Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Vissel Kobe 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima overcomes Vissel Kobe with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Shichi (7') and a goal from M. Kato (30').

By
Mark Hall
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Vissel Kobe 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima prevails over Vissel Kobe with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Shichi (7′) and a goal from M. Kato (30′). Vissel Kobe lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hajime Matsuo with the assistance of Hideaki Nishio and Toshiyuki Tanaka. The 4th official was Kohei Yano. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.59 degrees Celsius or 85.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 - 0

Team 1

Vissel Kobe

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 23 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 12 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 150
  • 44 Dangerous attack 55
  • 62 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vissel Kobe had a strong ball possession 59% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vissel Kobe was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 23 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vissel Kobe shot 5 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Gakuto Notsuda). Regarding the opposition, Vissel Kobe didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Takaaki Shichi(goal)Shuto Nakano
7'
Mutsuki Kato(goal)Makoto Mitsuta
30'
46'
Daiju Sasaki- sub ->Shuhei Kawasaki
46'
Thuler- sub ->Koya Yuruki
Gakuto Notsuda- Yellow
47'
Shunki Higashi- sub ->Gakuto Notsuda
54'
Pieros Sotiriou- sub ->Douglas Vieira
55'
64'
Nanasei Iino- sub ->Ryo Hatsuse
71'
Bálint Vécsei- sub ->Leo Osaki
Sota Koshimichi- sub ->Shuto Nakano
76'
Taishi Matsumoto- sub ->Marcos Júnior
76'
80'
Taichi Yamasaki - sub ->Makoto Mitsuta
90'

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 contest, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 44 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Vissel Kobe will stay with 52 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away with Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
7.3
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.3
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
8.1
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
7.0
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.3
54' 47'
M
Marcos Júnior 10.Brazil
7.0
76'
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
8.1
90'
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
7.8
76'
M
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
8.1
Goals7'
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
7.7
Goals30'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
6.7
55'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Taichi Yamasaki  3.Japan
90'
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
6.4
76'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
6.7
54'
M
Sota Koshimichi 32.Japan
6.7
76'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
6.7
55'

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

The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako (7.3), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.0), Hayato Araki (7.3), Sho Sasaki (8.1), Shuto Nakano (7.8), Makoto Mitsuta (8.1), Gakuto Notsuda (7.3), Takaaki Shichi (8.1), Mutsuki Kato (7.7), Marcos Júnior (7.0) and Douglas Vieira (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Taichi Yamasaki, Ezequiel, Taishi Matsumoto (6.4), Pieros Sotiriou (6.7), Goro Kawanami, Shunki Higashi (6.7) and Sota Koshimichi (6.7).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Shuto Nakano for Sota Koshimichi (76′), Marcos Júnior for Taishi Matsumoto (76′), Makoto Mitsuta for Taichi Yamasaki (90′), Douglas Vieira for Pieros Sotiriou (55′) and Gakuto Notsuda for Shunki Higashi (54′).

Best player: Makoto Mitsuta​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Makoto Mitsuta even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 42 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe
G
Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan
6.4
D
Yuki Honda 15.Japan
6.8
80'
D
Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan
7.0
64'
D
Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan
7.0
D
Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan
6.8
M
Hotaru Yamaguchi  5.Japan
6.7
M
Shuhei Kawasaki 21.Japan
6.3
46'
M
Leo Osaki 25.Japan
7.0
71'
F
Yuya Osako 10.Japan
6.4
F
Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan
6.4
F
Koya Yuruki  14.Japan
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Yuya Tsuboi 28.Japan
D
Thuler 3.Brazil
7.5
46'
M
Nanasei Iino 2.Japan
6.8
64'
M
Bálint Vécsei 6.Hungary
7.0
71'
M
Mizuki Arai 20.Japan
M
Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan
7.1
46'
M
Juan Mata 64.Spain
6.7
80'

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

Takayuki Yoshida played with: Daiya Maekawa (6.4), Gotoku Sakai (6.8), Tetsushi Yamakawa  (7.0), Yuki Honda (6.8), Ryo Hatsuse (7.0), Hotaru Yamaguchi (6.7), Leo Osaki (7.0), Shuhei Kawasaki (6.3), Yoshinori Muto (6.4), Yuya Osako (6.4) and Koya Yuruki (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nanasei Iino (6.8), Thuler (7.5), Bálint Vécsei (7.0), Mizuki Arai, Daiju Sasaki (7.1), Yuya Tsuboi and Juan Mata (6.7).

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 5 changes: Leo Osaki for Bálint Vécsei (71′), Yuki Honda for Juan Mata (80′), Shuhei Kawasaki for Daiju Sasaki (46′), Koya Yuruki for Thuler (46′) and Ryo Hatsuse for Nanasei Iino (64′).

Best player: Thuler​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vissel Kobe was Thuler.

His rating is (7.5) with 24 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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