GIFU. Sagan Tosu found a way to clinch a draw against Nagoya Grampus with a late goal from C. Togashi scored in the (89′) after Nagoya Grampus got a lead with a goal from K. Junker (65′). Nagoya Grampus was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Nagaragawa Stadium stadium in Gifu on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 11,736 spectators.​ The referee was Hayato Shimizu assisted by Isao Nishihashi and Hisao Manabe. The 4th official was Shingo Kuniyoshi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.37 degrees Celsius or 68.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Nagoya Grampus

1 - 1

Sagan Tosu

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 21 Total 5
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 79
  • 55 Dangerous attack 28
  • 69 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nagoya Grampus was in firm control of the ball 61% while Sagan Tosu was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nagoya Grampus was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. However, that was not enough Nagoya Grampus to win the match​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 21 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 2 yellow cards (Ryoya Morishita and Takuji Yonemoto). On the other side, Sagan Tosu didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Sagan Tosu didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kosuke Yamazaki (Sagan Tosu) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (50′).

Match Timeline

42'
Kensuke Nagai(VAR)
12'
46'
Kohei Tezuka- sub ->Naoyuki Fujita
Taika Nakashima- sub ->Kensuke Nagai
61'
65'
Cayman Togashi- sub ->Yuji Ono
50'
Kosuke Yamazaki- Red
65'
Ayumu Yokoyama- sub ->Yuki Horigome
Kasper Junker(goal)Tojiro Kubo
65'
72'
Shota Hino- sub ->Kohei Tezuka
Takuji Yonemoto- Yellow
77'
Tsukasa Morishima- sub ->Ryuji Izumi
77'
82'
86'
Takuya Uchida- sub ->Takuji Yonemoto
86'
89'
Cayman Togashi(goal)Ayumu Yokoyama
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, Nagoya Grampus will have 51 points to soar in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu will have 37 points like Albirex Niigata to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Sagan Tosu will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 2nd of December with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.8
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
7.0
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.8
D
Haruya Fujii 13.Japan
7.7
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.7
86' 77'
M
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
7.5
77'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.3
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
6.6
90'
M
Tojiro Kubo 20.Japan
7.8
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
7.0
61'
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
8.1
86' 65'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
M
Tsukasa Morishima 14.Japan
6.7
77'
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.4
86'
F
Naoki Maeda 25.Japan
6.6
86'
F
Taika Nakashima 27.Japan
6.8
61'
F
Ryoga Kida 42.Japan

Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (6.8), Yuki Nogami (7.0), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.8), Haruya Fujii (7.7), Tojiro Kubo (7.8), Sho Inagaki (7.3), Takuji Yonemoto (6.7), Ryoya Morishita (6.6), Ryuji Izumi (7.5), Kasper Junker (8.1) and Kensuke Nagai (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yuichi Maruyama, Tsukasa Morishima (6.7), Yohei Takeda, Naoki Maeda (6.6), Taika Nakashima (6.8), Takuya Uchida (6.4) and Ryoga Kida.

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: Kensuke Nagai for Taika Nakashima (61′), Kasper Junker for Naoki Maeda (86′), Takuji Yonemoto for Takuya Uchida (86′) and Ryuji Izumi for Tsukasa Morishima (77′).

Best player: Kasper Junker​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Kasper Junker.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 71.Japan
8.5
D
Kosuke Yamazaki 2.Japan
5.8
50'
D
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
7.1
D
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
6.3
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
6.7
M
So Kawahara 5.Japan
7.0
M
Naoyuki Fujita 14.Japan
7.3
46'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
5.7
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
6.7
82'
M
Yuki Horigome 44.Japan
6.8
65'
F
Y. Ono 10.Japan
7.3
65'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
M
Kohei Tezuka 7.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan
6.7
82'
M
Shota Hino 38.Japan
6.3
72'
F
Cayman Togashi 22.Japan
7.5
65' 89'
F
Ayumu Yokoyama 32.Japan
7.0
65'
F
Ryonosuke Kabayama 41.Japan

Sagan Tosu started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Kenta Kawai played with: Park Il-Kyu (8.5), Wataru Harada (6.7), Akito Fukuta (7.1), Kosuke Yamazaki (5.8), Taichi Kikuchi (6.3), So Kawahara (7.0), Naoyuki Fujita (7.3), Yuto Iwasaki (6.7), Yuki Horigome (6.8), Yoichi Naganuma (5.7) and Yuji Ono (7.3).

They had on the bench: Kohei Tezuka (6.4), Jun Nishikawa (6.7), Cayman Togashi (7.5), Masahiro Okamoto, Ayumu Yokoyama (7.0), Shota Hino (6.3) and Ryonosuke Kabayama.

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Naoyuki Fujita for Kohei Tezuka (46′), Yuji Ono for Cayman Togashi (65′), Yuki Horigome for Ayumu Yokoyama (65′), Kohei Tezuka for Shota Hino (72′) and Yuto Iwasaki for Jun Nishikawa (82′).

Best player: Park Il-Kyu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was the goalkeeper: Park Il-Kyu. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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