CHōFU. Tokyo beats Urawa Reds with a 2-0 win with an own goal from Y. Koizumi (66′) and a goal from R. Watanabe (75′).

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroki Kasahara assisted by Kota Watanabe and Tomoyuki Umeda. The 4th official was Masaru Hasegawa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tokyo was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Urawa Reds that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tokyo was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tokyo won the match​.

Tokyo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Urawa Reds shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Tokyo received 1 yellow card (K. Higashi). On the opposite side, Urawa Reds received 2 yellow cards (David Moberg Karlsson and Hiroki Sakai).

Standings

After playing this contest, Tokyo has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the other side, Urawa Reds stays with 0 points (17th).

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Tokyo will play away with Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Tokyo (2 draws).

Urawa Reds will play away agasint Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Albert Puig Ortoneda decided to play with the following team: Jakub Słowik (7.1), Hotaka Nakamura (6.8), Yasuki Kimoto (6.9), Henrique Trevisan (7.1), Kashifu Bangunagande (7.6), Kei Koizumi (7.0), Keigo Higashi (6.3), Kuryu Matsuki (7.4), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.6), Diego Oliveira (7.2) and Adailton (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Yuto Nagatomo (7.0), Koki Tsukagawa, Kota Tawaratsumida, Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Shuto Abe (6.4), Perotti, Ryoma Watanabe (7.4) and Kota Tawaratsumida.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: K. Higashi for Shuto Abe (46′), Teruhito Nakagawa for Ryoma Watanabe (69′), K. Bangnagande for Yuto Nagatomo (69′), Adaílton for Koki Tsukagawa (80′) and Diego Oliveira for Perotti (88′).

Best player: Kashifu Bangunagande​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tokyo was Kashifu Bangunagande even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Maciej Skorża played with: Shusaku Nishikawa (6.4), Hiroki Sakai (6.5), Alexander Scholz (6.4), Marius Höibraten (6.8), Takahiro Akimoto (7.0), David Moberg Karlsson (6.6), Ken Iwao (6.5), Atsuki Ito (7.4), Tomoaki Okubo (6.2), Yoshio Koizumi (7.1) and Bryan Linssen (6.6).

They had on the bench: Kai Shibato, Kai Matsuzaki (6.1), Zion Suzuki, Takahiro Sekine (6.2), Tomoya Inukai, Ayumu Ohata and Shinzo Koroki (6.4).

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 4 changes: David Moberg Karlsson for M. Kai (56′), Bryan Linssen for Shinzo Koroki (70′), Yoshio Koizumi for Takahiro Sekine (70′) and Hiroki Sakai for Ayumu Ohata (81′).

Best player: Atsuki Ito​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Urawa Reds was Atsuki Ito.

His rating is (7.4) with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​

• Sagan Tosu – Shonan Bellmare – 1-5
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Consadole Sapporo – 0-0
• Vissel Kobe – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-0
• Cerezo Osaka – Albirex Niigata – 2-2
• Kyoto Sanga – Kashima Antlers – 0-2
• Yokohama – Nagoya Grampus – 0-1
• Tokyo – Urawa Reds – 2-0
• Kashiwa Reysol – Gamba Osaka – 2-2