Sanfrecce Hiroshima prevails over Tokyo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CHōFU. Sanfrecce Hiroshima overcome Tokyo to win 2-1.

October 29, 2023

CHōFU. Sanfrecce Hiroshima bested Tokyo to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sanfrecce Hiroshima to strike first with a goal of Mutsuki Kato at the 48′. Then it was an own goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Makoto Mitsuta gave the win to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 75′ minute with a goal. Tokyo lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

Teruhito Nakagawa received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Tokyo lost the match.

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,981 spectators. The referee was Hiroki Kasahara assisted by Jun Mihara and Tomohiro Tsukada. The 4th official was Ryo Hirama. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.24 degrees Celsius or 68.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Tokyo

1 - 2

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

9 Total 16
3 On Target 8
3 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 4

97 Attack 85
43 Dangerous attack 41
82 Ball safe 60

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 8

Fouls

13 Total 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Tokyo had a strong ball possession 56% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tokyo was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sanfrecce Hiroshima found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Tokyo shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (Henrique Trevisan and Kei Koizumi). Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 3 yellow cards (Shunki Higashi, Douglas Vieira and Nassim Ben Khalifa).

(Tokyo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Henrique Trevisan- Yellow

37'

42'

Shunki Higashi- Yellow

48'

Mutsuki Kato(goal)Shuto Nakano

Kei Koizumi- Yellow

57'

58'

Douglas Vieira - Yellow

62'

Hayato Araki(own-goal)

Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->Adailton

72'

75'

Makoto Mitsuta(goal)Douglas Vieira

K. Higashi- sub ->Riki Harakawa

79'

88'

Takaaki Shichi- sub ->Ezequiel

Shuhei Tokumoto- sub ->Kashif Bangnagande

88'

90'

Teruhito Nakagawa- Red

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Tokyo will stay with 39 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 51 points like Nagoya Grampus to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Tokyo will play away with Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

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

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo

T. Nozawa 41.Japan

7.7

M. Morishige 3.Japan

6.4

Kei Koizumi 37.Japan

6.0

57'

Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil

6.7

37'

K. Bangnagande 49.Japan

6.4

88'

K. Matsuki 7.Japan

6.4

Ryoma Watanabe 11.Japan

6.4

Riki Harakawa 40.Japan

6.7

79'

Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil

7.0

79'

Adailton 15.Brazil

6.7

72'

Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan

6.6

90'

Substitutes

Jakub Slowik 27.Poland

Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan

Shuhei Tokumoto 17.Japan

7.3

88'

K. Higashi 10.Japan

7.0

79'

Tsubasa Terayama 26.Japan

Kota Tawaratsumida 33.Japan

6.8

72'

Naoki Kumata 29.Japan

6.4

79'

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

The manager Peter Cklamovski decided to play with the following team: Taishi Brandon Nozawa (7.7), Kei Koizumi (6.0), Masato Morishige (6.4), Henrique Trevisan (6.7), Kashif Bangnagande (6.4), Kuryu Matsuki (6.4), Ryoma Watanabe (6.4), Riki Harakawa (6.7), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.6), Diego Oliveira (7.0) and Adailton (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Yasuki Kimoto, Keigo Higashi (7.0), Shuhei Tokumoto (7.3), Tsubasa Terayama, Jakub Słowik, Naoki Kumata (6.4) and Kota Tawaratsumida (6.8).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 4 changes: Adailton for Kota Tawaratsumida (72′), Diego Oliveira for Naoki Kumata (79′), Kashif Bangnagande for Shuhei Tokumoto (88′) and Riki Harakawa for Keigo Higashi (79′).

Best player: Taishi Brandon Nozawa

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was the goalkeeper: Taishi Brandon Nozawa. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Keisuke Osako 38.Japan

6.7

Hayato Araki 4.Japan

6.4

Sho Sasaki 19.Japan

7.3

Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan

7.3

Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan

7.0

Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan

8.5

75'

Ezequiel 14.Brazil

7.3

88'

Shuto Nakano 15.Japan

6.3

Shunki Higashi 24.Japan

7.7

42'

Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan

7.1

48'

Douglas Vieira 9.Brazil

7.1

88'

58'

Substitutes

Goro Kawanami 22.Japan

Taichi Yamasaki 3.Japan

Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan

6.4

88'

Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan

Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan

Yotaro Nakajima 35.Japan

Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland

6.8

88'

90'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (6.7), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.3), Hayato Araki (6.4), Sho Sasaki (7.3), Shuto Nakano (6.3), Takumu Kawamura (7.0), Makoto Mitsuta (8.5), Shunki Higashi (7.7), Mutsuki Kato (7.1), Ezequiel (7.3) and Douglas Vieira (7.1).

They had on the bench: Taichi Yamasaki, Gakuto Notsuda, Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.8), Takaaki Shichi (6.4), Taishi Matsumoto, Goro Kawanami and Yotaro Nakajima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima could not rely on the presence of Takaaki Shichi (injured) and Nassim Ben Khalifa (injured).