Urawa Reds snatches a draw against Kawasaki Frontale. HIGHLIGHTS

KAWASAKI. Urawa Reds found a way to capture a late draw against Kawasaki Frontale with a late goal from H. Sakai.

November 4, 2021

KAWASAKI. Urawa Reds found a way to capture a draw against Kawasaki Frontale with a late goal from H. Sakai scored in the (89′) after Kawasaki Frontale got a lead with a goal from J. (33′). Kawasaki Frontale was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Wednesday and it started at 4:05 am local time. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura with the help of Isao Nishihashi and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Naoto Uehara. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.

Match Statistics

Kawasaki Frontale

1 - 1

Urawa Reds

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

9 Total 10
3 On Target 4
6 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 3

102 Attack 67
66 Dangerous attack 34
66 Ball safe 69

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 0

Fouls

9 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a strong ball possession 58% while Urawa Reds was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Kawasaki Frontale to win the match.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jesiel(goal)L. Damiao

33'

58'

Tomoaki Okubo - sub ->K. Yuruki

58'

Atsuki Ito- sub ->K. Shibato

Ryota Oshima - sub ->Marcinho

75'

Shintaro Kurumaya - sub ->K. Noborizato

75'

Yu Kobayashi- sub ->L. Damiao

75'

78'

Shinzo Koroki- sub ->Y. Hirano

78'

Tomoya Ugajin- sub ->R. Yamanaka

86'

89'

Hiroki Sakai (goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Kawasaki Frontale will have 85 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds will have 59 points like Kashima Antlers to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kawasaki Frontale will play away against Cerezo Osaka on the 20th of November with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (6 draws).

Urawa Reds will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 20th of November with a 15-11 head to head statistic in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (5 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale

Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea

5.9

Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan

6.7

75'

Jesiel 4.Brazil

7.4

33'

Shogo Taniguchi 5.Japan

7.8

Miki Yamane 13.Japan

6.9

Reo Hatate 47.Japan

6.8

Yasuto Wakizaka 8.Japan

7.2

86'

Kento Tachibanada 22.Japan

7.1

90'

Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan

7.1

Marcinho 23.Brazil

6.2

75'

Leandro Damião 9.Brazil

7.3

75'

Substitutes

K. Tanno 27.Japan

Shintaro Kurumaya 7.Japan

6.3

75'

Kazuya Yamamura 28.Japan

6.4

86'

Ryota Oshima 10.Japan

7.1

75'

Kei Chinen 20.Japan

90'

Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan

6.2

75'

Daiya Tono 19.Japan

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

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung (5.9), Miki Yamane (6.9), Jesiel (7.4), Shogo Taniguchi (7.8), Kyohei Noborizato (6.7), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.2), Kento Tachibanada (7.1), Reo Hatate (6.8), Akihiro Ienaga (7.1), Leandro Damião (7.3) and Marcinho (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Kei Chinen, Shintaro Kurumaya (6.3), Kazuya Yamamura (6.4), Yu Kobayashi (6.2), Daiya Tono, Kenta Tanno and Ryota Oshima (7.1).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Marcinho for R. Oshima (75′), K. Noborizato for S. Kurumaya (75′), L. Damiao for Y. Kobayashi (75′), Y. Wakizaka for K. Yamamura (86′) and K. Tachibanada for K. Chinen (90′).

Best player: Shogo Taniguchi

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was Shogo Taniguchi.

His rating is (7.8) with 69 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds

Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan

6.5

Hiroki Sakai 2.Japan

8.1

89'

Ryosuke Yamanaka 6.Japan

6.7

78'

Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark

7.3

Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan

6.6

Takahiro Sekine 41.Japan

5.7

90'

Koya Yuruki 24.Japan

6.5

58'

Yuichi Hirano 40.Japan

6.8

78'

K. Shibato 29.Japan

6.4

58'

Yoshio Koizumi 18.Japan

7.4

A. Esaka 33.Japan

6.2

Substitutes

Z. Suzuki 12.Japan

T. Makino 5.Japan

D. Nishi 8.Japan

90'

Atsuki Ito 17.Japan

7.3

58'

Tomoaki Okubo 21.Japan

7.0

58'

Tomoya Ugajin 3.Japan

6.7

78'

Shinzo Koroki 30.Japan

6.7

78'

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

On the other side, Ricardo Rodríguez Suárez played with: Shusaku Nishikawa (6.5), Hiroki Sakai (8.1), Takuya Iwanami (6.6), Alexander Scholz (7.3), Ryosuke Yamanaka (6.7), Yuichi Hirano (6.8), Kai Shibato (6.4), Takahiro Sekine (5.7), Yoshio Koizumi (7.4), Koya Yuruki (6.5) and Ataru Esaka (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Atsuki Ito (7.3), Shinzo Koroki (6.7), Tomoaki Makino, Daigo Nishi, Tomoaki Okubo (7.0), Tomoya Ugajin (6.7) and Zion Suzuki.

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: K. Yuruki for T. Okubo (58′), K. Shibato for A. Ito (58′), Y. Hirano for S. Koroki (78′), R. Yamanaka for T. Ugajin (78′) and T. Sekine for D. Nishi (90′).