KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers tops Urawa Reds 1-0 after S. Doi scored just 1 goal (36′). Urawa Reds lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Sunday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Jumpei Iida with the assistance of Hideaki Nishio and Masahiro Horikoshi. The 4th official was Shu Kawamata. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 99 Attack 77
- 81 Dangerous attack 48
- 78 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Urawa Reds had a superior ball possession 58% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kashima Antlers was was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kashima Antlers won the match.
Kashima Antlers shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Urawa Reds shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (Everaldo and Arthur). Regarding the opposition, Urawa Reds received 1 yellow card (Y. Hirano).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Kashima Antlers will have 62 points like Nagoya Grampus to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds will stay with 59 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Kashima Antlers will host Oita Trinita on the 20th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Kashima Antlers (4 draws).
Urawa Reds will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 20th of November with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (5 draws).
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
57'
52'
36'
Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Naoki Soma decided to play with the following team: Sun Tae Kwoun , Keigo Tsunemoto , Ikuma Sekigawa , Koki Machida , Koki Anzai , Juan Alano , Diego Pituca , Kento Misao , Arthur Caíke , Ayase Ueda and Shoma Doi .
The home team had on the bench: Ryotaro Araki , Ryuji Izumi , Rikuto Hirose, Everaldo , Tomoya Inukai, Yuya Oki and Ryota Nagaki.
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Arthur for R. Izumi (57′), S. Doi for R. Araki (72′), A. Ueda for Everaldo (72′), Juan for T. Inukai (88′) and Juan for T. Inukai (88′).
Best player: Shoma Doi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Shoma Doi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
Urawa Reds – Formation
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ricardo Rodríguez Suárez played with: Shusaku Nishikawa , Daigo Nishi , Takuya Iwanami , Alexander Scholz , Ryosuke Yamanaka , Yuichi Hirano , Atsuki Ito , Takahiro Sekine , Ataru Esaka , Koya Yuruki and Kasper Junker .
These were the players on the bench: Shinzo Koroki , Tomoaki Okubo , Zion Suzuki, Tomoaki Makino , Daiki Kaneko, Yoshio Koizumi and Tomoya Ugajin .
Substitutions
Urawa Reds made 4 changes: K. Junker for Y. Koizumi (46′), K. Yuruki for T. Okubo (46′), Y. Hirano for S. Koroki (72′) and T. Sekine for T. Ugajin (72′).
Best player: Shusaku Nishikawa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Urawa Reds was the goalkeeper: Shusaku Nishikawa. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Vegalta Sendai – Nagoya Grampus – 1-1
- Kashima Antlers – Urawa Reds – 1-0
- Sagan Tosu – Kawasaki Frontale – 3-1
- Oita Trinita – Gamba Osaka – 2-3
- Shonan Bellmare – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 0-0
- Avispa Fukuoka – Yokohama – 1-1
- Kashiwa Reysol – Cerezo Osaka – 1-0
