. The result keeps the hosts fourth in the table with 13 points from seven games, while the visitors remain rooted to 20th place with just four points.
Joao Paulo opened the scoring for Yokohama in the 35th minute, giving the home side a narrow lead. Imabari responded quickly through K. Furuyama, who equalised six minutes into the second half. The match seemed destined for a draw until Adailton struck deep into stoppage time, securing all three points for Yokohama.
By then, the statistics told a different story. Yokohama registered 19 shots off target compared to Imabari's five, yet only managed three on target. The visitors were more clinical, landing five of their five attempts on target. Possession was evenly split at 51 per cent for the hosts.
Both managers made heavy changes in the final quarter, with eight substitutions between them from the 63rd minute onward. The flood of changes coincided with five yellow cards, including a late booking for L. Takae in the 96th minute. Yokohama picked up two cards while Imabari collected four.
The victory means Yokohama hold their position in the upper half of the table, though they face a difficult run ahead. Imabari's struggle continues at the bottom, with only one win from seven outings. The gap between the sides remains substantial, but the goal difference tells a closer story than the points tally suggests.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %51–49
Shots on target3–5
Shots off target19–5
Attacks80–90
HT🟨9' Gabriel Gomes — Yellow card⚽35' Joao Paulo — Goal🟨38' Wesley Tanque — Yellow card⚽50' K. Furuyama — Goal⇄63' Wesley Tanque — Substitution⇄63' T. Nakai — Substitution🟨71' K. Iwatake — Yellow card⇄75' K. Chiba — Substitution⇄75' Joao Paulo — Substitution⇄75' K. Furuyama — Substitution⇄81' T. Kondo — Substitution⇄81' K. Mochii — Substitution⇄82' T. Murata — Substitution🟨88' H. Abe — Yellow card⇄90' K. Shimbo — Substitution⚽90+1' Adailton — Goal🟨90+1' Y. Kajiura — Yellow card🟨90+6' L. Takae — Yellow card
