FC Machida Zelvia beats Urawa Reds 1-0

FC Machida Zelvia beat Urawa Reds 1-0 on Friday, May 22, in a J1 League match listed by J.League as Matchweek 18. Eriki scored the only goal, according to a match timeline published by Fox Sports and a result also reported by Soccer King Japan on May 21 in a social media post that previewed the scoreline and scorer. J.League's official site listed the fixture as a 7:33 p.m. JST kickoff at Japan National Stadium. The result gave Machida a one-goal win over one of the league's biggest clubs. ### When did the decisive moment come? Fox Sports' play-by-play listed Eriki as scoring in the 10th minute for Machida. The same timeline showed Machida leading 1-0 after early chances by Takuma Kaneko and Shoya Nakajima for Urawa and a shot by K. Nemoto for Machida. No later goal was added to the boxscore summary. (foxsports.com) Soccer King Japan's May 21 post also credited Eriki with the winner and gave the final score as 1-0 to Machida. That social-media report matched the later boxscore listing. ### Where does this fit on the schedule? J.League's official match page identified the game as a 2026 Meiji Yasuda J1 100 Year Vision League Matchweek 18 fixture between FC Machida Zelvia and Urawa Reds. (foxsports.com) The page listed Japan National Stadium as the venue and showed the kickoff time as 19:33 JST on May 22. Urawa Reds' official website had published match information for the same Round 18 game two days earlier, also naming FC Machida Zelvia as the opponent and confirming the Friday, May 22 date. (foxsports.com) The club notice listed a 19:30 kickoff and provided spectator guidance for traveling fans. ### What do the available match details show? (jleague.co) Fox Sports' boxscore snapshot showed Machida ahead 1-0 and did not list any Urawa equalizer. The key-play log in the search result highlighted Eriki's goal and a corner taken by Na Sang-ho in the 15th minute after the opener. (urawa-reds.co.jp) Global Sports Archive also indexed the match as FC Machida Zelvia against Urawa Red Diamonds on May 22, 2026, in the Meiji Yasuda J1 100 Year Vision League, with a final-score overview available. That secondary listing aligned with the same fixture date and competition. (foxsports.com) ### Why was there confusion over the date? J.League's official site and multiple fixture listings place the match on Friday, May 22, 2026. The user-provided context cited a Soccer King Japan post from May 21, which appears to have circulated the result details a day earlier on social media. The official competition page, however, is clear on the scheduled match date. (globalsportsarchive.com) The discrepancy matters because relative references such as "yesterday" can shift across time zones and reposts. The verified fixture date from the league and club pages is May 22, 2026. ### What comes next for readers tracking this result? J.League's official match page says follow-up material for FC Machida Zelvia against Urawa Reds, including lineups, stats and match events, is hosted on the league site under Matchweek 18. (jleague.co) Urawa Reds' official fixtures page also continues to carry club schedule information for upcoming matches in 2026.