Urawa Reds tops Gamba Osaka 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Urawa Reds managed to reverse the scoreline against Gamba Osaka.

By
Luke Meyer
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Urawa Reds tops Gamba Osaka 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Urawa Reds found a way to turn the tables against Gamba Osaka. It was Gamba Osaka to score first with a goal from Takashi Usami. Nevertheless, later Urawa Reds found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with José Kanté (29′), Toshiki Takahashi (68′) and Bryan Linssen (85′). Gamba Osaka was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Urawa Reds remained in players after José Kanté received a red card in the 59′. Anyway, Urawa Reds still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Nishigaoka National Stadium stadium in Tokyo on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yusuke Araki with the assistance of Osamu Nomura and Satoshi Michiyama. The 4th official was Mikiya Nishimura. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.81 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Gamba Osaka

1 - 3

Team 1

Urawa Reds

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 129 Attack 100
  • 77 Dangerous attack 35
  • 71 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gamba Osaka was in firm control of the ball 61% while Urawa Reds was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gamba Osaka was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Urawa Reds was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Gamba Osaka shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Gamba Osaka received 3 yellow cards (Yuya Fukuda, Keisuke Kurokawa and Takashi Usami). Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds received 1 yellow card (Hiroki Sakai).

Also, Urawa Reds didn’t end the match with 11 players after José Kanté (Urawa Reds) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (59′).

Match Timeline

16'
Hiroki Sakai - Yellow
T. Usami(goal)
17'
29'
Hideki Ishige- sub ->Juan Alano
46'
K. Kurokawa- Yellow
59'
59'
T. Usami- Yellow
59'
55'
63'
Bryan Linssen- sub ->Yoshio Koizumi
63'
68'
Y. Fukuda- sub ->Ryotaro Meshino
71'
71'
Shu Kurata- sub ->Dawhan
79'
81'
85'
Bryan Linssen(goal)Kaito Yasui
Shoji Toyama- sub ->Takashi Usami
87'
90'
90'
A. Ohata- sub ->Kaito Yasui
Y. Fukuda- Yellow
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 playing this match, Gamba Osaka will stay with 34 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Urawa Reds will have 49 points to drop in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Gamba Osaka will host Vissel Kobe on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Urawa Reds will play away agasint Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan
6.0
D
Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan
6.3
D
Yota Sato 16.Japan
7.1
D
K. Kurokawa 24.Japan
6.8
59'
D
Shinya Nakano 33.Japan
6.1
71'
M
T. Usami 7.Japan
7.0
87' 59' Goals17'
M
Ryotaro Meshino  8.Japan
7.0
71'
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
7.0
79'
M
Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan
7.7
M
Juan Alano 47.Brazil
6.7
46'
F
Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia
6.7
Substitutes
G
K. Ishikawa 25.Japan
D
Ryu Takao 13.Japan
D
Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea
6.3
71'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
6.8
79'
M
Y. Fukuda 14.Japan
6.3
71' 90'
M
Hideki Ishige 48.Japan
6.1
46'
F
Shoji Toyama 40.Japan
6.3
87'

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

The manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Higashiguchi (6.0), Shinya Nakano (6.1), Yota Sato (7.1), Shota Fukuoka (6.3), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.8), Dawhan (7.0), Yuki Yamamoto (7.7), Ryotaro Meshino (7.0), Juan Alano (6.7), Takashi Usami (7.0) and Issam Jebali (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Shu Kurata (6.8), Ryu Takao, Yuya Fukuda (6.3), Kyung-won Kwon (6.3), Kei Ishikawa, Shoji Toyama (6.3) and Hideki Ishige (6.1).

Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of Shoji Toyama (injured).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: Juan Alano for Hideki Ishige (46′), Dawhan for Shu Kurata (79′), Shinya Nakano for Kyung-won Kwon (71′), Takashi Usami for Shoji Toyama (87′) and Ryotaro Meshino for Yuya Fukuda (71′).

Best player: Yuki Yamamoto​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Yuki Yamamoto.

His rating is (7.7) with 67 passes (96% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
7.1
D
Hiroki Sakai  2.Japan
6.3
16'
D
Marius Høibråten 5.Norway
6.7
90'
D
Takuya Ogiwara 26.Japan
8.1
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
6.7
M
Atsuki Ito 3.Japan
7.8
81'
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
6.6
63'
M
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.8
63'
M
Ken Iwao 19.Japan
7.0
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
6.7
90'
F
José Kanté 11.Guinea
6.3
59' Goals29'
Substitutes
G
Ayumi Niekawa 16.Japan
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
90'
D
A. Ohata 66.Japan
90'
M
K. Shibato 22.Japan
7.3
81'
F
Bryan Linssen 9.Netherlands
7.7
63' Goals85'
F
Toshiki Takahashi 18.Japan
7.3
63' Goals68'
F
Shinzo Koroki 30.Japan

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

Maciej Skorża played with: Shusaku Nishikawa (7.1), Hiroki Sakai (6.3), Alexander Scholz (6.7), Marius Höibraten (6.7), Takuya Ogiwara (8.1), Atsuki Ito (7.8), Ken Iwao (7.0), Yoshio Koizumi (6.6), Kaito Yasui (6.7), Takahiro Sekine (6.8) and José Kanté (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Takuya Iwanami, Bryan Linssen (7.7), Ayumi Niekawa, Toshiki Takahashi (7.3), Kai Shibato (7.3), Shinzo Koroki and Ayumu Ohata.

Urawa Reds could not rely on the presence of Kai Shibato (injured).

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: Takahiro Sekine for Toshiki Takahashi (63′), Yoshio Koizumi for Bryan Linssen (63′), Atsuki Ito for Kai Shibato (81′), Marius Höibraten for Takuya Iwanami (90′) and Kaito Yasui for Ayumu Ohata (90′).

Best player: Takuya Ogiwara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Urawa Reds was Takuya Ogiwara even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 27 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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