FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus finds its way back against Shonan Bellmare with a goal on the N. Yamada 55′ and a penalty kick on the S. Machino 80′. Shonan Bellmare was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe who was helped by Yusuke Hamamoto and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Takeshi Suhara. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 2

Shonan Bellmare

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 72 Attack 123
  • 30 Dangerous attack 69
  • 83 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 19
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Shonan Bellmare had a superior ball possession 64% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shonan Bellmare was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Shonan Bellmare to win the match​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Shonan Bellmare shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 5 yellow cards (Shinnosuke Nakatani, Takuya Uchida, Ryota Nagaki, Kasper Junker and Kazuki Nagasawa ). Regarding the opposition, Shonan Bellmare received 2 yellow cards (Hirokazu Ishihara and Taiyo Hiraoka).

Match Timeline

14'
39'
T. Hiraoka- Yellow
39'
Naoki Yamada - sub ->Tarik Elyounoussi
41'
46'
T. Hata- sub ->Yoshihiro Nakano
50'
55'
Naoki Yamada (goal)K. Okuno
63'
65'
66'
Takuya Okamoto- sub ->Hirokazu Ishihara
77'
Naoki Yamada (var)
79'
80'
Takuya Uchida- Yellow
81'
Noriyoshi Sakai- sub ->Kensuke Nagai
82'
84'
Akito Suzuki- sub ->Hiroyuki Abe
89'
90'
Kasper Junker- Yellow
90'
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, Nagoya Grampus will have 18 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Shonan Bellmare will have 11 points like Sagan Tosu to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

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

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.6
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
6.9
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.8
79' 50'
D
Haruya Fujii 13.Japan
6.7
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
7.3
41'
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.6
89'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.2
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.4
81'
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
6.8
82'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
7.1
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
6.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Akinari Kawazura 24.Japan
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
M
Thales Paula 21.Brazil
M
Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan
89' 90'
M
Hidemasa Koda 33.Japan
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
82'

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

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (6.6), Yuki Nogami (6.9), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.8), Haruya Fujii (6.7), Takuya Uchida (6.4), Sho Inagaki (7.2), Takuji Yonemoto (6.6), Ryoya Morishita (7.3), Mateus (7.1), Kensuke Nagai (6.8) and Kasper Junker (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Noriyoshi Sakai, Akinari Kawazura, Thales Paula, Kazuki Nagasawa, Yuichi Maruyama, Yohei Takeda and Hidemasa Koda.

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 2 changes: Kensuke Nagai for Noriyoshi Sakai (82′) and Takuji Yonemoto for Kazuki Nagasawa (89′).

Best player: Ryoya Morishita​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nagoya Grampus was Ryoya Morishita.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Shonan Bellmare – Formation

Shonan Bellmare
G
Bum-keun Song 1.South Korea
7.1
D
Kazuki Oiwa 22.Japan
6.9
D
Daiki Sugioka 2.Japan
6.4
D
Koki Tachi 4.Japan
7.1
M
Hirokazu Ishihara 3.Japan
5.9
66' 14'
M
Kosuke Onose 88.Japan
M
Yoshihiro Nakano 44.Japan
6.5
46'
M
Kohei Okuno 15.Japan
7.1
65'
M
T. Hiraoka 13.Japan
5.8
39'
M
Tarik Elyounoussi 11.Norway
6.7
39'
F
Shuto Machino 18.Japan
7.1
80'
F
Hiroyuki Abe 7.Japan
6.9
84'
Substitutes
G
Hiroki Mawatari 21.Japan
D
Takuya Okamoto 6.Japan
6.8
66'
D
T. Hata 26.Japan
6.5
46'
M
Ryota Nagaki 20.Japan
6.4
65'
M
Naoki Yamada 10.Japan
7.6
39' 55'
F
Akito Suzuki 29.Japan
84'

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

Satoshi Yamaguchi played with: Beom-keun Song (7.1), Koki Tachi (7.1), Kazuki Oiwa (6.9), Daiki Sugioka (6.4), Kohei Okuno (7.1), Hirokazu Ishihara (5.9), Kosuke Onose, Tarik Elyounoussi (6.7), Taiyo Hiraoka (5.8), Yoshihiro Nakano (6.5) and Shuto Machino (7.1), Hiroyuki Abe (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Ryota Nagaki (6.4), Takuya Okamoto (6.8), Naoki Yamada (7.6), Taiga Hata (6.5), Hiroki Mawatari and Akito Suzuki.

Shonan Bellmare could not rely on the presence of Naoki Yamada (injured) and T. Hata (injured).

Substitutions

Shonan Bellmare made 5 changes: Tarik Elyounoussi for Naoki Yamada (39′), Yoshihiro Nakano for Taiga Hata (46′), K. Okuno for Ryota Nagaki (65′), Hirokazu Ishihara for Takuya Okamoto (66′) and Hiroyuki Abe for Akito Suzuki (84′).

Best player: Naoki Yamada​

The most impressive player for Shonan Bellmare was Naoki Yamada.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 39′.

Results of the day

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