YOKOHAMA. Yokohama F. Marinos overcomes Cerezo Osaka with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Matheus (41′) and a goal from Élber (45′).

The match was played at the Nissan Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura with the collaboration of Osamu Nomura and Satoshi Karakami. The 4th official was Shingo Sakamoto. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.84 degrees Celsius or 53.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Yokohama F. Marinos

2 - 0

Cerezo Osaka

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 20 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 98
  • 41 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cerezo Osaka had a superior ball possession 55% while Yokohama F. Marinos was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cerezo Osaka was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Yokohama F. Marinos found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Yokohama F. Marinos shot 20 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cerezo Osaka shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Yan(goal)Élber
41'
Élber(goal)Anderson Lopes
45'
46'
Ryosuke Shindo - sub ->Matej Jonjic
62'
Hiroaki Okuno- sub ->Jordy Croux
62'
Tae-hee Nam- sub ->Takuma Nishimura
71'
R. Yamane- sub ->Takuya Kida
71'
Takumi Kamijima- sub ->Kaina Yoshio
77'
Ryo Miyaichi- sub ->Ryotaro Tsunoda
83'
83'
Reiya Sakata- sub ->Satoki Uejo
Kota Mizunuma- sub ->Élber
83'
89'

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
FC 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, Yokohama F. Marinos will have 63 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka will stay with 49 points like Kashima Antlers to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama F. Marinos will play away with Kyoto Sanga on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Cerezo Osaka will play away agasint Albirex Niigata on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation

Yokohama F. Marinos
G
Jun Ichimori 1.Japan
7.3
D
Eduardo 5.Brazil
7.8
D
Kaina Yoshio 25.Japan
7.0
77'
D
Ken Matsubara 27.Japan
7.9
D
R. Tsunoda 33.Japan
7.0
83'
M
Kota Watanabe 6.Japan
7.3
M
Takuya Kida 8.Japan
6.6
71'
M
Takuma Nishimura 30.Japan
7.0
71'
F
Élber 7.Brazil
9.1
83' 45'
F
Anderson Lopes 11.Brazil
7.5
F
Yan 20.Brazil
8.7
41'
Substitutes
G
Hiroki Iikura 21.Japan
D
Takumi Kamijima 15.Japan
6.4
77'
M
Kota Mizunuma 18.Japan
6.7
83'
M
R. Yamane 28.Japan
6.4
71'
M
Tae-hee Nam 29.South Korea
7.0
71'
F
Asahi Uenaka 14.Japan
F
Ryo Miyaichi 23.Japan
6.7
83'

Yokohama F. Marinos started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).

The manager Kevin Muscat decided to play with the following team: Jun Ichimori (7.3), Ken Matsubara (7.9), Ryotaro Tsunoda (7.0), Eduardo (7.8), Kaina Yoshio (7.0), Takuya Kida (6.6), Takuma Nishimura (7.0), Kota Watanabe (7.3), Yan Matheus (8.7), Anderson Lopes (7.5) and Élber (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Asahi Uenaka, Takumi Kamijima (6.4), Kota Mizunuma (6.7), Hiroki Ilkura, Ryo Miyaichi (6.7), Riku Yamane (6.4) and Tae Hee Nam (7.0).

Yokohama F. Marinos could not rely on the presence of Kota Mizunuma (injured).

Substitutions

Yokohama F. Marinos made 5 changes: Ryotaro Tsunoda for Ryo Miyaichi (83′), Kaina Yoshio for Takumi Kamijima (77′), Takuma Nishimura for Tae Hee Nam (71′), Takuya Kida for Riku Yamane (71′) and Élber for Kota Mizunuma (83′).

Best player: Élber​

The player that probably impressed the most for Yokohama F. Marinos was Élber.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 34 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Cerezo Osaka – Formation

Cerezo Osaka
G
Jin-hyeon Kim 21.South Korea
6.8
D
Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan
6.4
D
M. Jonjić 22.Croatia
6.6
46'
D
Koji Toriumi 24.Japan
7.5
D
Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan
6.3
62'
M
Satoki Uejo 7.Japan
7.1
83'
M
Shinji Kagawa 8.Japan
7.0
M
Masaya Shibayama 48.Japan
7.0
89'
F
Léo Ceará 9.Brazil
6.4
F
Jordy Croux 11.Belgium
6.7
62'
F
Capixaba 27.Brazil
6.6
Substitutes
G
Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan
D
Ryosuke Shindo 3.Japan
6.4
46'
D
Ryosuke Yamanaka 6.Japan
6.8
62'
M
Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan
89'
M
Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan
6.3
62'
M
Haruki Arai 26.Japan
M
Reiya Sakata 30.Japan
6.4
83'

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

Akio Kogiku played with: Jin-hyeon Kim  (6.8), Seiya Maikuma (6.4), Matej Jonjic (6.6), Koji Toriumi (7.5), Kakeru Funaki (6.3), Masaya Shibayama (7.0), Shinji Kagawa (7.0), Satoki Uejo (7.1), Jordy Croux (6.7), Léo Ceará (6.4) and Capixaba (6.6).

They had on the bench: Ryosuke Shindo (6.4), Ryosuke Yamanaka (6.8), Tokuma Suzuki, Hiroaki Okuno  (6.3), Haruki Arai, Reiya Sakata (6.4) and Keisuke Shimizu.

Cerezo Osaka could not rely on the presence of Ryosuke Shindo (injured).

Substitutions

Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: Matej Jonjic for Ryosuke Shindo (46′), Jordy Croux for Hiroaki Okuno  (62′), Kakeru Funaki for Ryosuke Yamanaka (62′), Masaya Shibayama for Tokuma Suzuki (89′) and Satoki Uejo for Reiya Sakata (83′).

Best player: Koji Toriumi​

The most impressive player for Cerezo Osaka was Koji Toriumi.

His rating is (7.5) with 87 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Results of the day

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