Tokyo obliterates Shimizu S-Pulse 4-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

CHōFU. Tokyo demolishes Shimizu S-Pulse 4-0 with goals of

November 4, 2021

CHōFU. Tokyo demolishes Shimizu S-Pulse 4-0 with goals of Adailton (7′), Ronaldo (12′ own), Diego (24′) and M. Morishige (87′). Shimizu S-Pulse lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Masuya Ueda with the help of Ryo Hirama and Noriyuki Suzuki. The 4th official was Yuki Tsukakoshi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.

Match Statistics

Tokyo

4 - 0

Shimizu S-Pulse

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

10 Total 9
5 On Target 3
5 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 0

76 Attack 59
44 Dangerous attack 46
66 Ball safe 58

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3

Fouls

8 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Shimizu S-Pulse was in firm control of the ball 57% while Tokyo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shimizu S-Pulse was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Tokyo succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Tokyo shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Shimizu S-Pulse shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Tokyo didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Shimizu S-Pulse received 1 yellow card (E. Katayama).

Match Timeline

12'

Diego Oliveira(goal)Y. Takahagi

24'

46'

58'

K. Higashi- sub ->Y. Takahagi

66'

68'

Yuta Taki- sub ->B. Kololli

73'

80'

Reon Yamahara- sub ->Thiago Santana

83'

M. Morishige(goal)

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Tokyo will have 49 points to stay in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Shimizu S-Pulse will stay with 32 points like Shonan Bellmare to stay in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Tokyo will host Tokushima Vortis on the 20th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tokyo (1 draw).

Shimizu S-Pulse will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 20th of November with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4 draws).

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo

Go Hatano 13.Japan

6.7

M. Morishige 3.Japan

8.4

87'

Yuto Nagatomo 50.Japan

7.4

J. Oumari 32.Lebanon

6.9

58'

Takumi Nakamura 22.Japan

7.1

Y. Takahagi 8.Japan

7.2

66'

Adailton 15.Brazil

7.0

Takuya Aoki 21.Japan

7.0

83'

Shuto Abe 31.Japan

7.7

Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil

7.0

66'

24'

Kensuke Nagai 11.Japan

6.4

46'

Substitutes

T. Kodama 1.Japan

Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan

7.0

58'

Leandro 20.Brazil

6.2

66'

Hirotaka Mita 7.Japan

7.8

83'

Ryoma Watanabe 23.Japan

6.9

46'

K. Higashi 10.Japan

6.7

66'

Manato Shinada 18.Japan

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

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Go Hatano (6.7), Takumi Nakamura (7.1), Masato Morishige (8.4), Joan Oumari (6.9), Yuto Nagatomo (7.4), Takuya Aoki (7.0), Shuto Abe (7.7), Diego Oliveira (7.0), Yojiro Takahagi (7.2), Adailton (7.0) and Kensuke Nagai (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Leandro (6.2), Hirotaka Mita (7.8), Ryoma Watanabe (6.9), Keigo Higashi (6.7), Tsuyoshi Kodama, Tsuyoshi Watanabe (7.0) and Manato Shinada.

Tokyo could not rely on the presence of T. Watanabe (injured).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: K. Nagai for R. Watanabe (46′), J. Oumari for T. Watanabe (58′), Y. Takahagi for K. Higashi (66′), Diego for Leandro (66′) and T. Aoki for H. Mita (83′).

Best player: Masato Morishige

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was Masato Morishige.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 45 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Shimizu S-Pulse – Formation

Shimizu S-Pulse

Shuichi Gonda 37.Japan

5.8

Akira Ibayashi 38.Japan

6.1

Valdo 5.Brazil

6.4

Eiichi Katayama 7.Japan

6.5

73'

Teruki Hara 4.Japan

5.5

Benjamin Kololli 32.Kosovo

5.8

68'

R. da Silva 3.Brazil

6.4

68'

D. Matsuoka 33.Japan

6.6

Carlinhos Junior 10.Brazil

Katsuhiro Nakayama 11.Japan

6.7

46'

Y. Suzuki 23.Japan

6.7

46'

Thiago 9.Brazil

6.1

80'

Substitutes

Kengo Nagai 25.Japan

Reon Yamahara 39.Japan

6.8

80'

Yoshinori Suzuki 50.Japan

Ryo Takeuchi 6.Japan

6.8

68'

Keita Nakamura 20.Japan

7.4

46'

Yuta Taki 26.Japan

6.5

68'

Noriaki Fujimoto 24.Japan

6.6

46'

Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruecheberría played with: Shuichi Gonda (5.8), Teruki Hara (5.5), Valdo (6.4), Akira Ibayashi (6.1), Eiichi Katayama (6.5), Katsuhiro Nakayama (6.7), Daiki Matsuoka (6.6), Ronaldo (6.4), Benjamin Kololli (5.8), Carlinhos Junior and Yuito Suzuki (6.7), Thiago Santana (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Noriaki Fujimoto (6.6), Ryo Takeuchi (6.8), Reon Yamahara (6.8), Kengo Nagai, Keita Nakamura (7.4), Yoshinori Suzuki and Yuta Taki (6.5).

Substitutions

Shimizu S-Pulse made 5 changes: Y. Suzuki for N. Fujimoto (46′), K. Nakayama for K. Nakamura (46′), Ronaldo for R. Takeuchi (68′), B. Kololli for Y. Taki (68′) and Thiago Santana for R. Yamahara (80′).