Kawasaki Frontale beats Avispa Fukuoka 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

FUKUOKA. Kawasaki Frontale conquers Avispa Fukuoka 3-1.

April 30, 2023

FUKUOKA. Kawasaki Frontale conquers Avispa Fukuoka 3-1. Kawasaki Frontale was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Kyohei Noborizato (12′), T. Miyashiro (47′) and Tatsuki Nara (66′). Avispa Fukuoka reduced the distance with a goal (86′) by Reiju Tsuruno, but there was not much to do for them. Kawasaki Frontale made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Best Denki Stadium (Fukuoka) stadium in Fukuoka on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yudai Yamamoto with the collaboration of Takumi Takagi and Noriyuki Suzuki. The 4th official was Kazuya Miyahara. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

Avispa Fukuoka

1 - 3

Kawasaki Frontale

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

11 Total 11
3 On Target 4
4 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 3

88 Attack 136
36 Dangerous attack 60
87 Ball safe 88

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3

Fouls

9 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a superior ball possession 59% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match.

Avispa Fukuoka shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kawasaki Frontale shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Avispa Fukuoka received 2 yellow cards (Sotan Tanabe and Douglas Grolli). Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (Tatsuki Seko).

Match Timeline

Yota Maejima- sub ->Masato Yuzawa

12'

Sotan Tanabe- Yellow

26'

47'

Ryoga Sato - sub ->Lukian

61'

63'

Tatsuki Seko- Yellow

Tatsuki Nara (own-goal)Daiya Tono

66'

Wellington- sub ->Yuya Yamagishi

71'

Reiju Tsuruno- sub ->Takeshi Kanamori

72'

78'

Shin Yamada- sub ->Daiya Tono

79'

Kento Tachibanada- sub ->Tatsuki Seko

Reiju Tsuruno(goal)

86'

Ryoga Sato (var)

88'

89'

Takuma Ominami- sub ->Kyohei Noborizato

90'

Ryota Oshima - sub ->Yasuto Wakizaka

Douglas Grolli- Yellow

90'

Douglas Grolli(var)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Avispa Fukuoka will stay with 15 points like Tokyo to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Kawasaki Frontale will have 12 points like Albirex Niigata to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Avispa Fukuoka will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

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

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

6.0

Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil

6.4

90'

Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan

6.3

Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan

Itsuki Oda 16.Japan

6.8

72'

Sotan Tanabe 19.Japan

6.0

26'

Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan

5.8

72'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

6.8

Kazuya Konno 8.Japan

6.8

Lukian 9.Brazil

6.4

61'

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

6.2

71'

Substitutes

Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan

Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan

6.2

72'

Yota Maejima 29.Japan

6.9

M. Shigemi 30.Japan

Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan

7.4

72'

86'

Ryoga Sato 27.Japan

6.2

61'

Wellington 18.Brazil

6.8

71'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Shigetoshi Hasebe decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Murakami (6.0), Masato Yuzawa, Douglas Grolli (6.4), Tatsuki Nara (6.3), Itsuki Oda (6.8), Kazuya Konno (6.8), Sotan Tanabe (6.0), Hiroyuki Mae (6.8), Takeshi Kanamori (5.8), Lukian (6.4) and Yuya Yamagishi (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Kennedy Mikuni (6.2), Reiju Tsuruno (7.4), Takumi Nagaishi, Ryoga Sato (6.2), Yota Maejima (6.9), Wellington (6.8) and Masato Shigemi.

Avispa Fukuoka could not rely on the presence of Ryoga Sato (injured) and Reiju Tsuruno (injured).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: Masato Yuzawa for Yota Maejima (7′), Lukian for Ryoga Sato (61′), Yuya Yamagishi for Wellington (71′), Takeshi Kanamori for Reiju Tsuruno (72′) and Itsuki Oda for Kennedyegbus Mikuni (72′).

Best player: Reiju Tsuruno

The player that probably impressed the most for Avispa Fukuoka was Reiju Tsuruno.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 2 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale

Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan

6.4

Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan

7.4

89'

12'

Shintaro Kurumaya 7.Japan

7.0

Miki Yamane 13.Japan

7.1

K. Takai 29.Japan

6.2

Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan

7.5

90'

João Schmidt 6.Brazil

7.0

Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan

8.4

90'

Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan

7.1

79'

63'

Daiya Tono 17.Japan

6.6

78'

Taisei Miyashiro 33.Japan

7.0

47'

Substitutes

Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea

Takuma Ominami 3.Japan

89'

Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan

90'

Ryota Oshima 10.Japan

90'

Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan

6.7

79'

Takatora Einaga 26.Japan

Shin Yamada 20.Japan

6.1

78'

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

Toru Oniki played with: Naoto Kamifukumoto (6.4), Miki Yamane (7.1), Kota Takai (6.2), Shintaro Kurumaya (7.0), Kyohei Noborizato (7.4), Tatsuki Seko (7.1), João Schmidt (7.0), Akihiro Ienaga (7.5), Yasuto Wakizaka (8.4), Daiya Tono (6.6) and Taisei Miyashiro (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Sung-Ryong Jung, Kazuya Yamamura, Ryota Oshima, Kento Tachibanada (6.7), Takatora Einaga, Takuma Ominami and Shin Yamada (6.1).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Daiya Tono for Shin Yamada (78′), Tatsuki Seko for Kento Tachibanada (79′), Kyohei Noborizato for Takuma Ominami (89′), Yasuto Wakizaka for Ryota Oshima (90′) and Akihiro Ienaga for Kazuya Yamamura (90′).