Tampines Rovers vs Machida Zelvia 0-1

Machida Zelvia left Jalan Besar Stadium with a 1-0 win over Tampines Rovers, settled by the only goal after a first half that ended goalless. Tampines kept them out until the break, but Machida’s pressure told after half-time.

There were no goals before the interval, and the match reached half-time at 0-0.

Machida made two changes on 45 minutes, with Daihachi Okamura and Futa Tokumura going off for Takahiro Akimoto and Yuki Soma, then made two more on 68 minutes when Mitchell Duke and Hotaka Nakamura were replaced by Koki Ogawa and Henry Heroki Mochizuki. Tampines introduced Kenshin Yamazaki on 67 minutes for Nabel Yoshitaka Furusawa and later sent Koya Kazama off for Faris Ramli on 81 minutes. Machida kept the shot count climbing and finished with 20 attempts and six on target, while Tampines did not manage a shot on target.

Machida had 72% of the possession, 680 passes and 2.54 expected goals, compared with Tampines’ 28%, 262 passes and 0.14 xG. They also had 20 shots to 2, six on target to none, six corners to one, and five saves were needed from Tampines’ side against none for Machida. Tampines were caught offside five times, while Machida were offside twice.

Koya Kazama was booked in the 39th minute for Tampines Rovers. Hokuto Shimoda was booked for Machida Zelvia in the 85th minute.