Kashima Antlers conquers Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Kashima Antlers had a smooth win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

November 4, 2021

HIROSHIMA. Kashima Antlers had a comfortable win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kashima Antlers scored with Arthur (3′), K. Tsunemoto (28′), Arthur (50′) and R. Araki (71′). On the other side, Ezequiel (34′) scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Yuichi Nishimura who was helped by Shinji Ochi and Toshiyuki Tanaka. The 4th official was Sang-Ki Lee. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.

Match Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 - 4

Kashima Antlers

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

10 Total 10
7 On Target 6
3 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

98 Attack 86
74 Dangerous attack 53
78 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a strong ball possession 63% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Kashima Antlers managed to find the solution to win this match.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 3 yellow cards (Y. Nogami, T. Fujii and S. Sasaki). Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (I. Sekigawa).

Match Timeline

28'

Ezequiel(goal)T. Aoyama

34'

45'

Tomoya Fujii- Yellow

45'

Ikuma Sekigawa- Yellow

50'

Yoshifumi Kashiwa- sub ->T. Fujii

58'

Sho Sasaki - Yellow

65'

66'

71'

72'

Tsukasa Shiotani- sub ->H. Araki

72'

80'

87'

Kosei Shibasaki- sub ->T. Aoyama

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 45 points like Cerezo Osaka to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers will have 59 points like Urawa Reds to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away with Shimizu S-Pulse on the 20th of November with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4 draws).

Kashima Antlers will host Oita Trinita on the 20th of November with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (4 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Takuto Hayashi 1.Japan

5.6

Sho Sasaki 19.Japan

6.2

65'

Yuki Nogami 2.Japan

6.6

45'

Hayato Araki 4.Japan

5.0

72'

Toshihiro Aoyama 6.Japan

7.0

87'

Rhayner 27.Brazil

7.0

Shunki Higashi 24.Japan

6.5

Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan

6.8

58'

45'

Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan

7.0

Ezequiel 14.Brazil

7.2

72'

34'

Douglas Vieira 9.Brazil

6.8

58'

Substitutes

Keisuke Osako 38.Japan

Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan

6.3

58'

Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan

6.8

87'

Yuya Asano 29.Japan

6.4

72'

Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan

Tsukasa Shiotani 3.Japan

7.1

72'

Júnior Santos 37.Brazil

6.3

58'

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

The manager Hiroshi Jofuku decided to play with the following team: Takuto Hayashi (5.6), Yuki Nogami (6.6), Hayato Araki (5.0), Sho Sasaki (6.2), Tomoya Fujii (6.8), Toshihiro Aoyama (7.0), Rhayner (7.0), Shunki Higashi (6.5), Ezequiel (7.2), Tsukasa Morishima (7.0) and Douglas Vieira (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Yoshifumi Kashiwa (6.3), Kosei Shibasaki (6.8), Yuya Asano (6.4), Keisuke Osako, Taishi Matsumoto, Júnior Santos (6.3) and Tsukasa Shiotani (7.1).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: T. Fujii for Y. Kashiwa (58′), D. Vieira for Junior Santos (58′), Ezequiel for Y. Asano (72′), H. Araki for T. Shiotani (72′) and T. Aoyama for K. Shibasaki (87′).

Best player: Ezequiel

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Ezequiel.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea

7.7

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

6.4

Koki Machida 28.Japan

7.1

Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan

7.6

28'

Ikuma Sekigawa 33.Japan

6.9

45'

Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil

8.6

66'

3', 50'

Diego Pituca 21.Brazil

6.9

Kento Misao 20.Japan

7.0

87'

Juan Alano 7.Brazil

8.0

87'

Shoma Doi 8.Japan

6.8

66'

Ayase Ueda 18.Japan

6.9

80'

Substitutes

Yuya Oki 31.Japan

Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan

Tomoya Inukai 39.Japan

6.4

87'

Ryotaro Araki 13.Japan

6.8

66'

71'

Ryota Nagaki 6.Japan

6.2

87'

Ryuji Izumi 11.Japan

7.0

66'

Everaldo 9.Brazil

7.0

80'

Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Naoki Soma played with: Sun Tae Kwoun (7.7), Keigo Tsunemoto (7.6), Ikuma Sekigawa (6.9), Koki Machida (7.1), Koki Anzai (6.4), Juan Alano (8.0), Kento Misao (7.0), Diego Pituca (6.9), Arthur Caíke (8.6), Shoma Doi (6.8) and Ayase Ueda (6.9).

They had on the bench: Everaldo (7.0), Yuya Oki, Rikuto Hirose, Ryotaro Araki (6.8), Ryota Nagaki (6.2), Tomoya Inukai (6.4) and Ryuji Izumi (7.0).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: S. Doi for R. Araki (66′), Arthur for R. Izumi (66′), A. Ueda for Everaldo (80′), Juan for T. Inukai (87′) and K. Misao for R. Nagaki (87′).