Vissel Kobe conquers Gamba Osaka 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from G. Miura. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Vissel Kobe tops Gamba Osaka 1-0 after G. Miura scored an own goal 56min.

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Mark Hall
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Vissel Kobe conquers Gamba Osaka 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from G. Miura. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Vissel Kobe overcomes Gamba Osaka 1-0 after G. Miura scored an own goal 56min.

The match was played at the Nishigaoka National Stadium stadium in Tokyo on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 32,397 spectators.​ The referee was Futoshi Nakamura with the help of Osamu Nomura and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Atsushi Kamimura. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.04 degrees Celsius or 55.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Gamba Osaka

0 - 1

Team 1

Vissel Kobe

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 101
  • 58 Dangerous attack 39
  • 73 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Gamba Osaka was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Vissel Kobe that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gamba Osaka was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Vissel Kobe was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Gamba Osaka shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Vissel Kobe shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Gamba Osaka received 3 yellow cards (Takashi Usami, Dawhan and Riku Handa). Regarding the opposition, Vissel Kobe received 1 yellow card (Gotoku Sakai).

Match Timeline

25'
Gotoku Sakai- Yellow
Shota Fukuoka- sub ->Kyung-won Kwon
44'
Dawhan- Yellow
45'
48'
Hotaru Yamaguchi - sub ->Takahiro Ogihara
G. Miura(own-goal)
56'
66'
Daiju Sasaki- sub ->Haruya Ide
66'
Koya Yuruki - sub ->Jean Patric
Riku Handa- Yellow
69'
Shoji Toyama- sub ->Issam Jebali
77'
77'
79'
Nanasei Iino- sub ->Yuki Honda
85'
85'
T. Usami- Yellow
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
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 encounter, Gamba Osaka stays with 34 points like Shonan Bellmare to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe will has 71 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
K. Ishikawa 25.Japan
7.1
D
Riku Handa 3.Japan
7.7
69'
D
G. Miura 5.Japan
6.3
D
Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea
7.0
44'
D
K. Kurokawa 24.Japan
6.3
85'
M
T. Usami 7.Japan
7.1
89'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
7.1
85'
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
7.0
45'
M
Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan
7.3
F
Ryotaro Meshino  8.Japan
7.0
77'
F
Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia
6.4
77'
Substitutes
G
Akinori Ichikawa 35.Japan
D
Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan
7.0
44'
D
Hiroki Fujiharu 4.Japan
6.4
85'
M
Dai Tsukamoto 21.Japan
6.4
85'
M
Hideki Ishige 48.Japan
F
H. Yamami 37.Japan
7.0
77'
F
Shoji Toyama 40.Japan
6.8
77'

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

The manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba decided to play with the following team: Kei Ishikawa (7.1), Riku Handa (7.7), Genta Miura (6.3), Kyung-won Kwon (7.0), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.3), Shu Kurata (7.1), Yuki Yamamoto (7.3), Dawhan (7.0), Ryotaro Meshino (7.0), Issam Jebali (6.4) and Takashi Usami (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Shota Fukuoka (7.0), Hiroki Fujiharu (6.4), Dai Tsukamoto (6.4), Akinori Ichikawa, Hiroto Yamami (7.0), Shoji Toyama (6.8) and Hideki Ishige.

Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of Shota Fukuoka (injured).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: Kyung-won Kwon for Shota Fukuoka (44′), Ryotaro Meshino for Hiroto Yamami (77′), Shu Kurata for Dai Tsukamoto (85′), Keisuke Kurokawa for Hiroki Fujiharu (85′) and Issam Jebali for Shoji Toyama (77′).

Player of the match: Riku Handa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Riku Handa.

His rating is (7.7) with 53 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe
G
Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan
8.5
D
Thuler 3.Brazil
8.4
D
Yuki Honda 15.Japan
6.6
79'
D
Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan
7.8
D
Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan
7.7
M
Haruya Ide  18.Japan
6.7
66'
M
Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan
7.3
25'
M
Takahiro Ogihara 33.Japan
6.8
48'
F
Yuya Osako 10.Japan
7.1
F
Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan
7.1
F
Jean Patric 26.Brazil
7.1
66'
Substitutes
G
Yuya Tsuboi 28.Japan
D
Yusei Ozaki 34.Japan
M
Nanasei Iino 2.Japan
6.7
79'
M
Hotaru Yamaguchi  5.Japan
7.0
48'
M
Koya Yuruki  14.Japan
6.8
66'
M
Mizuki Arai 20.Japan
M
Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan
6.4
66'

Also Vissel Kobe adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Takayuki Yoshida played with: Daiya Maekawa (8.5), Ryo Hatsuse (7.8), Tetsushi Yamakawa  (7.7), Thuler (8.4), Yuki Honda (6.6), Gotoku Sakai (7.3), Takahiro Ogihara (6.8), Haruya Ide (6.7), Yoshinori Muto (7.1), Yuya Osako (7.1) and Jean Patric (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Nanasei Iino (6.7), Hotaru Yamaguchi (7.0), Koya Yuruki (6.8), Mizuki Arai, Daiju Sasaki (6.4), Yuya Tsuboi and Yusei Ozaki.

Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of Hotaru Yamaguchi (injured).

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: Takahiro Ogihara for Hotaru Yamaguchi (48′), Haruya Ide for Daiju Sasaki (66′), Jean Patric for Koya Yuruki (66′) and Yuki Honda for Nanasei Iino (79′).

Player of the match: Daiya Maekawa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was the goalkeeper: Daiya Maekawa. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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