YOKOHAMA. Yokohama F. Marinos bested Kashima Antlers to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Yokohama F. Marinos to strike first with a goal of Ken Matsubara at the 56′. Then Keigo Tsunemoto scored again for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 62′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, Yuma Suzuki reduced the distance for Kashima Antlers (68′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Yokohama F. Marinos capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
Diego Pituca received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Kashima Antlers lost the match.
The match was played at the Nissan Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Saturday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Ryo Tanimoto with the support of Kota Watanabe and Satoshi Karakami. The 4th official was Hironobu Kikawada. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 5 On Target 4
- 0 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 120
- 33 Dangerous attack 56
- 90 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Yokohama F. Marinos was in firm control of the ball 57% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kashima Antlers had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Yokohama F. Marinos was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Yokohama F. Marinos shot 11 times, 5 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Yokohama F. Marinos received 2 yellow cards (Takuma Nishimura and Kota Watanabe). Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers received 3 yellow cards (Yuma Suzuki, Diego Pituca and Koki Anzai).
Also, Kashima Antlers didn’t end the match with 11 players after Diego Pituca (Kashima Antlers) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Yokohama F. Marinos will have 10 points like Nagoya Grampus to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers will stay with 7 points like Avispa Fukuoka to soar in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama F. Marinos will play away against Kyoto Sanga on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).
Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).
Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation
Yokohama F. Marinos
72'
56'
70'
Yokohama F. Marinos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Kevin Muscat decided to play with the following team: Jun Ichimori , Ken Matsubara , Shinnosuke Hatanaka , Ryotaro Tsunoda , Katsuya Nagato , Takuya Kida , Takuma Nishimura , Kota Watanabe , Kota Mizunuma , Anderson Lopes and Élber .
The home team had on the bench: Joel Chima Fujita, Carlos Eduardo Bendini Giusti, Yan Santos , Takumi Kamijima , Marcos Júnior , Kenta Inoue and Obi Powell Obinna.
Substitutions
Yokohama F. Marinos made 4 changes: Kota Mizunuma for R. Araki (58′), Élber for Yan Souza (71′), Ken Matsubara for Takumi Kamijima (72′) and Takuma Nishimura for Marcos Junior (85′).
Best player: Ryotaro Tsunoda
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Yokohama F. Marinos was Ryotaro Tsunoda even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
90'
Kashima Antlers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa , Keigo Tsunemoto , Naomichi Ueda , Gen Shoji , Koki Anzai , Diego Pituca , Yuta Higuchi , Tomoya Fujii , Shoma Doi , Kei Chinen and Yuma Suzuki .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Itsuki Someno , Ryotaro Araki , Arthur Caíke , Ryotaro Nakamura , Yuya Oki, Yuta Matsumura and Ikuma Sekigawa.
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Tomoya Fujii for Kanta Inoue (58′), Shoma Doi for Y. Matsumura (58′), Kei Chinen for Arthur Caíke (64′), Yuta Higuchi for Ryotaro NAKAMURA (64′) and Keigo Tsunemoto for I. Someno (87′).
Best player: Kei Chinen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Kei Chinen.
His rating is with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Kawasaki Frontale – Cerezo Osaka – 0-0
- Sagan Tosu – Vissel Kobe – 0-1
- Gamba Osaka – Consadole Sapporo – 2-2
- Urawa Reds – Albirex Niigata – 2-1
- Nagoya Grampus – Tokyo – 0-0
- Yokohama – Kyoto Sanga – 1-4
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Kashima Antlers – 2-1
