Tokyo prevails over Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Tokyo beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Tokyo prevails over Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Tokyo beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Tokyo to strike first with an early goal of H. Nakamura at the 5′. Then S. Abe scored again for Tokyo in the 28′ minute. Eventually, Tsukasa Morishima reduced the distance for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (39′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroki Kasahara with the assistance of Naoya Okawa and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Mikiya Nishimura. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 - 2

Team 1

Tokyo

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 12 Total 3
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 146 Attack 67
  • 87 Dangerous attack 19
  • 86 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 19 Total 20
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a superior ball possession 60% while Tokyo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Tokyo was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Tokyo shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 2 yellow cards (S. Higashi and T. Kawamura). Regarding the opposition, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (H. Nakamura and M. Morishige).

Match Timeline

2'
H. Nakamura- Yellow
5'
H. Nakamura(goal)
Shunki Higashi- Yellow
12'
28'
39'
Douglas Vieira - sub ->Nassim Ben Khalifa
46'
Takumu Kawamura- Yellow
50'
Ezequiel- sub ->Gakuto Notsuda
62'
Shuto Nakano- sub ->Sota Koshimichi
62'
67'
K. Bangnagande- sub ->Teruhito Nakagawa
74'
75'
Yuto Nagatomo- sub ->H. Nakamura
Pieros Sotiriou- sub ->S. Higashi
78'
82'
K. Higashi- sub ->Ryoma Watanabe
82'
Henrique Trevisan- sub ->Shuhei Tokumoto
85'
M. Morishige- 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 match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 17 points like Yokohama F. Marinos and Nagoya Grampus to soar in the 5th place. On the other side, Tokyo will have 12 points like Kyoto Sanga and Albirex Niigata to remain in the 8th place.

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 record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Tokyo will play away agasint Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
6.4
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
5.8
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
6.4
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
6.7
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.1
62'
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
6.8
50'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.0
78' 12'
M
Sota Koshimichi 32.Japan
6.9
62'
F
Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan
7.2
Goals39'
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.5
46'
F
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
7.6
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Taichi Yamasaki  3.Japan
D
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
D
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
7.0
62'
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
6.8
62'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
6.3
78'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
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 (6.4), Tsukasa Shiotani (5.8), Hayato Araki (6.7), Sho Sasaki (6.4), Sota Koshimichi (6.9), Takumu Kawamura (6.8), Gakuto Notsuda (7.1), Shunki Higashi (7.0), Makoto Mitsuta (7.6), Tsukasa Morishima (7.2) and Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Pieros Sotiriou (6.3), Taichi Yamasaki, Douglas Vieira (6.8), Ezequiel (6.8), Takaaki Shichi, Goro Kawanami and Shuto Nakano (7.0).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 4 changes: Nassim Ben Khalifa for Douglas Vieira (46′), Gakuto Notsuda for Ezequiel (62′), Sota Koshimichi for Shuto Nakano (62′) and S. Higashi for Pieros Sotiriou (78′).

Best player: Makoto Mitsuta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Makoto Mitsuta.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo
G
Jakub Slowik 27.Poland
6.5
D
M. Morishige 3.Japan
6.9
85'
D
Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan
7.0
D
Shuhei Tokumoto 17.Japan
6.6
82'
D
H. Nakamura 2.Japan
8.4
75' 2' Goals5'
M
Ryoma Watanabe 11.Japan
6.8
82'
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
6.8
M
Shuto Abe 8.Japan
7.1
Goals28'
M
K. Matsuki 7.Japan
7.9
M
Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan
6.7
67'
F
Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil
6.3
74'
Substitutes
G
T. Nozawa 41.Japan
D
Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil
82'
D
Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan
6.2
75'
D
K. Bangnagande 49.Japan
6.1
67'
M
Adailton 15.Brazil
6.2
74'
M
K. Higashi 10.Japan
6.3
82'
F
Perotti 22.Brazil

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

Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik (6.5), Hotaka Nakamura (8.4), Yasuki Kimoto (7.0), Masato Morishige (6.9), Shuhei Tokumoto (6.6), Kuryu Matsuki (7.9), Kei Koizumi (6.8), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.7), Shuto Abe (7.1), Ryoma Watanabe (6.8) and Diego Oliveira (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Adailton (6.2), Henrique Trevisan, Keigo Higashi (6.3), Yuto Nagatomo (6.2), Kashif Bangnagande (6.1), Taishi Brandon Nozawa and Pedro Henrique Perotti.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: Teruhito Nakagawa for Kashifu Bangunagande (67′), Diego Oliveira for Adailton (74′), H. Nakamura for Yuto Nagatomo (75′), Ryoma Watanabe for Keigo Higashi (82′) and Shuhei Tokumoto for Henrique Trevisan (82′).

Best player: Hotaka Nakamura​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was Hotaka Nakamura.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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