MITO. Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed to find the solution against Kashima Antlers to win 2-1. D. Vieira was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Kashima Antlers to strike first with a goal of Kei Chinen at the 69′. Then it was a penalty in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Douglas Vieira gave the win to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 88′ minute scoring a double.
The match was played at the K’s Denki Stadium (Mito) stadium in Mito on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima who had the assistance of Makoto Hibino and Tomoyuki Umeda. The 4th official was Taiki Tsuruoka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 115
- 65 Dangerous attack 44
- 88 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Kashima Antlers had a strong ball possession 55% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kashima Antlers was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sanfrecce Hiroshima succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Kashima Antlers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Kashima Antlers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Makoto Mitsuta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kashima Antlers will stay with 7 points like Sagan Tosu to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 11 points like Avispa Fukuoka to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
65'
69'
Kashima Antlers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daiki Iwamasa decided to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa , Keigo Tsunemoto , Naomichi Ueda , Gen Shoji , Koki Anzai , Yuta Higuchi , Kaishu Sano , Tomoya Fujii , Shoma Doi , Kei Chinen and Yuma Suzuki .
The home team had on the bench: Ikuma Sekigawa, Hayato Nakama, Ryotaro Nakamura, Rikuto Hirose, Yuya Oki, Yuta Matsumura and Yuki Kakita .
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 4 changes: Shoma Doi for Yuki Kakita (65′), Tomoya Fujii for Y. Matsumura (71′), Kei Chinen for Hayato Nakama (87′) and Yuta Higuchi for Ryotaro NAKAMURA (87′).
Best player: Yuta Higuchi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuta Higuchi.
His rating is with 49 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
21'
Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako , Tsukasa Shiotani , Hayato Araki , Sho Sasaki , Makoto Mitsuta , Shunki Higashi , Gakuto Notsuda , Takaaki Shichi , Tsukasa Morishima , Takumu Kawamura and Nassim Ben Khalifa .
They had on the bench: Shuto Nakano , Goro Kawanami, Taichi Yamasaki, Toshihiro Aoyama, Ezequiel , Douglas Vieira and Shun Ayukawa .
Substitutions
Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 4 changes: Nassim Ben Khalifa for Douglas Vieira (68′), Takaaki Shichi for Shuto Nakano (73′), Gakuto Notsuda for Ezequiel (73′) and Tsukasa Morishima for Shun Ayukawa (82′).
Best player: Douglas Vieira
The most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Douglas Vieira.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Consadole Sapporo – Kawasaki Frontale – 3-4
- Cerezo Osaka – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2-1
- Sagan Tosu – Tokyo – 1-0
- Shonan Bellmare – Gamba Osaka – 4-1
- Kashima Antlers – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1-2
- Kyoto Sanga – Vissel Kobe – 0-3
- Albirex Niigata – Nagoya Grampus – 1-3
- Yokohama – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-1
