Andres Iniesta was on the end of a nasty challenge from Shonan Bellmare's Mitsuki Saito in a game that Vissel Kobe won 2-0.
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The referee whistled the foul but didn't even show a yellow card.
After receiving a hit that could've damaged his knee ligaments, Iniesta complained bitterly and initially feared the worst.
However, he was able to continue and ended up playing the 90 minutes.
Goals from Hirotaka Mita and Yuta Goke sealed the win.
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ORUVAL2
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What was he thinking before going there? Pitches are war zones and only the UN settles problems there not referees... if he doesn't come back home, he will be considered as a collateral damage by December this year...
CALCIOJUVE87
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But Japanese football is very poor, as an Italian they qualify for world cups ,why I don't know or understand they have never won the world cup another country that's there just to make up the numbers. everytime Italy qualify it's no big deal, winning it is. top of the group, quarter finals, semi finals ain't good enough, number 1 is.
SGTSingam
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Samurai style tackles are greatly feared... but that freaked monster should knew the backlash of playing right there (he should have played for Psg in his passing days)