Gamba Osaka grabs a draw against Sagan Tosu. HIGHLIGHTS

TOSU. Gamba Osaka was capable to clinch a late draw against Sagan Tosu with a late goal from H. Yamami.

August 29, 2023

TOSU. Gamba Osaka found a way to snatch a draw against Sagan Tosu with a late goal from H. Yamami scored in the (90′) after Sagan Tosu got a lead with a goal from Y. Naganuma (61′). Gamba Osaka was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu) stadium in Tosu on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu assisted by Toshiyuki Wazumi and Tomoyuki Umeda. The 4th official was Haruhiro Otsuka. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.37 degrees Celsius or 90.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Sagan Tosu

1 - 1

Gamba Osaka

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

11 Total 22
2 On Target 8
5 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 8

79 Attack 111
40 Dangerous attack 75
95 Ball safe 112

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

5 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gamba Osaka was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sagan Tosu was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gamba Osaka was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Gamba Osaka to win the match.

Sagan Tosu shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka shot 22 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sagan Tosu received 1 yellow card (Park Il-Kyu). Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Cayman Togashi- sub ->Yuki Horigome

46'

Yoichi Naganuma(goal)Wataru Harada

61'

66'

Shinya Nakano- sub ->Ryu Takao

66'

T. Usami- sub ->Issam Jebali

Kentaro Moriya- sub ->Yuji Ono

70'

Ayumu Yokoyama- sub ->Yoshiki Narahara

70'

Ryonosuke Kabayama- sub ->Taichi Kikuchi

74'

83'

Hideki Ishige- sub ->Neta Lavi

83'

Akito Fukuta- sub ->Kohei Tezuka

88'

89'

Il-gyu Park- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sagan Tosu will have 31 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka will have 33 points like Kawasaki Frontale and Tokyo to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

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

Gamba Osaka will host Vissel Kobe on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu

Il-gyu Park 71.Japan

8.9

90'

Kosuke Yamazaki 2.Japan

7.7

Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea

7.1

Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan

7.9

74'

Wataru Harada 42.Japan

7.1

So Kawahara 5.Japan

7.0

Kohei Tezuka 7.Japan

7.5

88'

Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan

7.9

61'

Yoshiki Narahara 27.Japan

6.8

70'

Yuki Horigome 44.Japan

6.4

46'

Y. Ono 10.Japan

7.0

70'

Substitutes

Kei Uchiyama 35.Japan

Akito Fukuta 6.Japan

6.3

88'

Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan

Kentaro Moriya 19.Japan

6.4

70'

Cayman Togashi 22.Japan

6.8

46'

Ayumu Yokoyama 32.Japan

7.0

70'

Ryonosuke Kabayama 41.Japan

6.6

74'

Sagan Tosu started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kenta Kawai decided to play with the following team: Park Il-Kyu (8.9), Wataru Harada (7.1), Seok Ho Hwang (7.1), Kosuke Yamazaki (7.7), Taichi Kikuchi (7.9), So Kawahara (7.0), Kohei Tezuka (7.5), Yoichi Naganuma (7.9), Yuki Horigome (6.4), Yoshiki Narahara (6.8) and Yuji Ono (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Akito Fukuta (6.3), Jun Nishikawa, Kentaro Moriya (6.4), Cayman Togashi (6.8), Ayumu Yokoyama (7.0), Kei Uchiyama and Ryonosuke Kabayama (6.6).

Sagan Tosu could not rely on the presence of Kentaro Moriya (injured).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Yuki Horigome for Cayman Togashi (46′), Taichi Kikuchi for Ryonosuke Kabayama (74′), Yuji Ono for Kentaro Moriya (70′), Yoshiki Narahara for Ayumu Yokoyama (70′) and Kohei Tezuka for Akito Fukuta (88′).

Best player: Park Il-Kyu

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was the goalkeeper: Park Il-Kyu. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka

Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan

6.0

Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan

7.0

Ryu Takao 13.Japan

6.4

66'

Yota Sato 16.Japan

7.3

K. Kurokawa 24.Japan

7.1

Neta Lavi 18.Israel

7.0

83'

Dawhan 23.Brazil

6.8

89'

Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan

7.3

Ryotaro Meshino 8.Japan

7.1

83'

Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia

7.1

66'

Juan Alano 47.Brazil

7.3

Substitutes

K. Ishikawa 25.Japan

Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea

Shinya Nakano 33.Japan

6.6

66'

Hideki Ishige 48.Japan

83'

T. Usami 7.Japan

6.4

66'

Musashi Suzuki 9.Japan

89'

H. Yamami 37.Japan

83'

90'

Gamba Osaka started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Daniel Poyatos Algaba played with: Masaaki Higashiguchi (6.0), Ryu Takao (6.4), Yota Sato (7.3), Shota Fukuoka (7.0), Keisuke Kurokawa (7.1), Dawhan (6.8), Neta Lavi (7.0), Yuki Yamamoto (7.3), Juan Alano (7.3), Issam Jebali (7.1) and Ryotaro Meshino (7.1).

They had on the bench: Takashi Usami (6.4), Musashi Suzuki, Kyung-won Kwon, Kei Ishikawa, Shinya Nakano (6.6), Hiroto Yamami and Hideki Ishige.

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: Neta Lavi for Hideki Ishige (83′), Dawhan for Musashi Suzuki (89′), Ryu Takao for Shinya Nakano (66′), Issam Jebali for Takashi Usami (66′) and Ryotaro Meshino for Hiroto Yamami (83′).