Yokohama F. Marinos recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Tokyo Verdy 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CHōFU. Yokohama F. Marinos succeeded in reverse the score against Tokyo Verdy to win 2-1.

February 26, 2024

CHōFU. Yokohama F. Marinos was able to turn the tables against Tokyo Verdy to win 2-1. It was Tokyo Verdy to strike first with an early goal of Fuki Yamada at the 7′. Then it was a penalty in the 89′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ken Matsubara gave the win to Yokohama F. Marinos in the 90′ minute. Yokohama F. Marinos was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 53,026 spectators. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura with the collaboration of Takumi Takagi and Masahiro Horikoshi. The 4th official was Takuto Okabe. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.57 degrees Celsius or 40.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

Tokyo Verdy

1 - 2

Yokohama F. Marinos

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

17 Total 10
7 On Target 3
8 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 5

65 Attack 134
43 Dangerous attack 45
100 Ball safe 103

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 5
4 Off Sides 5

Fouls

17 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Yokohama F. Marinos had a superior ball possession 68% while Tokyo Verdy was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Yokohama F. Marinos was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Yokohama F. Marinos won the contest.

Tokyo Verdy shot 18 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Yokohama F. Marinos shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Tokyo Verdy received 1 yellow card (Goki Yamada). Regarding the opposition, Yokohama F. Marinos received 2 yellow cards (Takumi Kamijima and William Popp).

Match Timeline

William Popp - Yellow

F. Yamada(goal)

William Popp (VAR_CARD)

56'

Yan- sub ->Kota Mizunuma

56'

Ryo Miyaichi- sub ->Takuya Kida

H. Yamami- sub ->Fuki Yamada

61'

K. Kawamura- sub ->Kosuke Saito

61'

72'

Jun Amano- sub ->Élber

72'

Tae-hee Nam- sub ->Kota Watanabe

G. Yamada- sub ->Yudai Kimura

73'

G. Yamada- Yellow

76'

81'

Asahi Uenaka- sub ->Riku Yamane

86'

Takumi Kamijima- Yellow

89'

Anderson Lopes(penalty)

90'

Ken Matsubara(goal)Yan Matheus

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Tokyo Verdy stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. On the other side, Yokohama F. Marinos has 3 points (4th).

Next matches

Tokyo Verdy – Formation

Tokyo Verdy

Matheus Vidotto 1.Brazil

6.3

N. Hayashi 4.Japan

6.3

H. Taniguchi 3.Japan

7.0

T. Inami 17.Japan

7.3

H. Onaga 22.Japan

7.0

K. Saito 8.Japan

7.5

61'

F. Yamada 18.Japan

8.1

61'

K. Morita 7.Japan

7.9

T. Miki 10.Japan

7.3

I. Someno 9.Japan

7.3

Y. Kimura 20.Japan

6.3

73'

Substitutes

Y. Nagasawa 21.Japan

D. Fukazawa 2.Japan

K. Yamakoshi 13.Japan

Y. Tsunashima 23.Japan

H. Yamami 11.Japan

6.6

61'

K. Kawamura 19.Japan

6.4

61'

G. Yamada 27.Japan

6.4

73'

76'

Tokyo Verdy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Hiroshi Jofuku decided to play with the following team: Matheus Vidotto (6.3), Tetsuyuki Inami (7.3), Naoki Hayashi (6.3), Hiroto Taniguchi (7.0), Hijiri Onaga (7.0), Fuki Yamada (8.1), Koki Morita (7.9), Tomoya Miki (7.3), Kosuke Saito (7.5), Yudai Kimura (6.3) and Itsuki Someno (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Goki Yamada, Hiroto Yamami (6.6), Daiki Fukazawa, Kohei Yamakoshi, Keito Kawamura (6.4), Yuya Nagasawa, Yuto Tsunashima and Goki Yamada (6.4).

Substitutions

Tokyo Verdy made 3 changes: Fuki Yamada for Hiroto Yamami (61′), Kosuke Saito for Keito Kawamura (61′) and Yudai Kimura for Goki Yamada (73′).

Player of the match: Fuki Yamada

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo Verdy was Fuki Yamada.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation

Yokohama F. Marinos

William Popp 1.Japan

7.3

Eduardo 5.Brazil

7.3

Takumi Kamijima 15.Japan

8.4

86'

Ken Matsubara 27.Japan

7.9

90'

Taiki Watanabe 39.Japan

7.3

Kota Watanabe 6.Japan

6.7

72'

Élber 7.Brazil

6.6

72'

Takuya Kida 8.Japan

6.7

56'

Kota Mizunuma 18.Japan

6.3

56'

R. Yamane 28.Japan

7.0

81'

Anderson Lopes 10.Brazil

7.5

89'

Substitutes

Fuma Shirasaka 31.Japan

Ren Kato 16.Japan

Jun Amano 20.Japan

6.6

72'

Tae-hee Nam 29.South Korea

6.7

72'

Yan 11.Brazil

7.7

56'

Asahi Uenaka 14.Japan

6.4

81'

Ryo Miyaichi 23.Japan

6.3

56'

Yokohama F. Marinos started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Harry Kewell played with: William Popp (7.3), Ken Matsubara (7.9), Takumi Kamijima (8.4), Eduardo (7.3), Taiki Watanabe (7.3), Takuya Kida (6.7), Kota Watanabe (6.7), Kota Mizunuma (6.3), Riku Yamane (7.0), Élber (6.6) and Anderson Lopes (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yan Matheus (7.7), Asahi Uenaka (6.4), Ren Kato, Jun Amano (6.6), Ryo Miyaichi (6.3), Tae Hee Nam (6.7) and Fuma Shirasaka.

Substitutions

Yokohama F. Marinos made 5 changes: Élber for Jun Amano (72′), Riku Yamane for Asahi Uenaka (81′), Kota Mizunuma for Yan Matheus (56′), Takuya Kida for Ryo Miyaichi (56′) and Kota Watanabe for Tae Hee Nam (72′).