Kawasaki Frontale defeats Kashiwa Reysol 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale overcomes Kashiwa Reysol with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Kobayashi (21') and a goal from K. Noborizato (45').

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David Brown
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Kawasaki Frontale defeats Kashiwa Reysol 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale overcomes Kashiwa Reysol with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Kobayashi (21′) and a goal from K. Noborizato (45′). Kawasaki Frontale was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura assisted by Yosuke Takabe and Naomi Teshirogi. The 4th official was Makoto Hibino. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Kawasaki Frontale

2 - 0

Team 1

Kashiwa Reysol

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 21 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 151 Attack 73
  • 65 Dangerous attack 26
  • 76 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a superior ball possession 65% while Kashiwa Reysol was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match​.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Kashiwa Reysol shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 2 yellow cards (Yu Kobayashi and João Schmidt). Regarding the opposition, Kashiwa Reysol received 1 yellow card (Yuki Muto).

Match Timeline

Yu Kobayashi(goal)
21'
45'
46'
Yuki Muto- sub ->Keiya Sento
46'
Jay-Roy Grot- sub ->Kota Yamada
57'
Yuki Muto- Yellow
67'
69'
Hiromu Mitsumaru- sub ->Eiichi Katayama
73'
Yu Kobayashi- Yellow
76'
80'
Takumi Tsuchiya- sub ->Yugo Tatsuta
Yusuke Segawa- sub ->T. Miyashiro
87'
90'
Tatsuki Seko- sub ->Yasuto Wakizaka
90'

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, Kawasaki Frontale will have 21 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Kashiwa Reysol will stay with 12 points like Yokohama to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kawasaki Frontale will play away against Sagan Tosu on the 2nd of December with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Kashiwa Reysol will play away agasint Nagoya Grampus on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale
G
Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan
7.0
D
Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan
8.0
Goals45'
D
Shintaro Kurumaya  7.Japan
7.2
D
Takuma Ominami 3.Japan
6.5
D
Miki Yamane 13.Japan
6.5
M
Ryota Oshima  10.Japan
6.4
67'
M
João Schmidt 6.Brazil
7.1
90'
M
Yasuto Wakizaka  14.Japan
8.1
90'
F
Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan
7.2
F
Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan
7.8
76' Goals21'
F
Taisei Miyashiro 33.Japan
6.2
87'
Substitutes
G
Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea
M
Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan
90'
M
Chanathip Songkrasin 18.Thailand
M
Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan
M
Kazuki Kozuka 49.Japan
6.8
67'
F
Yusuke Segawa 30.Japan
87'
F
Leandro Damião 9.Brazil

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

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Naoto Kamifukumoto (7.0), Miki Yamane (6.5), Takuma Ominami (6.5), Shintaro Kurumaya (7.2), Kyohei Noborizato (8.0), Yasuto Wakizaka (8.1), João Schmidt (7.1), Ryota Oshima (6.4), Akihiro Ienaga (7.2), Yu Kobayashi (7.8) and Taisei Miyashiro (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Chanathip Songkrasin, Leandro Damião, Kazuya Yamamura, Kazuki Kozuka (6.8), Tatsuki Seko, Sung-Ryong Jung and Yusuke Segawa.

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 3 changes: Ryota Oshima for Kazuki Kozuka (67′), T. Miyashiro for Yusuke Segawa (87′) and Yasuto Wakizaka for Tatsuki Seko (90′).

Best player: Yasuto Wakizaka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kawasaki Frontale was Yasuto Wakizaka even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 68 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Kashiwa Reysol – Formation

Kashiwa Reysol
G
Kenta Matsumoto 46.Japan
7.6
D
Naoki Kawaguchi 24.Japan
6.2
D
Eiichi Katayama 16.Japan
6.4
69'
D
Taiyo Koga  4.Japan
6.8
D
Yugo Tatsuta 50.Japan
6.1
80'
M
Tomoya Koyamatsu 14.Japan
6.4
73'
M
K. Sento 41.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Kota Yamada 11.Japan
6.7
46'
M
Tomoki Takamine 5.Japan
6.6
M
Sachiro Toshima 28.Japan
6.9
F
M. Hosoya 19.Japan
6.2
Substitutes
G
M. Sasaki 21.Japan
D
Hiromu Mitsumaru 2.Japan
6.5
69'
M
Keiya Shiihashi 6.Japan
M
Takumi Tsuchiya 34.Japan
6.6
80'
F
Jay-Roy Grot 17.Netherlands
6.8
46'
F
Yuki Muto 9.Japan
6.6
46' 57'
F
Douglas 49.Brazil
6.8
73'

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

Masami Ihara played with: Kenta Matsumoto (7.6), Naoki Kawaguchi (6.2), Yugo Tatsuta (6.1), Taiyo Koga (6.8), Eiichi Katayama (6.4), Sachiro Toshima (6.9), Tomoki Takamine (6.6), Kota Yamada (6.7), Keiya Sento (6.4), Tomoya Koyamatsu (6.4) and Mao Hosoya (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Jay-Roy Grot (6.8), Keiya Shiihashi, Takumi Tsuchiya (6.6), Yuki Muto (6.6), Douglas (6.8), Hiromu Mitsumaru (6.5) and Masato Sasaki.

Substitutions

Kashiwa Reysol made 5 changes: Kota Yamada for Jay-Roy Grot (46′), Keiya Sento for Yuki Muto (46′), Eiichi Katayama for Hiromu Mitsumaru (69′), Tomoya Koyamatsu for Douglas (73′) and Yugo Tatsuta for Takumi Tsuchiya (80′).

Best player: Kenta Matsumoto​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashiwa Reysol was the goalkeeper: Kenta Matsumoto. His rating is 7.60. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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