Avispa Fukuoka conquers Tokyo 1-0 with a goal scored by Y. Yamagishi. HIGHLIGHTS

FUKUOKA. Avispa Fukuoka conquers Tokyo 1-0 after Y. Yamagishi scored just 1 goal (72').

May 4, 2023

FUKUOKA. Avispa Fukuoka beats Tokyo 1-0 after Y. Yamagishi scored just 1 goal (72′). Tokyo was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played at the Level-5 stadium stadium in Fukuoka on Wednesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Koei Koya who was helped by Yusuke Shiotsu and Akitsugu Funabashi. The 4th official was Kentaro Matsui. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.

Match Statistics

Avispa Fukuoka

1 - 0

Tokyo

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

16 Total 2
6 On Target 0
7 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 1

112 Attack 126
60 Dangerous attack 59
91 Ball safe 107

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2

Fouls

13 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tokyo had a strong ball possession 63% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Avispa Fukuoka had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Avispa Fukuoka won the match.

Avispa Fukuoka shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Avispa Fukuoka received 2 yellow cards (Douglas Grolli and Itsuki Oda). On the other side, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (Yuto Nagatomo and K. Higashi).

Match Timeline

36'

Yuto Nagatomo- Yellow

63'

Kei Koizumi- sub ->Teruhito Nakagawa

Ryoga Sato - sub ->Reiju Tsuruno

68'

70'

K. Bangnagande- sub ->Shuhei Tokumoto

69'

70'

M. Morishige- sub ->S. Abe

72'

75'

77'

Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->S. Kimura

Douglas Grolli- Yellow

84'

Takeshi Kanamori- sub ->Lukian

88'

Itsuki Oda- Yellow

90'

K. Higashi- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Avispa Fukuoka will have 18 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Tokyo will stay with 15 points like Kawasaki Frontale to remain in the 9th 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 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 record in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan

6.7

Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil

7.3

84'

Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan

7.0

Yota Maejima 29.Japan

6.7

Itsuki Oda 16.Japan

7.5

90'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

7.4

Kazuya Konno 8.Japan

7.3

M. Shigemi 30.Japan

7.2

Lukian 9.Brazil

7.4

88'

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

8.1

75'

72'

Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan

6.4

68'

Substitutes

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan

6.7

75'

Tatsuya Tanaka 14.Japan

Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan

88'

Sotan Tanabe 19.Japan

Wellington 18.Brazil

Ryoga Sato 27.Japan

7.5

68'

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

The manager Shigetoshi Hasebe decided to play with the following team: Takumi Nagaishi (6.7), Yota Maejima (6.7), Douglas Grolli (7.3), Tatsuki Nara (7.0), Itsuki Oda (7.5), Kazuya Konno (7.3), Masato Shigemi (7.2), Hiroyuki Mae (7.4), Lukian (7.4), Yuya Yamagishi (8.1) and Reiju Tsuruno (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kennedy Mikuni (6.7), Wellington, Tatsuya Tanaka, Takeshi Kanamori, Ryoga Sato (7.5), Masaaki Murakami and Sotan Tanabe.

Avispa Fukuoka could not rely on the presence of K. Mikuni (injured).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 3 changes: Reiju Tsuruno for Ryoga Sato (68′), Yuya Yamagishi for Kennedyegbus Mikuni (75′) and Lukian for Takeshi Kanamori (88′).

Best player: Yuya Yamagishi

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Avispa Fukuoka was Yuya Yamagishi.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo

Jakub Slowik 27.Poland

7.2

Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan

6.8

36'

Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan

6.8

Shuhei Tokumoto 17.Japan

6.2

70'

S. Kimura 47.Japan

6.9

77'

K. Higashi 10.Japan

6.8

90'

Ryoma Watanabe 11.Japan

6.2

Shuto Abe 8.Japan

5.8

70'

K. Matsuki 7.Japan

6.7

69'

Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan

6.1

63'

Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil

6.4

Substitutes

T. Nozawa 41.Japan

K. Bangnagande 49.Japan

6.3

70'

M. Morishige 3.Japan

6.6

70'

Adailton 15.Brazil

6.4

69'

Kei Koizumi 37.Japan

6.4

63'

Kota Tawaratsumida 33.Japan

6.5

77'

Perotti 22.Brazil

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

Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik (7.2), Yuto Nagatomo (6.8), Yasuki Kimoto (6.8), Seiji Kimura (6.9), Shuhei Tokumoto (6.2), Keigo Higashi (6.8), Kuryu Matsuki (6.7), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.1), Shuto Abe (5.8), Ryoma Watanabe (6.2) and Diego Oliveira (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adailton (6.4), Kashif Bangnagande (6.3), Masato Morishige (6.6), Kei Koizumi (6.4), Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Perotti and Kota Tawaratsumida (6.5).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: Teruhito Nakagawa for Kei Koizumi (63′), Shuhei Tokumoto for Kashifu Bangunagande (70′), K. Matsuki for Adailton (69′), S. Abe for Masato Morishige (70′) and S. Kimura for Kota Tawaratsumida (77′).