Avispa Fukuoka recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Gamba Osaka 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Avispa Fukuoka was able to turn the tables against Gamba Osaka to win 2-1.

November 12, 2023

TOKYO. Avispa Fukuoka managed to reverse the scoreline against Gamba Osaka to win 2-1. It was Gamba Osaka to strike first with a goal of Kyung-won Kwon at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lukian gave the win to Avispa Fukuoka in the 89′ minute.

Yuya Yamagishi squandered a penalty (80′) for Avispa Fukuoka.

The match was played at the Nishigaoka National Stadium stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 21,293 spectators. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi assisted by Ryosuke Murai and Masashige Abe. The 4th official was Toshihiro Nakai. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.

Match Statistics

Gamba Osaka

1 - 2

Avispa Fukuoka

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

18 Total 12
5 On Target 6
8 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 2

124 Attack 135
28 Dangerous attack 56
64 Ball safe 55

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 2

Fouls

13 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Gamba Osaka was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Avispa Fukuoka that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Avispa Fukuoka had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Avispa Fukuoka won the match.

Gamba Osaka shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Avispa Fukuoka shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Gamba Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Avispa Fukuoka received 1 yellow card (Tatsuki Nara).

Match Timeline

13'

46'

Wellington- sub ->Takeshi Kanamori

61'

Tatsuki Nara - Yellow

76'

Masashi Kamekawa- sub ->Masato Yuzawa

T. Usami- sub ->Hideki Ishige

77'

80'

81'

89'

Shoji Toyama- sub ->Shota Fukuoka

90'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Gamba Osaka will stay with 34 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka will have 48 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Gamba Osaka will host Vissel Kobe on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 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).

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka

Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan

7.1

Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan

7.3

90'

G. Miura 5.Japan

7.1

Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea

7.7

13'

Riku Handa 3.Japan

6.4

Ryotaro Meshino 8.Japan

7.0

89'

Shu Kurata 10.Japan

7.5

K. Kurokawa 24.Japan

6.3

Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan

7.5

Hideki Ishige 48.Japan

7.1

77'

Musashi Suzuki 9.Japan

7.0

Substitutes

K. Ishikawa 25.Japan

Ryu Takao 13.Japan

Ko Yanagisawa 26.Japan

Shinya Nakano 33.Japan

T. Usami 7.Japan

6.4

77'

H. Yamami 37.Japan

89'

Shoji Toyama 40.Japan

90'

Gamba Osaka adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Higashiguchi (7.1), Shota Fukuoka (7.3), Genta Miura (7.1), Kyung-won Kwon (7.7), Riku Handa (6.4), Yuki Yamamoto (7.5), Shu Kurata (7.5), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.3), Hideki Ishige (7.1), Ryotaro Meshino (7.0) and Musashi Suzuki (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Takashi Usami (6.4), Ryu Takao, Kei Ishikawa, Ko Yanagisawa, Shinya Nakano, Hiroto Yamami and Shoji Toyama.

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 3 changes: Hideki Ishige for Takashi Usami (77′), Shota Fukuoka for Shoji Toyama (90′) and Ryotaro Meshino for Hiroto Yamami (89′).

Best player: Kyung-won Kwon

The most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Kyung-won Kwon.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 70 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan

7.0

Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan

7.0

61'

Daiki Miya 5.Japan

7.9

Masaya Tashiro 37.Japan

7.8

Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan

7.0

76'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

6.7

Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan

6.3

46'

Kazuya Konno 8.Japan

7.9

81'

Yota Maejima 29.Japan

7.1

Yosuke Ideguchi 99.Japan

7.5

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

7.1

46'

Substitutes

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan

Masashi Kamekawa 22.Japan

6.4

76'

Shun Nakamura 17.Japan

Lukian 9.Brazil

7.7

81'

89'

Wellington 18.Brazil

6.7

46'

Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan

Also Avispa Fukuoka adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Takumi Nagaishi (7.0), Masaya Tashiro (7.8), Tatsuki Nara (7.0), Daiki Miya (7.9), Masato Yuzawa (7.0), Yosuke Ideguchi (7.5), Hiroyuki Mae (6.7), Yota Maejima (7.1), Kazuya Konno (7.9), Takeshi Kanamori (6.3) and Yuya Yamagishi (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lukian (7.7), Shun Nakamura, Wellington (6.7), Kennedy Mikuni, Masashi Kamekawa (6.4), Reiju Tsuruno and Masaaki Murakami.