Kyoto Sanga stops Urawa Reds with a 0-0 draw. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Urawa Reds and Kyoto Sanga played out a goalless draw.

By
Mark Hall
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Kyoto Sanga stops Urawa Reds with a 0-0 draw. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Urawa Reds didn’t concede much to Kyoto Sanga to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Friday..

The match was played at the Saitama Stadium 2002 stadium in Saitama on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu with the help of Yusuke Hamamoto and Mitsuharu Taketa. The 4th official was Koki Nagamine.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Urawa Reds

0 - 0

Team 1

Kyoto Sanga

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 15 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 21 Attack 44
  • 7 Dangerous attack 18
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Kyoto Sanga had a strong ball possession 55% while Urawa Reds was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kyoto Sanga had a more offensive attitude with 18 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Kyoto Sanga to win the match​.

Urawa Reds shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kyoto Sanga shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Urawa Reds received 1 yellow card (Takahiro Akimoto). Talking about the opposition, Kyoto Sanga received 1 yellow card (Hisashi Appiah Tawiah).

Match Timeline

46'
Atsuki Ito- sub ->Jumpei Hayakawa
46'
54'
Shogo Asada- sub ->Teppei Yachida
61'
67'
Taiki Hirato- sub ->Shohei Takeda
67'
Bryan Linssen- sub ->Kaito Yasui
67'
67'
71'
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah - Yellow
72'
72'
Shinzo Koroki- sub ->Yoshio Koizumi
82'

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, Urawa Reds will have 46 points like Nagoya Grampus to go up in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Kyoto Sanga will have 30 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Urawa Reds will play away against Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
7.5
D
Hiroki Sakai  2.Japan
7.0
46'
D
Marius Høibråten 5.Norway
7.5
D
Takuya Ogiwara 26.Japan
7.5
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
7.0
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
6.4
82'
M
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.4
67'
M
Ken Iwao 19.Japan
8.1
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
6.7
67'
M
Jumpei Hayakawa 35.Japan
6.4
46'
F
José Kanté 11.Guinea
7.0
Substitutes
G
Ayumi Niekawa 16.Japan
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
M
Atsuki Ito 3.Japan
7.0
46'
M
Takahiro Akimoto 15.Japan
7.0
46' 61'
F
Bryan Linssen 9.Netherlands
6.1
67'
F
Toshiki Takahashi 18.Japan
6.7
67'
F
Shinzo Koroki 30.Japan
6.6
82'

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

The manager Maciej Skorża decided to play with the following team: Shusaku Nishikawa (7.5), Hiroki Sakai (7.0), Alexander Scholz (7.0), Marius Höibraten (7.5), Takuya Ogiwara (7.5), Kaito Yasui (6.7), Ken Iwao (8.1), Yoshio Koizumi (6.4), Jumpei Hayakawa (6.4), Takahiro Sekine (6.4) and José Kanté (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Atsuki Ito (7.0), Takuya Iwanami, Bryan Linssen (6.1), Takahiro Akimoto (7.0), Ayumi Niekawa, Toshiki Takahashi (6.7) and Shinzo Koroki (6.6).

Urawa Reds could not rely on the presence of Toshiki Takahashi (injured).

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: Kaito Yasui for Bryan Linssen (67′), Takahiro Sekine for Toshiki Takahashi (67′), Hiroki Sakai for Takahiro Akimoto (46′), Jumpei Hayakawa for Atsuki Ito (46′) and Yoshio Koizumi for Shinzo Koroki (82′).

Best player: Ken Iwao​

The most impressive player for Urawa Reds was Ken Iwao.

His rating is (8.1) with 61 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Kyoto Sanga
G
Sung-yun Gu 94.South Korea
8.2
D
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah  5.Japan
6.7
71'
D
Yuto Misao 6.Japan
6.8
72'
D
Shinnosuke Fukuda 20.Japan
7.0
D
Osamu Henry Iyoha 24.Japan
7.3
M
Shohei Takeda 16.Japan
6.7
67'
M
Daiki Kaneko 19.Japan
7.3
M
Teppei Yachida 25.Japan
6.8
54'
F
Ryogo Yamasaki 11.Japan
6.4
67'
F
Taichi Hara 14.Japan
6.4
F
Temma Matsuda 18.Japan
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Gakuji Ota 26.Japan
D
Shogo Asada 3.Japan
6.7
54'
M
Daigo Araki 8.Japan
6.7
72'
M
Shimpei Fukuoka 10.Japan
M
Taiki Hirato 39.Japan
6.6
67'
F
Patric 9.Brazil
6.7
72'
F
Kosuke Kinoshita 17.Japan
7.0
67'

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

Kwi-Jea Cho played with: Sung-Yun Gu (8.2), Shinnosuke Fukuda (7.0), Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (6.7), Osamu Iyoha (7.3), Yuto Misao (6.8), Teppei Yachida (6.8), Daiki Kaneko (7.3), Shohei Takeda (6.7), Taichi Hara (6.4), Ryogo Yamasaki (6.4) and Temma Matsuda (7.0).

They had on the bench: Shogo Asada (6.7), Daigo Araki (6.7), Patric (6.7), Shimpei Fukuoka, Kosuke Kinoshita (7.0), Gakuji Ota and Taiki Hirato (6.6).

Kyoto Sanga could not rely on the presence of Daigo Araki (injured).

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: Temma Matsuda for Patric (72′), Ryogo Yamasaki for Kosuke Kinoshita (67′), Teppei Yachida for Shogo Asada (54′), Shohei Takeda for Taiki Hirato (67′) and Yuto Misao for Daigo Araki (72′).

Best player: Sung-Yun Gu​

The most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was the goalkeeper: Sung-Yun Gu. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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