KAMEOKA. Sagan Tosu overcome Kyoto Sanga.

Kazunari Ichimi received a red card (51′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Kyoto Sanga lost the match.

The match was played at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka) stadium in Kameoka on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the help of Masahiro Horikoshi and Naomi Teshirogi. The 4th official was Bumpei Ueda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Kyoto Sanga

2 - 3

Sagan Tosu

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 84
  • 55 Dangerous attack 40
  • 104 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kyoto Sanga was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sagan Tosu that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kyoto Sanga was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Sagan Tosu succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Kyoto Sanga shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kyoto Sanga didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu received 1 yellow card (S. Kawahara).

(Kyoto Sanga) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (51′).

Match Timeline

16'
So Kawahara- Yellow
Yuta Toyokawa(goal)Kyo Sato
21'
22'
Kazunari Ichimi(own-goal)S. Kawahara
33'
41'
F. Honda(goal)
Taiki Hirato- sub ->Shimpei Fukuoka
46'
46'
Kazunari Ichimi- Red
51'
53'
63'
67'
Atsushi Kawata- sub ->Yuji Ono
70'
80'
Akito Fukuta- sub ->Kentaro Moriya
80'
Yuki Horigome- sub ->Y. Iwasaki
85'
Ryonosuke Kabayama- sub ->Taichi Kikuchi
85'
90'
Taiki Hirato(var)
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 match, Kyoto Sanga will stay with 12 points like Tokyo and Albirex Niigata to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu will have 11 points like Shonan Bellmare to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Sagan Tosu will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 2nd of December with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Kyoto Sanga
G
Tomoya Wakahara 1.Japan
6.2
D
Kosuke Shirai 14.Japan
5.9
D
Shogo Asada 3.Japan
6.2
D
Rikito Inoue 4.Japan
6.3
D
Kyo Sato 44.Japan
7.3
70'
M
Shimpei Fukuoka 10.Japan
6.3
46'
M
Temma Matsuda 18.Japan
6.2
63'
M
S. Kawasaki 7.Japan
6.8
F
Yuta Toyokawa 23.Japan
7.2
46' 21'
F
Ryogo Yamasaki 11.Japan
6.6
53'
F
Kazunari Ichimi 22.Japan
6.4
51'
Substitutes
G
Gakuji Ota 26.Japan
D
Osamu Henry Iyoha 24.Japan
M
Daigo Araki 8.Japan
6.8
70'
M
Taiki Hirato 39.Japan
6.8
46'
F
Y. Kimura 15.Japan
6.8
63'
F
Kosuke Kinoshita 17.Japan
6.5
46' 90'
F
Paulinho Bóia 47.Brazil
6.8
53'

Kyoto Sanga started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Kwi-Jea Cho decided to play with the following team: Tomoya Wakahara (6.2), Kosuke Shirai (5.9), Rikito Inoue (6.3), Shogo Asada (6.2), Kyo Sato (7.3), Shimpei Fukuoka (6.3), Sota Kawasaki (6.8), Temma Matsuda (6.2), Yuta Toyokawa (7.2), Ryogo Yamasaki (6.6) and Kazunari Ichimi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Gakuji Ota, Daigo Araki (6.8), Osamu Henry Iyoha, Yudai Kimura (6.8), Taiki Hirato (6.8), Kosuke Kinoshita (6.5) and Paulinho Bóia (6.8).

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: Yuta Toyokawa for Kosuke Kinoshita (46′), Shimpei Fukuoka for Taiki Hirato (46′), Ryogo Yamasaki for Paulinho Boia (53′), Temma Matsuda for Yudai Kimura (63′) and Kyo Sato for Daigo Araki (70′).

Best player: Kyo Sato​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was Kyo Sato.

His rating is (7.3) with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 71.Japan
6.9
D
Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan
7.2
D
Kosuke Yamazaki 2.Japan
6.6
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
7.6
D
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
6.6
85'
M
Kentaro Moriya 19.Japan
6.7
80'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
6.2
M
F. Honda 8.Japan
7.2
85' 41'
M
So Kawahara 5.Japan
7.7
16'
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
7.0
80'
F
Y. Ono 10.Japan
7.8
67' 22'
Substitutes
G
Kei Uchiyama 35.Japan
D
Shiva Tafari Nagasawa 34.Japan
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
80'
M
Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan
85'
M
Yuki Horigome 44.Japan
80'
F
Atsushi Kawata 9.Japan
6.4
67'
F
Ryonosuke Kabayama 41.Japan
85'

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

Kenta Kawai played with: Park Il-Kyu (6.9), Wataru Harada (7.6), Kosuke Yamazaki (6.6), Masaya Tashiro (7.2), Taichi Kikuchi (6.6), Kentaro Moriya (6.7), So Kawahara (7.7), Yoichi Naganuma (6.2), Fuchi Honda (7.2), Yuto Iwasaki (7.0) and Yuji Ono (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Akito Fukuta, Atsushi Kawata (6.4), Jun Nishikawa, Ryonosuke Kabayama, Shivatafari Nagasawa, Yuki Horigome and Kei Uchiyama.

Sagan Tosu could not rely on the presence of J. Nishikawa (injured).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Yuji Ono for Atsushi Kawata (67′), Kentaro Moriya for Akito Fukuta (80′), Y. Iwasaki for Yuki Horigome (80′), Taichi Kikuchi for Ryonosuke Kabayama (85′) and F. Honda for Jun Nishikawa (85′).

Best player: Yuji Ono​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Yuji Ono.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 23 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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