Sanfrecce Hiroshima overcomes Sagan Tosu 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOSU. Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeats Sagan Tosu with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Sotiriou (3') and a goal from D. Vieira (79').

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David Brown
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima overcomes Sagan Tosu 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOSU. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Sagan Tosu with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Sotiriou (3′) and a goal from D. Vieira (79′).

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 Jumpei Iida with the collaboration of Makoto Hibino and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Yohei Tsuno. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.59 degrees Celsius or 81.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sagan Tosu

0 - 2

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 5 Total 18
  • 0 On Target 12
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 93 Attack 119
  • 54 Dangerous attack 44
  • 84 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sagan Tosu was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Sanfrecce Hiroshima succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sagan Tosu shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 18 times, 12 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sagan Tosu didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 2 yellow cards (Takumu Kawamura and Marcos Júnior).

Match Timeline

3'
Pieros Sotiriou(goal)Marcos Júnior
45'
Marcos Júnior- Yellow
Kohei Tezuka- sub ->Kentaro Moriya
46'
67'
Takumu Kawamura- Yellow
72'
Shunki Higashi- sub ->Takumu Kawamura
Yuki Horigome- sub ->Yuto Iwasaki
72'
73'
Douglas Vieira - sub ->Pieros Sotiriou
Yoshiki Narahara - sub ->Jun Nishikawa
78'
Ayumu Yokoyama- sub ->Taichi Kikuchi
78'
79'
Douglas Vieira (goal)Shuto Nakano
79'
Gakuto Notsuda- sub ->Marcos Júnior
83'
Hayato Araki- sub ->Taichi Yamasaki
83'
Taishi Matsumoto- sub ->Takaaki Shichi
Atsushi Kawata- sub ->Cayman Togashi
84'
90'
Makoto Mitsuta(VAR)

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, Sagan Tosu will stay with 31 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 41 points to hold in the 7th 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 stats in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 71.Japan
8.4
D
Kosuke Yamazaki 2.Japan
6.4
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
6.4
D
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
6.4
78'
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
6.3
M
So Kawahara 5.Japan
6.4
M
Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan
7.0
78'
M
Kentaro Moriya 19.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
6.3
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
6.8
72'
F
Cayman Togashi 22.Japan
6.8
84'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
M
Kohei Tezuka 7.Japan
6.6
46'
M
Yoshiki Narahara  27.Japan
78'
M
Yuki Horigome 44.Japan
6.8
72'
F
Atsushi Kawata 9.Japan
6.8
84'
F
Ayumu Yokoyama 32.Japan
78'

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 (8.4), Wataru Harada (6.3), Seok Ho Hwang (6.4), Kosuke Yamazaki (6.4), Taichi Kikuchi (6.4), So Kawahara (6.4), Kentaro Moriya (6.4), Yoichi Naganuma (6.3), Jun Nishikawa (7.0), Yuto Iwasaki (6.8) and Cayman Togashi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Akito Fukuta, Kohei Tezuka (6.6), Atsushi Kawata (6.8), Yoshiki Narahara, Masahiro Okamoto, Ayumu Yokoyama and Yuki Horigome (6.8).

Sagan Tosu could not rely on the presence of Yuki Horigome (injured) and Atsushi Kawata (injured).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Kentaro Moriya for Kohei Tezuka (46′), Yuto Iwasaki for Yuki Horigome (72′), Taichi Kikuchi for Ayumu Yokoyama (78′), Jun Nishikawa for Yoshiki Narahara (78′) and Cayman Togashi for Atsushi Kawata (84′).

Best player: Park Il-Kyu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was the goalkeeper: Park Il-Kyu. His rating is 8.36. He performed 9 saves.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
6.8
D
Taichi Yamasaki  3.Japan
7.1
83'
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
6.4
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
7.1
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
7.3
72' 67'
M
Marcos Júnior 10.Brazil
7.7
79' 45'
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
7.5
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
7.8
M
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
7.0
83'
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
7.0
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
8.1
73' Goals3'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
6.4
83'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
6.4
79'
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
6.4
83'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
6.4
72'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
7.5
73' Goals79'
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (6.8), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.1), Taichi Yamasaki (7.1), Sho Sasaki (6.4), Shuto Nakano (7.8), Makoto Mitsuta (7.5), Takumu Kawamura (7.3), Takaaki Shichi (7.0), Mutsuki Kato (7.0), Marcos Júnior (7.7) and Pieros Sotiriou (8.1).

They had on the bench: Hayato Araki (6.4), Gakuto Notsuda (6.4), Douglas Vieira (7.5), Nassim Ben Khalifa, Taishi Matsumoto (6.4), Goro Kawanami and Shunki Higashi (6.4).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Marcos Júnior for Gakuto Notsuda (79′), Taichi Yamasaki for Hayato Araki (83′), Takumu Kawamura for Shunki Higashi (72′), Pieros Sotiriou for Douglas Vieira (73′) and Takaaki Shichi for Taishi Matsumoto (83′).

Best player: Pieros Sotiriou​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Pieros Sotiriou.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 8 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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