KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale was capable to turn the tables against Avispa Fukuoka.

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 19,026 spectators.​ The referee was Takafumi Mikuriya with the support of Yukitaka Kumagai and Akitsugu Funabashi. The 4th official was Hiroyoshi Takayama. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.09 degrees Celsius or 75.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Kawasaki Frontale

4 - 2

Avispa Fukuoka

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 16 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 102 Attack 94
  • 51 Dangerous attack 50
  • 71 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kawasaki Frontale was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Avispa Fukuoka that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match​.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (Takuma Ominami). On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka received 1 yellow card (Douglas Grolli).

Match Timeline

Takuma Ominami- Yellow
11'
Yusuke Segawa(goal)
20'
24'
Douglas Grolli(goal)
62'
Douglas Grolli- Yellow
66'
Bafétimbi Gomis - sub ->Leandro Damião
67'
67'
Daiya Tono- sub ->Tatsuki Seko
67'
78'
Yu Kobayashi- sub ->Akihiro Ienaga
79'
79'
Wellington- sub ->Yuya Yamagishi
Yu Kobayashi(goal)Kazuya Yamamura
84'
87'
87'
Daiya Tono(goal)Bafetimbi Gomis
90'
90'
Hisashi Jogo- sub ->Kazuya Konno
90'
Reiju Tsuruno- sub ->Takeshi Kanamori
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 match, Kawasaki Frontale will have 42 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka will stay with 45 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kawasaki Frontale will play away with Sagan Tosu on the 2nd of December with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Avispa Fukuoka will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale
G
Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea
6.6
D
Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan
7.1
D
Takuma Ominami 3.Japan
6.6
11'
D
Miki Yamane 13.Japan
6.8
M
Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan
7.5
M
Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan
7.0
67'
M
Yusuke Segawa 30.Japan
7.5
78' 20'
M
Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan
7.0
79'
M
Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan
7.5
F
Marcinho 23.Brazil
6.6
67'
F
Leandro Damião 9.Brazil
7.1
67'
Substitutes
G
Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan
D
K. Takai 29.Japan
M
João Schmidt 6.Brazil
7.0
78'
F
Daiya Tono 17.Japan
7.3
67' 90'
F
Bafétimbi Gomis 18.France
8.1
67'
F
Taisei Miyashiro 33.Japan
7.3
67' 90'
F
Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan
7.5
79' 84'

Kawasaki Frontale started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung (6.6), Kazuya Yamamura (7.1), Miki Yamane (6.8), Takuma Ominami (6.6), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.5), Akihiro Ienaga (7.0), Tatsuki Seko (7.0), Kento Tachibanada (7.5), Yusuke Segawa (7.5), Marcinho (6.6) and Leandro Damião (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: João Schmidt (7.0), Yu Kobayashi (7.5), Daiya Tono (7.3), Bafetimbi Gomis (8.1), Kota Takai, Taisei Miyashiro (7.3) and Naoto Kamifukumoto.

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Yusuke Segawa for João Schmidt (78′), Akihiro Ienaga for Yu Kobayashi (79′), Leandro Damião for Bafetimbi Gomis (67′), Tatsuki Seko for Daiya Tono (67′) and Marcinho for Taisei Miyashiro (67′).

Best player: Bafetimbi Gomis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kawasaki Frontale was Bafetimbi Gomis even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 3 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka
G
Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan
6.3
D
Daiki Miya 5.Japan
6.4
87'
D
Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil
6.7
62' 24'
D
Masaya Tashiro 37.Japan
6.4
M
Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan
7.0
87'
M
Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan
6.8
90'
M
Kazuya Konno 8.Japan
7.1
90'
M
Itsuki Oda 16.Japan
6.3
M
Yota Maejima 29.Japan
6.8
M
Yosuke Ideguchi 99.Japan
6.8
F
Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan
7.5
79' 66'
Substitutes
G
Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan
D
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan
6.1
87'
D
Masashi Kamekawa 22.Japan
M
Shun Nakamura 17.Japan
6.8
87'
F
Hisashi Jogo 10.Japan
90'
F
Wellington 18.Brazil
6.8
79'
F
Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan
90'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Masaaki Murakami (6.3), Douglas Grolli (6.7), Masaya Tashiro (6.4), Daiki Miya (6.4), Yota Maejima (6.8), Yosuke Ideguchi (6.8), Hiroyuki Mae (7.0), Itsuki Oda (6.3), Kazuya Konno (7.1), Takeshi Kanamori (6.8) and Yuya Yamagishi (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Takumi Nagaishi, Hisashi Jogo, Shun Nakamura (6.8), Wellington (6.8), Kennedy Mikuni (6.1), Masashi Kamekawa and Reiju Tsuruno.

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: Daiki Miya for Kennedy Mikuni (87′), Yuya Yamagishi for Wellington (79′), Hiroyuki Mae for Shun Nakamura (87′), Kazuya Konno for Hisashi Jogo (90′) and Takeshi Kanamori for Reiju Tsuruno (90′).

Best player: Yuya Yamagishi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Avispa Fukuoka was Yuya Yamagishi.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 32 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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