HIRATSUKA. Urawa Reds tops Shonan Bellmare 1-0 after J. Kanté scored just 1 goal (62′).

The match was played at the Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (Hiratsuka) stadium in Hiratsuka on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 10,361 spectators.​ The referee was Jumpei Iida assisted by Yosuke Takabe and Koji Morikawa. The 4th official was Masashige Abe. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.44 degrees Celsius or 86.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Shonan Bellmare

0 - 1

Urawa Reds

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 82
  • 57 Dangerous attack 37
  • 86 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Shonan Bellmare was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Urawa Reds that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Shonan Bellmare had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Urawa Reds was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Shonan Bellmare shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Urawa Reds shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Shonan Bellmare received 4 yellow cards (Taiyo Hiraoka, Satoshi Tanaka, Tarik Elyounoussi and Min Tae Kim). On the other side, Urawa Reds didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

S. Tanaka- Yellow
18'
T. Hiraoka- Yellow
43'
Min-tae Kim - Yellow
45'
46'
Yoshio Koizumi- sub ->Kaito Yasui
Tarik Elyounoussi- Yellow
50'
62'
Kohei Okuno- sub ->Masaki Ikeda
66'
Akira Silvano Disaro- sub ->Tarik Elyounoussi
66'
69'
Shoya Nakajima- sub ->Tomoaki Okubo
72'
Hirokazu Ishihara- sub ->Taiga Hata
Naoki Yamada - sub ->Taiyo Hiraoka
72'
76'
82'
A. Ohata- sub ->Hiroki Sakai
83'
Shinzo Koroki- sub ->José Kanté
Sho Fukuda- sub ->Takuya Okamoto
87'

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 playing this match, Shonan Bellmare will stay with 17 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Urawa Reds will have 44 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Shonan Bellmare will host Tokyo on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Urawa Reds will play away agasint Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

Shonan Bellmare – Formation

Shonan Bellmare
G
Daiki Tomii 23.Japan
6.4
D
Takuya Okamoto 6.Japan
6.8
87'
D
Kazunari Ono 8.Japan
6.7
D
Min-tae Kim 47.South Korea
6.7
45'
M
Daiki Sugioka 2.Japan
7.5
M
S. Tanaka 5.Japan
6.6
18'
M
T. Hiraoka 13.Japan
6.6
72' 43'
M
T. Hata 26.Japan
6.3
72'
M
Masaki Ikeda 27.Japan
6.8
66'
F
Tarik Elyounoussi 11.Norway
6.4
66' 50'
F
Yuki Ohashi 17.Japan
7.3
Substitutes
G
Kotaro Tachikawa 31.Japan
D
Hirokazu Ishihara 3.Japan
6.8
72'
D
Koki Tachi 4.Japan
M
Naoki Yamada 10.Japan
6.8
72'
M
Kohei Okuno 15.Japan
6.6
66'
M
Sho Fukuda 19.Japan
87'
F
Akira Silvano Disaro 39.Japan
6.4
66'

Shonan Bellmare started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Satoshi Yamaguchi decided to play with the following team: Daiki Tomii (6.4), Takuya Okamoto (6.8), Min Tae Kim (6.7), Kazunari Ono (6.7), Satoshi Tanaka (6.6), Taiga Hata (6.3), Masaki Ikeda (6.8), Taiyo Hiraoka (6.6), Daiki Sugioka (7.5), Yuki Ohashi (7.3) and Tarik Elyounoussi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Hirokazu Ishihara (6.8), Koki Tachi, Naoki Yamada (6.8), Kohei Okuno (6.6), Sho Fukuda, Kotaro Tachikawa and Akira Silvano Disaro (6.4).

Shonan Bellmare could not rely on the presence of Naoki Yamada (injured).

Substitutions

Shonan Bellmare made 5 changes: Tarik Elyounoussi for Akira Silvano Disaro (66′), Masaki Ikeda for Kohei Okuno (66′), Taiyo Hiraoka for Naoki Yamada (72′), Taiga Hata for Hirokazu Ishihara (72′) and Takuya Okamoto for Sho Fukuda (87′).

Best player: Daiki Sugioka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Shonan Bellmare was Daiki Sugioka.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
7.0
D
Takahiro Akimoto 15.Japan
7.7
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
7.5
D
Hiroki Sakai 2.Japan
6.6
82'
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
7.5
M
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.4
76'
M
Ken Iwao 19.Japan
7.3
M
Tomoaki Okubo 21.Japan
7.3
69'
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
6.6
46'
M
Atsuki Ito 3.Japan
7.0
F
José Kanté 11.Guinea
7.3
83' 62'
Substitutes
G
Ayumi Niekawa 16.Japan
D
Takuya Ogiwara 26.Japan
6.4
76'
D
A. Ohata 66.Japan
7.0
82'
M
Shoya Nakajima 10.Japan
6.8
69'
M
K. Shibato 22.Japan
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
6.4
46'
F
Shinzo Koroki 30.Japan
6.6
83'

Urawa Reds started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Maciej Skorża played with: Shusaku Nishikawa (7.0), Hiroki Sakai (6.6), Takuya Iwanami (7.5), Alexander Scholz (7.5), Takahiro Akimoto (7.7), Atsuki Ito (7.0), Ken Iwao (7.3), Tomoaki Okubo (7.3), Kaito Yasui (6.6), Takahiro Sekine (6.4) and José Kanté (7.3).

They had on the bench: Yoshio Koizumi (6.4), Shoya Nakajima (6.8), Ayumi Niekawa, Kai Shibato, Takuya Ogiwara (6.4), Shinzo Koroki (6.6) and Ayumu Ohata (7.0).

Urawa Reds could not rely on the presence of Ayumu Ohata (injured), Shinzo Koroki (injured) and Takuya Ogiwara (injured).

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: Hiroki Sakai for Ayumu Ohata (82′), José Kanté for Shinzo Koroki (83′), Kaito Yasui for Yoshio Koizumi (46′), Tomoaki Okubo for Shoya Nakajima (69′) and Takahiro Sekine for Takuya Ogiwara (76′).

Best player: Takahiro Akimoto​

The player that probably impressed the most for Urawa Reds was Takahiro Akimoto even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 31 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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