Albirex Niigata defeats Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Albirex Niigata overcame Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1.

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Luke Meyer
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Albirex Niigata defeats Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Albirex Niigata overcame Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1. It was Albirex Niigata to strike first with a goal of S. Ota at the 14′. Then K. Suzuki scored again for Albirex Niigata in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Tsukasa Shiotani reduced the distance for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (79′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe with the help of Naoya Okawa and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Dai Matsumoto. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 - 2

Team 1

Albirex Niigata

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 29 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 11 Shots blocked 2
  • 154 Attack 96
  • 101 Dangerous attack 38
  • 82 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in firm control of the ball 56% while Albirex Niigata was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. Anyway, Albirex Niigata managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 27 times, 11 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Albirex Niigata shot 9 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Tsukasa Morishima). On the other side, Albirex Niigata received 3 yellow cards (Thomas Deng, Y. Shimada and Gustavo Nescau).

Match Timeline

14'
S. Ota(goal)
38'
K. Suzuki(goal)S. Ota
45'
Thomas Deng- Yellow
Pieros Sotiriou- sub ->Shuto Nakano
46'
Shunki Higashi- sub ->Yoshifumi Kashiwa
46'
46'
65'
K. Taniguchi- sub ->R. Ito
65'
Y. Shimada- sub ->H. Akiyama
72'
G. Alves Silva- sub ->K. Suzuki
Hiroya Matsumoto - sub ->Gakuto Notsuda
77'
78'
Y. Shimada- Yellow
Tsukasa Shiotani(goal)
79'
84'
E. Matsuda- sub ->S. Ota
84'
90'
G. Alves Silva- Yellow
90'
Sota Koshimichi- sub ->Hayato Araki 
90'
Sota Koshimichi- sub ->Hayato Araki 
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After this contest, Sanfrecce Hiroshima stays with 1 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Albirex Niigata has 4 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away with Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Albirex Niigata will host Cerezo Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
6.7
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
8.1
Goals79'
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.0
90'
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
7.4
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
6.6
46'
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
6.8
46'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.4
77'
M
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan
6.1
46'
F
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
7.1
F
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
6.2
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.9
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
M
Hiroya Matsumoto  5.Japan
6.8
77'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.5
46'
M
Sota Koshimichi 32.Japan
90'
M
Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan
7.0
46' 90'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
6.8
46'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako (6.7), Tsukasa Shiotani (8.1), Hayato Araki (7.0), Sho Sasaki (7.4), Shuto Nakano (6.6), Taishi Matsumoto (6.8), Gakuto Notsuda (7.4), Yoshifumi Kashiwa (6.1), Makoto Mitsuta (7.1), Takumu Kawamura (6.2) and Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Goro Kawanami, Takaaki Shichi, Hiroya Matsumoto (6.8), Shunki Higashi (7.5), Sota Koshimichi, Tsukasa Morishima (7.0) and Pieros Sotiriou (6.8).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 6 changes: Shuto Nakano for Pieros Sotiriou (46′), Yoshifumi Kashiwa for Shunki Higashi (46′), Taishi Matsumoto for Tsukasa Morishima (46′), Gakuto Notsuda for Hiroya Matsumoto (77′), Hayato Araki  for Sota Koshimichi (90′) and Hayato Araki  for Sota Koshimichi (90′).

Best player: Tsukasa Shiotani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Tsukasa Shiotani.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 68 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Albirex Niigata – Formation

Albirex Niigata
G
R. Kojima 1.Japan
7.8
D
S. Fujiwara 25.Japan
6.2
D
Thomas Deng 3.Australia
6.9
45'
D
K. Chiba 35.Japan
7.0
D
Y. Horigome 31.Japan
7.1
84'
M
Takahiro Ko 8.Japan
7.5
M
H. Akiyama 6.Japan
6.2
65'
M
S. Ota 11.Japan
8.2
84' Goals14'
M
Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan
8.1
65'
M
S. Mito 14.Japan
6.5
F
K. Suzuki 9.Japan
7.0
72' Goals38'
Substitutes
G
K. Abe 21.Japan
D
M. Fitzgerald 5.New Zealand
D
Daichi Tagami 50.Japan
84'
M
Y. Shimada 20.Japan
6.2
65' 78'
F
E. Matsuda 22.Japan
84'
F
K. Taniguchi 7.Japan
6.5
65'
F
G. Alves Silva 23.Brazil
6.6
72' 90'

Albirex Niigata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rikizo Matsuhashi played with: Ryosuke Kojima (7.8), Soya Fujiwara (6.2), Thomas Deng (6.9), Kazuhiko Chiba (7.0), Yuto Horigome (7.1), Takahiro Ko (7.5), Hiroki Akiyama (6.2), Shusuke Ota (8.2), Ryotaro Ito (8.1), Shunsuke Mito (6.5) and Koji Suzuki (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Koto Abe, Michael James Fitzgerald, Daichi Tagami, Yuzuru Shimada (6.2), Eitaro Matsuda, Kaito Taniguchi (6.5) and Gustavo Nescau (6.6).

Substitutions

Albirex Niigata made 5 changes: R. Ito for Kaito Taniguchi (65′), H. Akiyama for Yuzuru Shimada (65′), K. Suzuki for G. Alves Silva (72′), S. Ota for E. Matsuda (84′) and Y. Horigome for Daichi Tagami (84′).

Best player: Shusuke Ota​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Albirex Niigata was Shusuke Ota.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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