MITO. Kashima Antlers defeated Yokohama to win 2-1. It was Kashima Antlers to strike first with a goal of Yuma Suzuki at the 18′. Then Yuta Matsumura scored again for Kashima Antlers in the 41′ minute. Eventually, Caprini reduced the distance for Yokohama (63′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the K’s Denki Stadium (Mito) stadium in Mito on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 20,336 spectators. The referee was Yuichi Nishimura with the support of Yukitaka Kumagai and Tomohiro Tsukada. The 4th official was Reo Tanaka. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 8 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 91 Attack 109
- 40 Dangerous attack 45
- 61 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kashima Antlers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Yokohama that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Yokohama was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Kashima Antlers found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Kashima Antlers shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Yokohama shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (Diego Pituca and Kaishu Sano). Talking about the opposition, Yokohama received 2 yellow cards (Caprini and Hirotaka Mita).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Kashima Antlers has 52 points like Nagoya Grampus to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Yokohama will stays with 29 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
76'
51'
41'
Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Daiki Iwamasa decided to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa , Hidehiro Sugai , Naomichi Ueda , Ikuma Sekigawa , Koki Anzai , Yuta Matsumura , Kaishu Sano , Diego Pituca , Yuta Higuchi , Shu Morooka and Yuma Suzuki .
The home team had on the bench: Sun Tae Kwoun, Gen Shoji , Shoma Doi , Ryotaro Araki , Tomoya Fujii, Rikuto Hirose and Hayato Nakama .
Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Ryotaro Araki (injured).
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Shu Morooka for Shoma Doi (76′), Koki Anzai for Rikuto Hirose (76′), Yuta Matsumura for Hayato Nakama (77′), Yuma Suzuki for Ryotaro Araki (83′) and Kaishu Sano for Gen Shoji (85′).
Player of the match: Yuta Matsumura
The player that probably impressed the most for Kashima Antlers was Yuta Matsumura.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Yokohama – Formation
Yokohama
Yokohama started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Shuhei Yomoda played with: Kengo Nagai , Katsuya Iwatake , Boniface Nduka , Mateus Moraes , Tomoki Kondo , Hirotaka Mita , Shion Inoue , Kento Hashimoto , Caprini , Koki Sakamoto and Marcelo Ryan .
These were the players on the bench: Takuya Wada , Sho Ito , Eijiro Takeda , Kotaro Hayashi, Towa Yamane , Svend Brodersen and Keijiro Ogawa .
Substitutions
Yokohama made 5 changes: Koki Sakamoto for Sho Ito (46′), Kento Hashimoto for Towa Yamane (66′), Marcelo Ryan for Keijiro Ogawa (77′), Tomoki Kondo for Eijiro Takeda (77′) and Hirotaka Mita for Takuya Wada (83′).
Player of the match: Caprini
The most impressive player for Yokohama was Caprini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Sagan Tosu – Kawasaki Frontale – 0-1
- Avispa Fukuoka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 0-1
- Gamba Osaka – Vissel Kobe – 0-1
- Kyoto Sanga – Yokohama F. Marinos – 3-1
- Nagoya Grampus – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-1
- Albirex Niigata – Cerezo Osaka – 1-0
- Shonan Bellmare – Tokyo – 0-1
- Kashima Antlers – Yokohama – 2-1
- Consadole Sapporo – Urawa Reds – 0-2
