Toyota Verblitz
17 - 21
Mie Honda Heat
28 Dec 2024
Stage: Conference B Round 2
Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium
Mie Honda Heat secured a thrilling 21-17 victory over Toyota Verblitz in a closely contested match. Hayata Nakao put the Heat on the scoreboard early with two penalties within the first ten minutes. Verblitz responded with a try from Taichi Takahashi and another from Yoshikatsu Hikosaka, taking a 12-6 lead before halftime. The Heat's Tevita Tupou received a yellow card, impacting their defensive efforts. After the break, Takahashi scored again for Verblitz, but the Heat rallied back with tries from Tupou and Azuma Doei. Manu Vunipola's successful conversion after Doei's try sealed the win for Mie Honda Heat. The match showcased intense competition and outstanding individual performances from both teams.
Weather
Temperature: 7.4°C (Feels like 1.5°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 21.9 km/h, gusting to 46.9 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 54%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 4' penalty Hayata Nakao
- 9' penalty Hayata Nakao
- 23' try Taichi Takahashi
- 26' yellow_card Tevita Tupou
- 32' try Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
- 36' yellow_card_complete Tevita Tupou
- 39' yellow_card Johnny Faauli
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' penalty FC du Plessis
- 49' substitution Taiki Yoshioka
- 49' substitution Ryoma Nishimura
- 49' yellow_card_complete Johnny Faauli
- 53' substitution Siosaia Fifita
- 57' substitution Aaron Smith
- 57' substitution Daichi Akiyama
- 57' substitution Genki Sudo
- 58' try Taichi Takahashi
- 59' conversion Rikiya Matsuda
- 60' substitution Hayata Nakao
- 60' substitution Koki Hida
- 60' substitution Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa
- 60' substitution Li Tevita
- 63' substitution Pablo Matera
- 66' substitution Kosei Miki
- 66' substitution Nicholas McCurran
- 67' try Tevita Tupou
- 68' substitution Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
- 73' try Azuma Doei
- 74' conversion Manu Vunipola
- 80' full_time