Nagoya Grampus manages to draw 2-2 with Vissel Kobe after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus manages to recover against Vissel Kobe with a goal on the Y. Osako 11' and a goal on the D. Sasaki 60'.

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John Ross
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Nagoya Grampus manages to draw 2-2 with Vissel Kobe after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus manages to recover against Vissel Kobe with a goal on the Y. Osako 11′ and a goal on the D. Sasaki 60′. Nagoya Grampus was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium stadium in Nagoya on Wednesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Yusuke Araki assisted by Akane Yagi and Toshiyuki Wazumi. The 4th official was Ryo Nakazawa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 2

Team 1

Vissel Kobe

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 117
  • 51 Dangerous attack 56
  • 95 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 5 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Nagoya Grampus had a strong ball possession 56% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vissel Kobe had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Vissel Kobe to win the match​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vissel Kobe shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 1 yellow card (Mateus). Talking about the opposition, Vissel Kobe received 2 yellow cards (Haruya Ide and M. Saito).

Also, Vissel Kobe didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Saito (Vissel Kobe) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

11'
Yuya Osako(goal)Koya Yuruki
49'
51'
Haruya Ide - Yellow
54'
Mitsuki Saito - Yellow
55'
Daiju Sasaki- sub ->Haruya Ide
60'
Daiju Sasaki(goal)Yuya Osako
61'
Noriyoshi Sakai- sub ->Kensuke Nagai
61'
Ryuji Izumi- sub ->Takuya Uchida
61'
Kasper Junker(goal)
73'
76'
Nanasei Iino- sub ->Koya Yuruki
85'
Yuki Honda- sub ->Ryo Hatsuse
85'
Ryoga Kida- sub ->Ryoya Morishita 
90'
90'
Mitsuki Saito (yellowred)
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 playing this match, Nagoya Grampus will have 20 points like Sanfrecce Hiroshima to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Vissel Kobe will have 23 points to remain in the 1st 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).

Vissel Kobe will play away agasint Gamba Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.3
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
7.5
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.8
D
Haruya Fujii  13.Japan
6.5
Goals90'
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
7.0
90'
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.6
61'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.0
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.7
61'
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
6.6
61'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
6.9
85' 49'
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
7.4
Goals73'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
M
Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan
6.9
61'
M
Hidemasa Koda 33.Japan
6.8
85'
M
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
6.8
61'
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
6.4
61'
F
Ryoga Kida 42.Japan
90'

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 (6.3), Yuki Nogami (7.5), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.8), Haruya Fujii (6.5), Ryoya Morishita (7.0), Sho Inagaki (7.0), Takuji Yonemoto (6.6), Takuya Uchida (6.7), Mateus (6.9), Kensuke Nagai (6.6) and Kasper Junker (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Yohei Takeda, Yuichi Maruyama, Noriyoshi Sakai (6.4), Kazuki Nagasawa (6.9), Hidemasa Koda (6.8), Ryuji Izumi (6.8) and Ryoga Kida.

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 5 changes: Takuji Yonemoto for Kazuki Nagasawa (61′), Kensuke Nagai for Noriyoshi Sakai (61′), Takuya Uchida for Ryuji Izumi (61′), Mateus for Hidemasa Koda (85′) and Ryoya Morishita  for Ryoga Kida (90′).

Best player: Yuki Nogami​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Yuki Nogami.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe
G
Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan
6.6
D
Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan
7.0
D
Thuler 3.Brazil
6.2
D
Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan
5.9
D
Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan
6.8
85'
M
Hotaru Yamaguchi  5.Japan
6.4
M
Haruya Ide  18.Japan
6.1
55' 51'
M
Mitsuki Saito  16.Japan
6.9
90'
F
Koya Yuruki  14.Japan
7.1
76'
F
Yuya Osako 10.Japan
7.6
Goals11'
F
Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan
7.3
Substitutes
G
Yuya Tsuboi 28.Japan
D
Yuki Honda 15.Japan
6.3
85'
D
Leo Osaki 25.Japan
M
Nanasei Iino 2.Japan
7.0
76'
M
Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan
6.8
55' Goals60'
M
Toya Izumi 27.Japan
F
Lincoln 29.Brazil

Vissel Kobe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Takayuki Yoshida played with: Daiya Maekawa (6.6), Gotoku Sakai (5.9), Tetsushi Yamakawa (7.0), Thuler (6.2), Ryo Hatsuse (6.8), Hotaru Yamaguchi (6.4), Mitsuki Saito (6.9), Haruya Ide (6.1), Yoshinori Muto (7.3), Yuya Osako (7.6) and Koya Yuruki (7.1).

They had on the bench: Lincoln, Nanasei Iino (7.0), Daiju Sasaki (6.8), Toya Izumi, Yuya Tsuboi, Yuki Honda (6.3) and Leo Osaki.

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 3 changes: Haruya Ide for Daiju Sasaki (55′), Koya Yuruki for Nanasei Iino (76′) and Ryo Hatsuse for Yuki Honda (85′).

Best player: Yuya Osako​

The most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Yuya Osako.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 30 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 24.

Results of the day

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