Kawasaki Frontale beats Kyoto Sanga 1-0 with a late goal scored by Y. Kobayashi. HIGHLIGHTS

KAMEOKA. Kawasaki Frontale snatched a late win Kyoto Sanga 1-0 after Y. Kobayashi scored just 1 goal (90').

May 4, 2023

KAMEOKA. Kawasaki Frontale snatched a late win Kyoto Sanga 1-0 after Y. Kobayashi scored just 1 goal (90′). Kawasaki Frontale capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka) stadium in Kameoka on Wednesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yoshiro Imamura who was helped by Takeshi Asada and Masashige Abe. The 4th official was Naoki Wakatsuki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.3 degrees Celsius or 73.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.

Match Statistics

Kyoto Sanga

0 - 1

Kawasaki Frontale

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

12 Total 11
1 On Target 4
11 Off Target 7
5 Shots blocked 1

82 Attack 111
39 Dangerous attack 42
90 Ball safe 96

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
3 Off Sides 4

Fouls

13 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a superior ball possession 59% while Kyoto Sanga was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match.

Kyoto Sanga shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Kyoto Sanga didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale received 4 yellow cards (K. Takai, João Schmidt, Miki Yamane and Yu Kobayashi).

Match Timeline

13'

K. Takai- Yellow

27'

34'

Yasuto Wakizaka (var)

Shimpei Fukuoka- sub ->T. Hirato

46'

53'

57'

67'

Ryota Oshima - sub ->Tatsuki Seko

67'

Marcinho - sub ->Daiya Tono

69'

74'

Shin Yamada- sub ->Akihiro Ienaga

74'

Takuma Ominami- sub ->Kyohei Noborizato

80'

Yu Kobayashi- sub ->T. Miyashiro

89'

90'

Yu Kobayashi- Yellow

90'

Yu Kobayashi(goal)Ryota Oshima

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Kyoto Sanga will stay with 13 points like Consadole Sapporo to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale will have 15 points like Tokyo to hold in the 10th 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 stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Kawasaki Frontale will play away agasint Sagan Tosu 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

Tomoya Wakahara 1.Japan

6.7

Kosuke Shirai 14.Japan

6.8

Shogo Asada 3.Japan

6.8

Rikito Inoue 4.Japan

7.4

Kyo Sato 44.Japan

6.5

Taiki Hirato 39.Japan

6.6

46'

Temma Matsuda 18.Japan

7.1

69'

S. Kawasaki 7.Japan

6.9

Kosuke Kinoshita 17.Japan

6.5

89'

Yuta Toyokawa 23.Japan

6.9

69'

Ryogo Yamasaki 11.Japan

6.8

57'

Substitutes

Gakuji Ota 26.Japan

Osamu Henry Iyoha 24.Japan

6.2

69'

Naoto Misawa 33.Japan

89'

Shimpei Fukuoka 10.Japan

6.9

46'

Daigo Araki 8.Japan

Paulinho Bóia 47.Brazil

6.6

69'

Patric 9.Brazil

6.9

57'

Kyoto Sanga adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Kwi-Jea Cho decided to play with the following team: Tomoya Wakahara (6.7), Kosuke Shirai (6.8), Rikito Inoue (7.4), Shogo Asada (6.8), Kyo Sato (6.5), Taiki Hirato (6.6), Sota Kawasaki (6.9), Temma Matsuda (7.1), Yuta Toyokawa (6.9), Ryogo Yamasaki (6.8) and Kosuke Kinoshita (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Naoto Misawa, Gakuji Ota, Paulinho Bóia (6.6), Shimpei Fukuoka (6.9), Patric (6.9), Osamu Iyoha (6.2) and Daigo Araki.

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: T. Hirato for Shimpei Fukuoka (46′), Ryogo Yamasaki for Patric (57′), Yuta Toyokawa for Paulinho Boia (69′), Temma Matsuda for Osamu Iyoha (69′) and K. Kinoshita for Naoto Misawa (89′).

Best player: Rikito Inoue

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was Rikito Inoue.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale

Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan

6.8

Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan

6.5

74'

Shintaro Kurumaya 7.Japan

7.4

Miki Yamane 13.Japan

6.8

53'

K. Takai 29.Japan

7.4

13'

João Schmidt 6.Brazil

6.8

27'

Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan

6.5

Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan

6.5

67'

Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan

6.8

74'

Taisei Miyashiro 33.Japan

6.3

80'

Daiya Tono 17.Japan

6.8

67'

Substitutes

Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea

Takuma Ominami 3.Japan

6.2

74'

Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan

Ryota Oshima 10.Japan

6.4

67'

Marcinho 23.Brazil

6.6

67'

Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan

6.2

80'

90'

90'

Shin Yamada 20.Japan

6.1

74'

Also Kawasaki Frontale adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Toru Oniki played with: Naoto Kamifukumoto (6.8), Miki Yamane (6.8), Kota Takai (7.4), Shintaro Kurumaya (7.4), Kyohei Noborizato (6.5), Yasuto Wakizaka (6.5), João Schmidt (6.8), Tatsuki Seko (6.5), Akihiro Ienaga (6.8), Taisei Miyashiro (6.3) and Daiya Tono (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Kento Tachibanada, Takuma Ominami (6.2), Marcinho (6.6), Yu Kobayashi (6.2), Ryota Oshima (6.4), Sung-Ryong Jung and Shin Yamada (6.1).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Tatsuki Seko for Ryota Oshima (67′), Daiya Tono for Marcinho (67′), Akihiro Ienaga for Shin Yamada (74′), Kyohei Noborizato for Takuma Ominami (74′) and T. Miyashiro for Yu Kobayashi (80′).