Yokohama defeats Albirex Niigata 1-0 with a goal scored by Y. Lara. HIGHLIGHTS

YOKOHAMA. Yokohama defeats Albirex Niigata 1-0 after Y. Lara scored just 1 goal (53').

By
John Ross
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Yokohama defeats Albirex Niigata 1-0 with a goal scored by Y. Lara. HIGHLIGHTS

YOKOHAMA. Yokohama beats Albirex Niigata 1-0 after Y. Lara scored just 1 goal (53′).

The match was played at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Yoshimi Yamashita who was helped by Haruhiro Otsuka and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Masaru Hasegawa. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Yokohama

1 - 0

Team 1

Albirex Niigata

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 80 Attack 132
  • 54 Dangerous attack 43
  • 68 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Yokohama was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Albirex Niigata that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Yokohama had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Yokohama won the match​.

Yokohama shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Albirex Niigata shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Yokohama received 2 yellow cards (K. Ogawa and R. Yamashita). Regarding the opposition, Albirex Niigata received 3 yellow cards (T. Watanabe, D. Tagami and R. Ito).

Match Timeline

40'
Yuri Lara(goal)T. Kondo
53'
57'
57'
K. Taniguchi- sub ->Gustavo Nescau
62'
65'
Towa Yamane- sub ->T. Kondo
65'
70'
F. Hayakawa- sub ->T. Hasegawa
72'
Hirotaka Mita- sub ->Yuri Lara
76'
Shion Inoue- sub ->K. Ogawa
77'
84'
90'
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 contest, Yokohama will have 6 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Albirex Niigata will stay with 12 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama will play away with Kashima Antlers on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).

Albirex Niigata will host Cerezo Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Yokohama – Formation

Yokohama
G
Svend Brodersen 49.Germany
6.5
D
K. Yoshino 27.Japan
7.3
D
Katsuya Iwatake 22.Japan
6.8
D
Boniface Nduka 2.Japan
7.0
D
K. Hayashi 26.Japan
6.4
D
T. Kondo 33.Japan
7.1
65'
M
Takuya Wada 6.Japan
7.0
M
Keijiro Ogawa 50.Japan
6.6
77'
M
Yuri Lara 4.Brazil
7.5
76' Goals53'
F
Koki Ogawa 18.Japan
6.4
90' 84'
F
Ryoya Yamashita 7.Japan
6.3
65' 90'
Substitutes
G
Akinori Ichikawa 21.Japan
D
Mateus Moraes 19.Brazil
M
Hirotaka Mita 25.Japan
6.1
76'
M
Koki Sakamoto 31.Japan
6.8
65'
M
Shion Inoue 20.Japan
6.9
77'
F
Saulo Mineiro 13.Brazil
90'
F
Towa Yamane 30.Japan
6.4
65'

Yokohama started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Shuhei Yomoda decided to play with the following team: Svend Brodersen (6.5), Tomoki Kondo (7.1), Katsuya Iwatake (6.8), Boniface Nduka (7.0), Kyohei Yoshino (7.3), Kotaro Hayashi (6.4), Keijiro Ogawa (6.6), Yuri Lara (7.5), Takuya Wada (7.0), Koki Ogawa (6.4) and Ryoya Yamashita (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hirotaka Mita (6.1), Saulo Mineiro, Towa Yamane (6.4), Koki Sakamoto (6.8), Mateus Moraes, Shion Inoue (6.9) and Akinori Ichikawa.

Substitutions

Yokohama made 5 changes: T. Kondo for Towa Yamane (65′), R. Yamashita for Koki Sakamoto (65′), Yuri Lara for Hirotaka Mita (76′), K. Ogawa for Shion Inoue (77′) and K. Ogawa for Saulo (90′).

Best player: Yuri Lara​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Yokohama was Yuri Lara.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Albirex Niigata – Formation

Albirex Niigata
G
K. Abe 21.Japan
7.3
D
Thomas Deng 3.Australia
6.2
D
T. Hasegawa 32.Japan
6.6
70'
D
Daichi Tagami 50.Japan
7.4
72'
D
Taiki Watanabe 15.Japan
6.7
40'
M
Y. Takagi 33.Japan
6.6
62'
M
Y. Shimada 20.Japan
7.1
M
H. Akiyama 6.Japan
6.6
M
E. Matsuda 22.Japan
6.2
57'
M
Y. Komi 16.Japan
6.9
F
G. Alves Silva 23.Brazil
6.8
57'
Substitutes
G
H. Nishimura 39.Japan
D
Y. Horigome 31.Japan
D
F. Hayakawa 18.Japan
6.6
70'
M
Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan
6.6
62' 90'
M
Takahiro Ko 8.Japan
M
S. Mito 14.Japan
7.0
57'
F
K. Taniguchi 7.Japan
6.3
57'

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

Rikizo Matsuhashi played with: Koto Abe (7.3), Takumi Hasegawa (6.6), Thomas Deng (6.2), Daichi Tagami (7.4), Taiki Watanabe (6.7), Hiroki Akiyama (6.6), Yuzuru Shimada (7.1), Eitaro Matsuda (6.2), Yoshiaki Takagi (6.6), Yota Komi (6.9) and Gustavo Nescau (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Haruki Nishimura, Kaito Taniguchi (6.3), Ryotaro Ito (6.6), Takahiro Ko, Yuto Horigome, Fumiya Hayakawa (6.6) and Shunsuke Mito (7.0).

Substitutions

Albirex Niigata made 4 changes: Gustavo Nescau for Kaito Taniguchi (57′), E. Matsuda for Shunsuke Mito (57′), Y. Takagi for Ryotaro Ito (62′) and T. Hasegawa for Fumiya Hayakawa (70′).

Best player: Daichi Tagami​

The player that probably impressed the most for Albirex Niigata was Daichi Tagami.

His rating is (7.4) with 101 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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