OSAKA. Cerezo Osaka had a surprising win over Yokohama with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Tameda (43′) and a goal from H. Nakahara (85′). Cerezo Osaka capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai stadium in Osaka. The referee was Jumpei Iida with the help of Isao Nishihashi and Tomoyuki Umeda. The 4th official was Hiroyoshi Iwata. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 6
- 6 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 67
- 54 Dangerous attack 29
- 56 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cerezo Osaka had a strong ball possession 58% while Yokohama was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cerezo Osaka had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cerezo Osaka won the match.
Cerezo Osaka shot 18 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Yokohama shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cerezo Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Yokohama received 3 yellow cards (K. Hayashi, Mateus Moraes and T. Kondo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cerezo Osaka will have 26 points like Sanfrecce Hiroshima to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Yokohama will stay with 12 points like Kashiwa Reysol to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka will play away against Albirex Niigata on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).
Yokohama will play away agasint Kashima Antlers on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).
Cerezo Osaka – Formation
Cerezo Osaka
74'
43'
Cerezo Osaka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Akio Kogiku decided to play with the following team: Jin Hyeon Kim , Seiya Maikuma , Ryosuke Shindo , Koji Toriumi , Ryosuke Yamanaka , Hiroaki Okuno , Tokuma Suzuki , Shinji Kagawa , Jordy Croux , Léo Ceará and Hirotaka Tameda .
The home team had on the bench: Ryuya Nishio , Han-been Yang, Hikaru Nakahara , Capixaba , Kakeru Funaki , Hinata Kida and Satoki Uejo.
Substitutions
Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: Jordy Croux for Hikaru Nakahara (46′), Hirotaka Tameda for Capixaba (60′), Ryosuke Yamanaka for Kakeru Funaki (74′), Tokuma Suzuki for Hinata Kida (74′) and Hiroaki Okuno for Ryuya Nishio (83′).
Best player: Hikaru Nakahara
The most impressive player for Cerezo Osaka was Hikaru Nakahara.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Yokohama – Formation
Yokohama
53'
Yokohama started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Shuhei Yomoda played with: Svend Brodersen , Kyohei Yoshino , Katsuya Iwatake , Mateus Moraes , Towa Yamane , Shion Inoue , Takuya Wada , Kotaro Hayashi , Ryoya Yamashita , Tatsuya Hasegawa and Koki Ogawa .
They had on the bench: Tomoki Kondo , Marcelo Ryan, Yuri Lara, Kengo Nagai, Koki Sakamoto , Hirotaka Mita and Sho Ito .
Substitutions
Yokohama made 5 changes: T. Yamane for Tomoki Kondo (61′), R. Yamashita for Koki Sakamoto (61′), T. Wada for Hirotaka Mita (61′), T. Hasegawa for Sho Ito (68′) and Shion Inoue for Marcelo Ryan (83′).
Best player: Shion Inoue
The player that probably impressed the most for Yokohama was Shion Inoue.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Kawasaki Frontale – Kashiwa Reysol – 2-0
- Cerezo Osaka – Yokohama – 2-0
- Albirex Niigata – Gamba Osaka – 1-3
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Avispa Fukuoka – 2-0
