HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was able to turn the tables against Nagoya Grampus. It was Nagoya Grampus to score first with a goal from Kasper Junker. Nevertheless, later Sanfrecce Hiroshima found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Shinnosuke Nakatani (72′), Douglas Vieira (81′) and Ezequiel (85′).
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 Masuya Ueda with the collaboration of Yusuke Hamamoto and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Yukimasa Anai. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.29 degrees Celsius or 81.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 5
- 2 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 111
- 58 Dangerous attack 53
- 81 Ball safe 85
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nagoya Grampus that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nagoya Grampus shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 2 yellow cards (Ezequiel and Michael Skibbe). On the other side, Nagoya Grampus received 4 yellow cards (Ryoya Morishita, Akinari Kawazura, Mitchell Langerak and Takuya Uchida).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 47 points like Nagoya Grampus to move down in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Nagoya Grampus will stay with 47 points to gain in the 6th 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 stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).
Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
63'
86'
85'
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 , Tsukasa Shiotani , Hayato Araki , Sho Sasaki , Shuto Nakano , Makoto Mitsuta , Takumu Kawamura , Takaaki Shichi , Mutsuki Kato , Marcos Júnior and Pieros Sotiriou .
The home team had on the bench: Gakuto Notsuda, Douglas Vieira , Ezequiel , Taishi Matsumoto , Goro Kawanami, Shunki Higashi and Sota Koshimichi .
Substitutions
Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Pieros Sotiriou for Douglas Vieira (63′), Marcos Júnior for Shunki Higashi (63′), Takaaki Shichi for Shunki Higashi (71′), Shuto Nakano for Sota Koshimichi (71′) and Mutsuki Kato for Taishi Matsumoto (89′).
Best player: Douglas Vieira
The most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Douglas Vieira.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (46% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.
Nagoya Grampus – Formation
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).
Kenta Hasegawa played with: Mitchell Langerak , Haruya Fujii , Shinnosuke Nakatani , Akinari Kawazura , Sho Inagaki , Yuki Nogami , Tsukasa Morishima , Ryuji Izumi , Ryoya Morishita , Kasper Junker and Naoki Maeda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yuichi Maruyama, Yohei Takeda, Kensuke Nagai , Thales Paula , Taika Nakashima , Takuya Uchida and Riku Yamada .
Substitutions
Nagoya Grampus made 5 changes: Naoki Maeda for Kensuke Nagai (46′), Tsukasa Morishima for Takuya Uchida (46′), Ryuji Izumi for Riku Yamada (82′), Kasper Junker for Taika Nakashima (74′) and Yuki Nogami for Thales Paula (74′).
Best player: Kasper Junker
The most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Kasper Junker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Sagan Tosu – Kyoto Sanga – 3-2
- Avispa Fukuoka – Kashima Antlers – 0-0
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Nagoya Grampus – 3-1
- Cerezo Osaka – Shonan Bellmare – 0-2
- Consadole Sapporo – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-2
