Sanfrecce Hiroshima prevails over Gamba Osaka 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in the end too good for Gamba Osaka.

By
David Brown
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima prevails over Gamba Osaka 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was after all too strong for Gamba Osaka with the goal of Makoto Mitsuta (9′), Shuto Nakano (11′) and Mutsuki Kato (53′). Sanfrecce Hiroshima was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 29,097 spectators.​ The referee was Yoshiro Imamura with the collaboration of Makoto Hibino and Koji Morikawa. The 4th official was Shuhei Shimizu. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.04 degrees Celsius or 51.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 - 0

Team 1

Gamba Osaka

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 26 Total 3
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 143 Attack 82
  • 54 Dangerous attack 20
  • 86 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 20
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a strong ball possession 61% while Gamba Osaka was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match​.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 26 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gamba Osaka shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Gamba Osaka received 2 yellow cards (Kyung-won Kwon and Keisuke Kurokawa).

Match Timeline

Makoto Mitsuta(goal)Mutsuki Kato
9'
Shuto Nakano(goal)Shunki Higashi
11'
22'
38'
K. Kurokawa- Yellow
Mutsuki Kato(goal)Takumu Kawamura
53'
60'
Issam Jebali- sub ->Ryotaro Meshino
60'
67'
T. Usami- sub ->Musashi Suzuki
73'
Kosei Shibasaki- sub ->Toshihiro Aoyama
73'
Takuto Hayashi- sub ->Keisuke Osako
83'
Yoshifumi Kashiwa- sub ->Makoto Mitsuta
83'
84'
Shinya Nakano- sub ->Kyung-won Kwon
Gakuto Notsuda- sub ->Mutsuki Kato
88'

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 playing this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 55 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Gamba Osaka will stay with 34 points like Shonan Bellmare to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away against Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Gamba Osaka will host Vissel Kobe on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
7.0
83'
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.0
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
7.5
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
7.3
M
Toshihiro Aoyama 6.Japan
7.5
73'
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
7.3
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
8.5
83' Goals9'
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
7.5
Goals11'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.7
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
8.4
88' Goals53'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
7.0
73'
Substitutes
G
Takuto Hayashi 1.Japan
6.7
83'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
88'
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
M
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan
6.8
83'
M
Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan
7.0
73'
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.7
73'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako (7.0), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.3), Hayato Araki (7.0), Sho Sasaki (7.5), Shuto Nakano (7.5), Toshihiro Aoyama (7.5), Takumu Kawamura (7.3), Shunki Higashi (7.7), Makoto Mitsuta (8.5), Mutsuki Kato (8.4) and Douglas Vieira (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Takuto Hayashi (6.7), Gakuto Notsuda, Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.7), Ezequiel, Taishi Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Kashiwa (6.8) and Kosei Shibasaki (7.0).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima could not rely on the presence of Gakuto Notsuda (injured) and Yoshifumi Kashiwa (injured).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Toshihiro Aoyama for Kosei Shibasaki (73′), Douglas Vieira for Nassim Ben Khalifa (73′), Mutsuki Kato for Gakuto Notsuda (88′), Makoto Mitsuta for Yoshifumi Kashiwa (83′) and Keisuke Osako for Takuto Hayashi (83′).

Player of the match: Makoto Mitsuta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Makoto Mitsuta.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 43 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 10 crosses.

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan
6.4
D
G. Miura 5.Japan
6.8
D
Yota Sato 16.Japan
7.0
D
Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea
7.0
84' 22'
M
Riku Handa 3.Japan
6.4
M
Ryotaro Meshino  8.Japan
6.8
60'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
6.7
60'
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
6.3
M
K. Kurokawa 24.Japan
6.1
38'
M
Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan
7.3
F
Musashi Suzuki 9.Japan
6.6
67'
Substitutes
G
K. Ishikawa 25.Japan
D
Ryu Takao 13.Japan
D
Shinya Nakano 33.Japan
6.8
84'
M
Hideki Ishige 48.Japan
F
T. Usami 7.Japan
7.0
67'
F
Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia
6.3
60'
F
H. Yamami 37.Japan
6.3
60'

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

Daniel Poyatos Algaba played with: Masaaki Higashiguchi (6.4), Yota Sato (7.0), Genta Miura (6.8), Kyung-won Kwon (7.0), Riku Handa (6.4), Dawhan (6.3), Yuki Yamamoto (7.3), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.1), Shu Kurata (6.7), Ryotaro Meshino (6.8) and Musashi Suzuki (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Takashi Usami (7.0), Issam Jebali (6.3), Ryu Takao, Kei Ishikawa, Shinya Nakano (6.8), Hiroto Yamami (6.3) and Hideki Ishige.

Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of Issam Jebali (injured) and Takashi Usami (injured).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 4 changes: Ryotaro Meshino for Issam Jebali (60′), Shu Kurata for Hiroto Yamami (60′), Musashi Suzuki for Takashi Usami (67′) and Kyung-won Kwon for Shinya Nakano (84′).

Player of the match: Yuki Yamamoto​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gamba Osaka was Yuki Yamamoto.

His rating is (7.3) with 43 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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