Vissel Kobe manages to draw 2-2 with Nagoya Grampus after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus manages to recover against Vissel Kobe with a goal on the Y. Muto 59' and a penalty kick on the A. Iniesta 80'.

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October 25, 2021

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus manages to recover against Vissel Kobe with a goal on the Y. Muto 59′ and a penalty kick on the A. Iniesta 80′. Vissel Kobe was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium stadium in Nagoya on Sunday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Yoshiro Imamura who was helped by Isao Nishihashi and Masashi Yamagiwa. The 4th official was Hirokazu Otsubo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 2

Vissel Kobe

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

12 Total 16
8 On Target 10
4 Off Target 6
1 Shots blocked 3

70 Attack 85
42 Dangerous attack 84
82 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 1
0 Corners 9
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 19
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Vissel Kobe had a strong ball possession 62% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vissel Kobe was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. However, that was not enough Vissel Kobe to win the match.

Nagoya Grampus shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Vissel Kobe received 3 yellow cards (G. Sakai, Douglas and S. Samper).

Match Timeline

14'

31'

34'

38'

Gotoku Sakai- Yellow

46'

52'

53'

59'

Yoshinori Muto(goal)T. Vermaelen

62'

80'

83'

Yuya Nakasaka- sub ->A. Iniesta

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Nagoya Grampus will have 58 points like Urawa Reds to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe will have 61 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 3rd of November with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Nagoya Grampus (4 draws).

Vissel Kobe will host Vegalta Sendai on the 3rd of November with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Vissel Kobe (3 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus

Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia

7.2

Yutaka Yoshida 23.Japan

6.8

K. Miyahara 6.Japan

7.2

Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan

6.8

Min-tae Kim 20.South Korea

7.3

Yasuki Kimoto 14.Japan

6.5

Sho Inagaki 15.Japan

7.2

Naoki Maeda 25.Japan

7.4

52'

Gabriel Xavier 10.Brazil

7.1

53'

Yuki Soma 11.Japan

7.1

62'

Jakub Świerczok 40.Poland

7.8

62'

14'

Substitutes

Yohei Takeda 21.Japan

Haruya Fujii 13.Japan

Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan

6.4

62'

Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan

Mu Kanazaki 44.Japan

6.4

62'

Mateus 16.Brazil

6.4

52'

Yoichiro Kakitani 8.Japan

6.2

53'

Nagoya Grampus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Massimo Ficcadenti decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (7.2), Kazuya Miyahara (7.2), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.8), Min Tae Kim (7.3), Yutaka Yoshida (6.8), Sho Inagaki (7.2), Yasuki Kimoto (6.5), Naoki Maeda (7.4), Gabriel Xavier (7.1), Yuki Soma (7.1) and Jakub Świerczok (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Yohei Takeda, Kazuki Nagasawa, Mu Kanazaki (6.4), Mateus (6.4), Haruya Fujii, Ryoya Morishita (6.4) and Yoichiro Kakitani (6.2).

Nagoya Grampus could not rely on the presence of Mateus (injured).

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: N. Maeda for Mateus (52′), G. Xavier for Y. Kakitani (53′), Y. Soma for R. Morishita (62′) and J. Swierczok for M. Kanazaki (62′).

Best player: Jakub Świerczok

The player that probably impressed the most for Nagoya Grampus was Jakub Świerczok.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe

Hiroki Iikura 18.Japan

6.8

T. Vermaelen 4.Belgium

7.1

Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan

6.5

38'

Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan

6.7

Ryuho Kikuchi 17.Japan

6.7

Andrés Iniesta 8.Spain

7.9

83'

80'

Sergi Samper 6.Spain

7.3

83'

31'

Yuta Goke 7.Japan

6.4

Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan

6.4

46'

Douglas 49.Brazil

6.8

34'

Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan

7.4

59'

Substitutes

Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan

Leo Osaki 25.Japan

6.6

83'

Yuki Kobayashi 3.Japan

Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan

Yuya Nakasaka 31.Japan

6.3

83'

Shion Inoue 20.Japan

88'

B. Krkíc 9.Spain

6.4

46'

Vissel Kobe started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Talking about the opposition, Atsuhiro Miura played with: Hiroki Ilkura (6.8), Gotoku Sakai (6.5), Ryuho Kikuchi (6.7), Thomas Vermaelen (7.1), Ryo Hatsuse (6.7), Yuta Goke (6.4), Sergi Samper (7.3), Daiju Sasaki (6.4), Andrés Iniesta (7.9), Douglas (6.8) and Yoshinori Muto (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yuya Nakasaka (6.3), Shion Inoue, Leo Osaki (6.6), Bojan Krkic (6.4), Yuki Kobayashi, Tetsushi Yamakawa and Daiya Maekawa.

Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of S. Inoue (injured).

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: D. Sasaki for B. Krkic (46′), S. Samper for L. Osaki (83′), A. Iniesta for Y. Nakasaka (83′) and B. Krkic for S. Inoue (88′).