KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale was finally too good for Kashima Antlers with the goal of Leandro Damião (34′), Leandro Damião (63′) and Yasuto Wakizaka (84′ pen).

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroki Kasahara who was helped by Haruhiro Otsuka and Toshiyuki Wazumi. The 4th official was Keigo Sendachi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.52 degrees Celsius or 68.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

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

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kawasaki Frontale was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Kashima Antlers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kashima Antlers was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Kawasaki Frontale managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Kawasaki Frontale shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Kashima Antlers shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (Yu Kobayashi). Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (Tomoki Hayakawa and Kaishu Sano).

Standings

After this contest, Kawasaki Frontale will have 47 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Kashima Antlers will stay with 49 points like Cerezo Osaka to hold in the 6th 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).

Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

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

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung (7.5), Miki Yamane (7.0), Takuma Ominami (7.9), Kazuya Yamamura (7.3), Kyohei Noborizato (7.0), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.0), Kento Tachibanada (7.5), Tatsuki Seko (7.5), Akihiro Ienaga (7.1), Leandro Damião (8.9) and Marcinho (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: João Schmidt (6.7), Yu Kobayashi (6.4), Daiya Tono (6.6), Bafetimbi Gomis (6.4), Kota Takai, Taisei Miyashiro (6.8) and Naoto Kamifukumoto.

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Tatsuki Seko for Daiya Tono (88′), Marcinho for Taisei Miyashiro (72′), Akihiro Ienaga for Yu Kobayashi (88′), Kyohei Noborizato for João Schmidt (88′) and Leandro Damião for Bafetimbi Gomis (88′).

Player of the match: Leandro Damião​

The most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was Leandro Damião.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 11 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa (5.8), Hidehiro Sugai (6.1), Naomichi Ueda (6.7), Ikuma Sekigawa (6.3), Koki Anzai (6.6), Yuta Matsumura (6.4), Kaishu Sano (7.0), Diego Pituca (7.1), Hayato Nakama (6.4), Kei Chinen (7.0) and Yuma Suzuki (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gen Shoji (6.4), Shoma Doi (6.3), Yuta Higuchi (6.8), Rikuto Hirose (7.0), Shintaro Nago, Yuya Oki and Yuki Kakita (6.6).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Ikuma Sekigawa for Gen Shoji (46′), Hayato Nakama for Yuta Higuchi (54′), Kei Chinen for Yuki Kakita (65′), Yuta Matsumura for Shoma Doi (79′) and Hidehiro Sugai for Rikuto Hirose (79′).

Player of the match: Diego Pituca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kashima Antlers was Diego Pituca.

His rating is (7.1) with 71 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Yokohama F. Marinos – Albirex Niigata – 0-0
• Kawasaki Frontale – Kashima Antlers – 3-0