KOBE. Vissel Kobe prevailed over Kashima Antlers 3-1 thanks to D. Sasaki who scored in the 16th and 83rd minute. Vissel Kobe was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Daiju Sasaki (16′), Haruya Ide (44′) and Daiju Sasaki (83′). Kashima Antlers reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by Yuta Matsumura, but there was not much to do for them. Kashima Antlers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima with the support of Osamu Nomura and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Takafumi Mikuriya. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.04 degrees Celsius or 62.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 102
- 49 Dangerous attack 37
- 97 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kashima Antlers had a superior ball possession 57% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vissel Kobe was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vissel Kobe won the match.
Vissel Kobe shot 23 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Vissel Kobe will have 61 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers will stay with 47 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Vissel Kobe will play away with Gamba Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).
Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).
Vissel Kobe – Formation
Vissel Kobe
80'
44'
Vissel Kobe started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
The manager Takayuki Yoshida decided to play with the following team: Daiya Maekawa , Gotoku Sakai , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Thuler , Yuki Honda , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Takahiro Ogihara , Haruya Ide , Daiju Sasaki , Yuya Osako and Yoshinori Muto .
The home team had on the bench: Nanasei Iino , Koya Yuruki, Mizuki Arai, Leo Osaki, Jean Patric , Yuya Tsuboi and Juan Mata.
Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of Jean Patric (injured).
Substitutions
Vissel Kobe made 3 changes: Haruya Ide for Jean Patric (60′), Yuki Honda for Nanasei Iino (80′) and Yoshinori Muto for Leo Osaki (90′).
Best player: Daiju Sasaki
The player that probably impressed the most for Vissel Kobe was Daiju Sasaki.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa , Rikuto Hirose , Naomichi Ueda , Ikuma Sekigawa , Koki Anzai , Kaishu Sano , Diego Pituca , Yuta Higuchi , Ryotaro Araki , Tomoya Fujii and Yuma Suzuki .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gen Shoji , Shoma Doi, Gaku Shibasaki , Yuta Matsumura , Yuya Oki, Hayato Nakama and Yuki Kakita .
Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Gen Shoji (injured).
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Ikuma Sekigawa for Gen Shoji (46′), Tomoya Fujii for Hayato Nakama (46′), Rikuto Hirose for Yuta Matsumura (46′), Ryotaro Araki for Yuki Kakita (68′) and Yuta Higuchi for Gaku Shibasaki (76′).
Best player: Yuta Matsumura
The most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuta Matsumura.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
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.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka – 0-0
- Vissel Kobe – Kashima Antlers – 3-1
- Gamba Osaka – Nagoya Grampus – 0-1
- Kyoto Sanga – Shonan Bellmare – 0-1
- Albirex Niigata – Sagan Tosu – 1-1
- Yokohama – Tokyo – 1-0
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Consadole Sapporo – 4-1
