Yokohama 22 - 30 Kubota Spears

Full time

08 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference A Round 7

NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

The match showcased a thrilling contest between Yokohama Canon Eagles and Kubota Spears, ending with a score of 22-30. Naoto Shimada opened the scoring with an early try for the Eagles, but Atsushi Oshikawa responded with a penalty for the Spears shortly after. Matthew Philip added another try for the Eagles, converted by Yu Tamura, giving them a strong lead at halftime. Halatoa Vailea's two tries for the Spears, including one shortly after the break, shifted momentum towards the away team. Despite a valiant effort from Ryu Fukuhara, who scored for the Eagles, Kubota maintained their composure. Rikus Pretorius sealed the victory with a late try, converted by Vailea. Overall, Kubota Spears displayed resilience and tactical prowess to secure a hard-fought win.

Weather

Temperature: 9.9°C (Feels like 3.4°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 24.1 km/h, gusting to 47.9 km/h Humidity: 20% Cloud Cover: 47%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Naoto Shimada · Yokohama

5 - 0
6'

Penalty

Atsushi Oshikawa · Kubota Spears

5 - 3
32'

Try

Matthew Philip · Yokohama

10 - 3
33'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

12 - 3
Halftime 12 - 3
Second Half
42'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

12 - 8
47'

Substitution

Takato Okabe on for Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama
49'

Try

Ryu Fukuhara · Yokohama

17 - 8
50'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

19 - 8
50'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Ruan Botha on for David Van Zeeland · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Kota Kaishi on for Yota Kamimori · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Hayate Era · Kubota Spears
50'

Substitution

Finau Tupa on for Pieter Labuschagne · Kubota Spears
52'

Yellow Card

Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
52'

Substitution

Sioeli Vakalahi on for Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Yokohama
53'

Penalty

Atsushi Oshikawa · Kubota Spears

19 - 11
54'

Substitution

Bryn Hall on for Shinobu Fujiwara · Kubota Spears
54'

Substitution

Harumichi Tatekawa on for Yuya Hirose · Kubota Spears
59'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

19 - 16
62'

Substitution

Amanaki Lelei Mafi on for Sioeli Vakalahi · Yokohama
62'

Substitution

Tatsuro Sugimoto on for Naoto Shimada · Yokohama
62'

Yellow Card Complete

Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
64'

Penalty

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

22 - 21
64'

Try

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

19 - 21
64'

Substitution

Naoto Shimada on for Tatsuro Sugimoto · Yokohama
64'

Substitution

Masato Furukawa on for Naoto Shimada · Yokohama
64'

Substitution

Tatsuro Sugimoto on for Ryosuke Iwaihara · Yokohama
64'

Substitution

Cormac Daly on for Matthew Philip · Yokohama
64'

Substitution

Ryo Tabata on for Yusuke Kajimura · Yokohama
65'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

22 - 23
66'

Substitution

Shunta Nakamura on for Yusuke Niwai · Yokohama
71'

Substitution

Viliame Takayawa on for Ryu Fukuhara · Yokohama
73'

Try

Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears

22 - 28
74'

Conversion

Halatoa Vailea · Kubota Spears

22 - 30
74'

Substitution

Toshiki Amano on for Faf de Klerk · Yokohama
77'

Substitution

Hibiki Yamada on for Rikus Pretorius · Kubota Spears
Fulltime 22 - 30

Player ratings

Yokohama

15 Ryu Fukuhara 8.0
14 Kippei Ishida 6.0
13 Jesse Kriel 6.6
12 Yusuke Kajimura 6.1
11 Masayoshi Takezawa 8.1
10 Yu Tamura 6.0
9 Faf de Klerk 5.3
1 Sioeli Vakalahi 6.2
2 Yusuke Niwai 6.6
3 Ryosuke Iwaihara 4.3
4 Liakimatagi Moli 6.5
5 Matthew Philip 7.3
6 Billy Harmon 7.4
7 Naoto Shimada 7.5
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 6.2
16 Shunta Nakamura 6.1
17 Takato Okabe 6.2
18 Tatsuro Sugimoto –
19 Cormac Daly 6.2
20 Masato Furukawa 6.1
21 Toshiki Amano –
22 Ryo Tabata 5.8
23 Viliame Takayawa –

Kubota Spears

15 Shaun Stevenson 7.5
14 Halatoa Vailea 10.0
13 Rikus Pretorius 7.3
12 Yuya Hirose 6.3
11 Gerhard van den Heever 5.4
10 Atsushi Oshikawa 6.2
9 Shinobu Fujiwara 7.2
1 Yota Kamimori 7.2
2 Hayate Era 7.1
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.8
4 David Van Zeeland 6.9
5 David Bulbring 6.9
6 Pieter Labuschagne 6.0
7 Takeo Suenaga 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 6.3
16 Malcolm Marx 6.7
17 Kota Kaishi 7.0
18 Opeti Helu 7.2
19 Ruan Botha 6.6
20 Finau Tupa 7.1
21 Bryn Hall 6.2
22 Harumichi Tatekawa 5.9
23 Hibiki Yamada –