Avispa Fukuoka beats Urawa Reds 3-2 with 2 goals from K. Konno. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Avispa Fukuoka defeated Urawa Reds 3-2 thanks to K. Konno who scored in the 32nd and 62nd minute.

By
Mark Hall
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Avispa Fukuoka beats Urawa Reds 3-2 with 2 goals from K. Konno. HIGHLIGHTS

SAITAMA. Avispa Fukuoka overcame Urawa Reds 3-2 thanks to K. Konno who scored in the 32nd and 62nd minute. Urawa Reds was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Saitama Stadium 2002 stadium in Saitama on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 34,826 spectators.​ The referee was Masuya Ueda assisted by Hiroyuki Igarashi and Soichi Iwasaki. The 4th official was Yoshimi Yamashita. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.16 degrees Celsius or 55.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Urawa Reds

2 - 3

Team 1

Avispa Fukuoka

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 86
  • 46 Dangerous attack 27
  • 92 Ball safe 70
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 22
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Urawa Reds had a strong ball possession 62% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Urawa Reds had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Avispa Fukuoka managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Urawa Reds shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Urawa Reds received 4 yellow cards (Shoya Nakajima, Takuya Ogiwara, Kai Shibato and Alex Schalk). On the other side, Avispa Fukuoka received 2 yellow cards (Daiki Miya and Itsuki Oda).

Match Timeline

Alexander Scholz(penalty)
18'
15'
Shoya Nakajima- Yellow
28'
32'
Kazuya Konno(goal)Yuya Yamagishi
39'
46'
46'
Itsuki Oda- sub ->Masato Yuzawa
54'
Itsuki Oda(goal)Takeshi Kanamori
57'
Itsuki Oda(VAR)
E. Panya- sub ->Shoya Nakajima
57'
62'
Kazuya Konno(goal)Hiroyuki Mae
64'
Itsuki Oda- Yellow
Bryan Linssen- sub ->Kai Shibato
66'
66'
68'
70'
71'
Daiki Miya- Yellow
75'
76'
79'
83'
90'
Wellington- sub ->Takeshi Kanamori

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 contest, Urawa Reds will stay with 54 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka will have 51 points like Nagoya Grampus to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Urawa Reds will play away against Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

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

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
5.7
D
Marius Høibråten 5.Norway
6.6
D
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.3
70'
D
Takahiro Akimoto 15.Japan
7.3
Goals75'
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
7.3
Goals18'
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
7.0
46'
M
Shoya Nakajima 10.Japan
6.3
57' 28'
M
Tomoaki Okubo  21.Japan
6.4
66'
M
K. Shibato 22.Japan
5.7
66' 39'
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
6.6
F
José Kanté 11.Guinea
7.1
Substitutes
G
Ayumi Niekawa 16.Japan
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
6.8
70'
D
Takuya Ogiwara 26.Japan
6.7
46' 79'
M
E. Panya 27.Thailand
6.8
57'
M
Yuichi Hirano 40.Japan
F
Bryan Linssen 9.Netherlands
7.0
66'
F
Alex Schalk 17.Netherlands
7.0
66' 83'

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

The manager Maciej Skorża decided to play with the following team: Shusaku Nishikawa (5.7), Takahiro Sekine (6.3), Alexander Scholz (7.3), Marius Höibraten (6.6), Takahiro Akimoto (7.3), Kai Shibato (5.7), Kaito Yasui (6.6), Tomoaki Okubo (6.4), Shoya Nakajima (6.3), Yoshio Koizumi (7.0) and José Kanté (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Takuya Iwanami (6.8), Bryan Linssen (7.0), Ayumi Niekawa, Alex Schalk (7.0), Takuya Ogiwara (6.7), Ekanit Panya (6.8) and Yuichi Hirano.

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: Yoshio Koizumi for Takuya Ogiwara (46′), Kai Shibato for Bryan Linssen (66′), Tomoaki Okubo for Alex Schalk (66′), Takahiro Sekine for Takuya Iwanami (70′) and Shoya Nakajima for Ekanit Panya (57′).

Player of the match: Takahiro Akimoto​

The most impressive player for Urawa Reds was Takahiro Akimoto.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka
G
Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan
6.3
D
Tatsuki Nara  3.Japan
6.7
D
Daiki Miya 5.Japan
6.3
76' 71'
D
Masaya Tashiro 37.Japan
6.7
M
Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan
6.1
46'
M
Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan
7.3
M
Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan
7.3
90'
M
Kazuya Konno 8.Japan
8.5
68' Goals32', 62'
M
Yota Maejima 29.Japan
7.1
M
Yosuke Ideguchi 99.Japan
6.4
F
Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan
7.3
Substitutes
G
Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan
D
Itsuki Oda 16.Japan
7.0
46' 64' Goals54'
D
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan
7.1
76'
M
Shun Nakamura 17.Japan
F
Lukian 9.Brazil
6.8
68'
F
Wellington 18.Brazil
90'
F
Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan

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

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Takumi Nagaishi (6.3), Masaya Tashiro (6.7), Tatsuki Nara (6.7), Daiki Miya (6.3), Masato Yuzawa (6.1), Yosuke Ideguchi (6.4), Hiroyuki Mae (7.3), Yota Maejima (7.1), Kazuya Konno (8.5), Takeshi Kanamori (7.3) and Yuya Yamagishi (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Lukian (6.8), Itsuki Oda (7.0), Shun Nakamura, Wellington, Kennedy Mikuni (7.1), Reiju Tsuruno and Masaaki Murakami.

Avispa Fukuoka could not rely on the presence of Lukian (injured) and Kennedy Mikuni (injured).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 4 changes: Masato Yuzawa for Itsuki Oda (46′), Kazuya Konno for Lukian (68′), Takeshi Kanamori for Wellington (90′) and Daiki Miya for Kennedy Mikuni (76′).

Player of the match: Kazuya Konno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Avispa Fukuoka was Kazuya Konno.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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