Kawasaki Frontale conquers Tokyo 1-0 with a goal scored by Marcinho. HIGHLIGHTS

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale tops Tokyo 1-0 after Marcinho scored just 1 goal (54').

September 16, 2023

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale overcomes Tokyo 1-0 after Marcinho scored just 1 goal (54′). Kawasaki Frontale capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi who had the assistance of Makoto Hibino and Akitsugu Funabashi. The 4th official was Takeshi Asada. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.74 degrees Celsius or 85.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Kawasaki Frontale

1 - 0

Tokyo

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

18 Total 10
6 On Target 4
8 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 3

102 Attack 86
48 Dangerous attack 35
80 Ball safe 72

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 3
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 22
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale was in firm control of the ball 58% while Tokyo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (Akihiro Ienaga). Regarding the opposition, Tokyo received 6 yellow cards (Ryoma Watanabe, Kosuke Shirai, Teruhito Nakagawa, Jajá, Kei Koizumi and Keigo Higashi).

Match Timeline

23'

K. Higashi- Yellow

Akihiro Ienaga- Yellow

44'

49'

Marcinho (goal)Yasuto Wakizaka

54'

62'

64'

Jája Silva- sub ->Adailton

65'

Kosuke Shirai- sub ->Keigo Higashi

65'

Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->Koki Tsukagawa

66'

Kosuke Shirai- Yellow

72'

73'

Kei Koizumi- Yellow

Yusuke Segawa- sub ->Marcinho

81'

82'

Jája Silva- Yellow

87'

Daiya Tono- sub ->Tatsuki Seko

87'

90'

Teruhito Nakagawa- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Kawasaki Frontale will have 36 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Tokyo will stay with 33 points like Gamba Osaka to remain in the 10th 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 in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Tokyo will play away agasint Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale

Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea

8.1

Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan

7.5

Takuma Ominami 3.Japan

7.5

Shintaro Kurumaya 7.Japan

7.3

87'

Miki Yamane 13.Japan

7.5

Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan

7.7

Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan

7.5

Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan

7.9

87'

Bafétimbi Gomis 18.France

7.1

62'

Marcinho 23.Brazil

7.3

81'

54'

Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan

7.1

87'

44'

Substitutes

Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan

João Schmidt 6.Brazil

Yusuke Segawa 30.Japan

6.4

81'

Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan

6.4

87'

Leandro Damião 9.Brazil

6.6

62'

Daiya Tono 17.Japan

6.8

87'

Taisei Miyashiro 33.Japan

6.4

87'

Kawasaki Frontale started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung (8.1), Miki Yamane (7.5), Takuma Ominami (7.5), Shintaro Kurumaya (7.3), Kyohei Noborizato (7.5), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.5), Kento Tachibanada (7.7), Tatsuki Seko (7.9), Akihiro Ienaga (7.1), Bafetimbi Gomis (7.1) and Marcinho (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: João Schmidt, Leandro Damião (6.6), Daiya Tono (6.8), Yusuke Segawa (6.4), Kazuya Yamamura (6.4), Taisei Miyashiro (6.4) and Naoto Kamifukumoto.

Kawasaki Frontale could not rely on the presence of Leandro Damião (injured), Yusuke Segawa (injured) and Kazuya Yamamura (injured).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Bafetimbi Gomis for Leandro Damião (62′), Marcinho for Yusuke Segawa (81′), Akihiro Ienaga for Taisei Miyashiro (87′), Tatsuki Seko for Daiya Tono (87′) and Shintaro Kurumaya for Kazuya Yamamura (87′).

Best player: Sung-Ryong Jung

The most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was the goalkeeper: Sung-Ryong Jung. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo

Jakub Slowik 27.Poland

7.5

Kei Koizumi 37.Japan

6.6

73'

Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil

7.5

M. Morishige 3.Japan

7.0

Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan

7.1

Ryoma Watanabe 11.Japan

6.4

72'

49'

Koki Tsukagawa 35.Japan

6.8

65'

Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan

6.3

90'

Riki Harakawa 40.Japan

6.8

K. Higashi 10.Japan

7.0

65'

23'

Adailton 15.Brazil

7.0

64'

Substitutes

T. Kodama 1.Japan

K. Bangnagande 49.Japan

Kosuke Shirai 99.Japan

7.0

65'

66'

Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan

Jája Silva 20.Brazil

6.6

64'

82'

Kota Tawaratsumida 33.Japan

6.4

65'

Perotti 22.Brazil

6.4

72'

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

Peter Cklamovski played with: Jakub Słowik (7.5), Kei Koizumi (6.6), Masato Morishige (7.0), Henrique Trevisan (7.5), Yuto Nagatomo (7.1), Keigo Higashi (7.0), Riki Harakawa (6.8), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.3), Koki Tsukagawa (6.8), Ryoma Watanabe (6.4) and Adailton (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Tsuyoshi Kodama, Yasuki Kimoto, Jajá (6.6), Perotti (6.4), Kota Tawaratsumida (6.4), Kashif Bangnagande and Kosuke Shirai (7.0).

Tokyo could not rely on the presence of Kota Tawaratsumida (injured).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 4 changes: Keigo Higashi for Kosuke Shirai (65′), Koki Tsukagawa for Kota Tawaratsumida (65′), Adailton for Jajá (64′) and Ryoma Watanabe for Perotti (72′).