Urawa Reds recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Cerezo Osaka 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Urawa Reds found a way to reverse the scoreline against Cerezo Osaka to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Urawa Reds recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Cerezo Osaka 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Urawa Reds managed to reverse the scoreline against Cerezo Osaka to win 2-1. It was Cerezo Osaka to strike first with an own goal of Ken Iwao at the 33′. Then it was a penalty in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kaito Yasui gave the win to Urawa Reds in the 83′ minute.

The match was played at the Urawa Komaba Stadium stadium in Saitama on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu with the help of Yusuke Shiotsu and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Naoya Okawa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Urawa Reds

2 - 1

Team 1

Cerezo Osaka

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 104 Attack 87
  • 43 Dangerous attack 27
  • 72 Ball safe 58
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Urawa Reds was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Cerezo Osaka that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Urawa Reds was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Urawa Reds won the match​.

Urawa Reds shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Urawa Reds didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (Shinji Kagawa ).

Match Timeline

Ken Iwao(own-goal)
33'
Alexander Scholz(penalty)
60'
65'
Léo Ceará(var)
Takahiro Sekine- sub ->David Moberg Karlsson
67'
71'
72'
Shinji Kagawa- sub ->Satoki Uejo
Bryan Linssen- sub ->Shinzo Koroki
72'
72'
77'
Kaito Yasui- sub ->Yoshio Koizumi
77'
Kaito Yasui(goal)
83'
85'
Kakeru Funaki- sub ->Ryosuke Yamanaka
85'
Ryosuke Shindo - sub ->Hirotaka Tameda
86'
Shinji Kagawa- Yellow

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 playing this contest, Urawa Reds has 3 points to occupy the 12th place in the table. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka stays with 1 points (17th).

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Urawa Reds will play away against Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

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

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
6.4
D
Hiroki Sakai  2.Japan
6.5
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
8.0
Goals60'
D
Marius Høibråten 5.Norway
6.5
D
Takahiro Akimoto 15.Japan
6.2
M
Ken Iwao 19.Japan
6.8
M
David Moberg Karlsson 10.Sweden
6.1
67'
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
6.8
77'
M
Tomoaki Okubo  21.Japan
6.3
77'
M
Atsuki Ito 3.Japan
7.4
F
Shinzo Koroki 30.Japan
7.1
72'
Substitutes
G
Z. Suzuki 12.Japan
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
M
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.8
67'
M
Yuichi Hirano 40.Japan
M
Takuya Ogiwara 26.Japan
77'
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
7.4
77' Goals83'
F
Bryan Linssen 9.Netherlands
6.6
72'

Urawa Reds started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Maciej Skorża decided to play with the following team: Shusaku Nishikawa (6.4), Hiroki Sakai (6.5), Alexander Scholz (8.0), Marius Höibraten (6.5), Takahiro Akimoto (6.2), Atsuki Ito (7.4), Ken Iwao (6.8), David Moberg Karlsson (6.1), Yoshio Koizumi (6.8), Tomoaki Okubo (6.3) and Shinzo Koroki (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Bryan Linssen (6.6), Takahiro Sekine (6.8), Yuichi Hirano, Takuya Ogiwara, Zion Suzuki, Kaito Yasui (7.4) and Takuya Iwanami.

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 4 changes: David Moberg Karlsson for Takahiro Sekine (67′), Shinzo Koroki for Bryan Linssen (72′), Yoshio Koizumi for Kaito Yasui (77′) and Tomoaki Okubo for Takuya Ogiwara (77′).

Best player: Alexander Scholz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Urawa Reds was Alexander Scholz.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 72 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Cerezo Osaka – Formation

Cerezo Osaka
G
Jin-hyeon Kim 21.South Korea
6.4
D
M. Jonjić 22.Croatia
6.8
D
Ryosuke Yamanaka 6.Japan
6.4
85'
D
Koji Toriumi 24.Japan
6.1
D
Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan
6.2
M
Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan
6.4
M
Jordy Croux 11.Belgium
6.7
72'
M
Hirotaka Tameda 19.Japan
6.7
85'
M
Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan
7.1
F
Satoki Uejo 7.Japan
6.8
72'
F
Léo Ceará 9.Brazil
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan
D
Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan
85'
D
Ryosuke Shindo  3.Japan
85'
M
H. Kida 5.Japan
M
Shinji Kagawa 8.Japan
6.6
72' 86'
M
Hikaru Nakahara 41.Japan
6.4
72'
F
Mutsuki Kato 20.Japan
6.3
71'

Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Akio Kogiku played with: Jin Hyeon Kim (6.4), Seiya Maikuma (6.2), Matej Jonjić (6.8), Koji Toriumi (6.1), Ryosuke Yamanaka (6.4), Jordy Croux (6.7), Hiroaki Okuno (6.4), Tokuma Suzuki (7.1), Hirotaka Tameda (6.7), Léo Ceará (6.8) and Satoki Uejo (6.8).

They had on the bench: Hinata Kida, Kakeru Funaki, Shinji Kagawa (6.6), Hikaru Nakahara (6.4), Keisuke Shimizu, Mutsuki Kato (6.3) and Ryosuke Shindo.

Substitutions

Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: Léo Ceará for M. Kato (71′), Satoki Uejo for Shinji Kagawa (72′), Jordy Croux for Hikaru Nakahara (72′), Ryosuke Yamanaka for Kakeru Funaki (85′) and Hirotaka Tameda for Ryosuke Shindo (85′).

Best player: Tokuma Suzuki​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cerezo Osaka was Tokuma Suzuki.

His rating is (7.1) with 68 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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