Kashima Antlers and Tokyo draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers and Tokyo draw 1-1. Y. Kakita scored the first goal (6') for Kashima Antlers. D. Oliveira made it even (27') with a penalty kick.

Mark Hall

May 21, 2023

KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers and Tokyo draw 1-1. Y. Kakita scored the first goal (6′) for Kashima Antlers. D. Oliveira made it even (27′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ryo Tanimoto with the assistance of Yusuke Hamamoto and Taku Nakano. The 4th official was Ryo Hirama. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

Kashima Antlers

1 - 1

Tokyo

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

7 Total 12
4 On Target 3
3 Off Target 9
1 Shots blocked 4

93 Attack 80
45 Dangerous attack 41
60 Ball safe 57

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 7
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 19
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Kashima Antlers was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Tokyo that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kashima Antlers had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Kashima Antlers to win the match.

Kashima Antlers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Tokyo shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Kashima Antlers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo received 4 yellow cards (S. Abe, Koki Tsukagawa, K. Higashi and Adaílton).

Match Timeline

Yuki Kakita(goal)

27'

Diego Oliveira(penalty)

45'

46'

Shoma Doi - sub ->Hayato Nakama

56'

Kaishu Sano- sub ->Shintaro Nago

56'

Kei Chinen- sub ->Yuki Kakita

64'

74'

K. Bangnagande- sub ->Yuto Nagatomo

74'

Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->Diego Oliveira

75'

76'

78'

88'

K. Higashi- Yellow

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Kashima Antlers will have 23 points like Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo will have 19 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

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

Tokyo will play away agasint Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

Tomoki Hayakawa 29.Japan

6.6

Naomichi Ueda 55.Japan

6.8

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

7.1

Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan

7.0

76'

Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan

7.0

Hayato Nakama 33.Japan

6.2

56'

Diego Pituca 21.Brazil

7.3

Shintaro Nago 30.Japan

6.4

56'

Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan

6.9

75'

Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan

6.4

Yuki Kakita 37.Japan

7.2

64'

Substitutes

Yuya Oki 31.Japan

Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan

6.6

76'

G. Shōji 3.Japan

Kaishu Sano 25.Japan

6.7

56'

Shoma Doi 8.Japan

7.0

56'

Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil

6.4

75'

Kei Chinen 13.Japan

6.5

64'

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

The manager Daiki Iwamasa decided to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa (6.6), Rikuto Hirose (7.0), Naomichi Ueda (6.8), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.0), Koki Anzai (7.1), Shintaro Nago (6.4), Yuta Higuchi (6.9), Diego Pituca (7.3), Hayato Nakama (6.2), Yuki Kakita (7.2) and Yuma Suzuki (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Keigo Tsunemoto (6.6), Yuya Oki, Kaishu Sano (6.7), Shoma Doi (7.0), Gen Shoji, Arthur Caíke (6.4) and Kei Chinen (6.5).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Hayato Nakama for Shoma Doi (56′), Shintaro Nago for Kaishu Sano (56′), Yuki Kakita for Kei Chinen (64′), Yuta Higuchi for Arthur Caíke (75′) and Rikuto Hirose for Keigo Tsunemoto (76′).

Best player: Diego Pituca

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Diego Pituca.

His rating is (7.3) with 49 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo

Jakub Slowik 27.Poland

7.0

M. Morishige 3.Japan

7.0

Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan

6.8

74'

Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan

7.3

Shuhei Tokumoto 17.Japan

7.0

K. Higashi 10.Japan

7.0

88'

Kei Koizumi 37.Japan

6.8

Shuto Abe 8.Japan

6.7

45'

Ryoma Watanabe 11.Japan

6.8

89'

Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil

7.5

74'

27'

Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan

6.6

46'

Substitutes

T. Nozawa 41.Japan

Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil

K. Bangnagande 49.Japan

6.9

74'

Kota Tawaratsumida 33.Japan

6.2

74'

Adailton 15.Brazil

89'

90'

Koki Tsukagawa 35.Japan

6.2

46'

78'

Takuya Aoki 16.Japan

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

Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik (7.0), Yuto Nagatomo (6.8), Yasuki Kimoto (7.3), Masato Morishige (7.0), Shuhei Tokumoto (7.0), Kei Koizumi (6.8), Keigo Higashi (7.0), Shuto Abe (6.7), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.6), Diego Oliveira (7.5) and Ryoma Watanabe (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Henrique Trevisan, Kashif Bangnagande (6.9), Kota Tawaratsumida (6.2), Adailton, Koki Tsukagawa (6.2), Taishi Brandon Nozawa and Takuya Aoki.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 4 changes: Teruhito Nakagawa for Koki Tsukagawa (46′), Yuto Nagatomo for Kashifu Bangunagande (74′), Diego Oliveira for Kota Tawaratsumida (74′) and Ryoma Watanabe for Adailton (89′).