Nagoya Grampus recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 with K. Junker scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus managed to find the solution against Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1. K. Junker was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
Luke Meyer
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Nagoya Grampus recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 with K. Junker scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus managed to find the solution against Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1. K. Junker was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Sanfrecce Hiroshima to strike first with an own goal of Kensuke Nagai at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kasper Junker gave the win to Nagoya Grampus in the 48′ minute scoring a double. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Minato Soccer Stadium stadium in Nagoya. The referee was Koei Koya with the support of Takeshi Asada and Noriyuki Suzuki. The 4th official was Akihiro Takeda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 1

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 9 Total 23
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 15
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 54 Attack 144
  • 20 Dangerous attack 93
  • 99 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in firm control of the ball 65% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Nagoya Grampus was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Nagoya Grampus shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 3 yellow cards (Takuji Yonemoto, Shinnosuke Nakatani and Ryoya Morishita ). On the other side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Hayato Araki ).

Match Timeline

Takuji Yonemoto- Yellow
29'
35'
Kensuke Nagai(own-goal)
37'
Kasper Junker(goal)Kensuke Nagai
43'
Kasper Junker(goal)Ryoya Morishita 
48'
50'
Hayato Araki- Yellow
62'
62'
Takaaki Shichi- sub ->Sota Koshimichi
66'
Noriyoshi Sakai- sub ->Kensuke Nagai
66'
Takuya Uchida- sub ->Ryuji Izumi
73'
78'
78'
Yuki Nogami- sub ->Kasper Junker
81'
83'
Taishi Matsumoto- sub ->Tsukasa Morishima
83'
Shuto Nakano- sub ->Hayato Araki 

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 match, Nagoya Grampus will have 26 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 23 points like Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka to hold in the 5th 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 statistic in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
7.5
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
7.3
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.4
35'
D
Haruya Fujii  13.Japan
6.4
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
6.8
78'
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.7
29'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
6.6
M
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
6.8
73'
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
6.2
66'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
7.4
66'
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
7.5
81' Goals43', 48'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
81'
M
Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan
6.4
66'
M
Hidemasa Koda 33.Japan
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.6
73'
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
6.6
66'
F
Ryoga Kida 42.Japan

Nagoya Grampus started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (7.5), Haruya Fujii (6.4), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.4), Yuichi Maruyama (7.3), Ryuji Izumi (6.8), Sho Inagaki (6.6), Takuji Yonemoto (6.7), Ryoya Morishita (6.8), Mateus (7.4), Kasper Junker (7.5) and Kensuke Nagai (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Noriyoshi Sakai (6.6), Yohei Takeda, Kazuki Nagasawa (6.4), Hidemasa Koda, Ryoga Kida, Yuki Nogami and Takuya Uchida (6.6).

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: Mateus for Kazuki Nagasawa (66′), Kensuke Nagai for Noriyoshi Sakai (66′), Ryuji Izumi for Takuya Uchida (73′) and Kasper Junker for Yuki Nogami (81′).

Best player: Mitchell Langerak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was the goalkeeper: Mitchell Langerak. His rating is 7.53. He performed 6 saves.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
6.6
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
7.3
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
6.2
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
6.7
83' 50'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
6.9
62'
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
7.2
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.4
M
Sota Koshimichi 32.Japan
6.5
62'
F
Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan
6.8
83'
F
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
7.4
78'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
7.7
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Taichi Yamasaki  3.Japan
D
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
6.8
62'
D
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
83'
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
83'
F
S. Ayukawa 23.Japan
6.6
78'
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.4
62'

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

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (6.6), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.3), Hayato Araki (6.7), Sho Sasaki (6.2), Sota Koshimichi (6.5), Takumu Kawamura (7.2), Gakuto Notsuda (6.9), Shunki Higashi (7.4), Ezequiel (7.4), Tsukasa Morishima (6.8) and Douglas Vieira (7.7).

They had on the bench: Shun Ayukawa (6.6), Taichi Yamasaki, Takaaki Shichi (6.8), Taishi Matsumoto, Goro Kawanami, Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.4) and Shuto Nakano.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Sota Koshimichi for Takaaki Shichi (62′), Gakuto Notsuda for Nassim Ben Khalifa (62′), Ezequiel for Shun Ayukawa (78′), Tsukasa Morishima for Taishi Matsumoto (83′) and Hayato Araki  for Shuto Nakano (83′).

Best player: Douglas Vieira​

The most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Douglas Vieira.

His rating is (7.7) with 29 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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