CHōFU. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokyo draw 1-1. Y. Ohashi scored the first goal (69′) for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. R. Araki settled the score (71′). Sanfrecce Hiroshima was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima with the assistance of Tomoyuki Umeda and Satoshi Michiyama. The 4th official was Hironobu Kikawada. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.38 degrees Celsius or 45.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 75 Attack 116
  • 40 Dangerous attack 87
  • 80 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 0

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a superior ball possession 60% while Tokyo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win the match​.

Tokyo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Tokyo received 1 yellow card (Keita Endo). On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Hayato Araki).

Match Timeline

Keita Endo- Yellow
18'
65'
Hayato Araki(VAR)
69'
Yuki Ohashi(penalty)
Ryotaro Araki(goal)
71'
Kei Koizumi- sub ->Diego Oliveira
69'
Jája Silva- sub ->Keita Endo
69'
77'
Shunki Higashi(VAR)
K. Higashi- sub ->Riki Harakawa
82'
Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->Teruhito Nakagawa
82'
87'
Hayato Araki- Yellow
Kota Tawaratsumida(VAR)
87'

Standings

After playing this match, Tokyo has 2 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima has 4 points (2nd).

Next matches

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo
G
Go Hatano 13.Japan
8.2
D
M. Morishige 3.Japan
7.0
D
Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan
7.5
D
Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil
7.7
D
K. Bangnagande 49.Japan
7.1
M
K. Matsuki 7.Japan
7.0
M
Riki Harakawa 40.Japan
6.8
82'
M
Ryotaro Araki 71.Japan
6.7
71'
F
Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil
7.0
69'
F
Keita Endo 22.Japan
6.8
69' 18'
F
6.7
82'
Substitutes
G
T. Nozawa 41.Japan
D
Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan
D
Kosuke Shirai 99.Japan
M
K. Higashi 10.Japan
6.7
82'
M
6.7
82'
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
6.6
69'
M
Jája Silva 70.Brazil
7.0
69'

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

The manager Peter Cklamovski decided to play with the following team: Go Hatano (8.2), Yuto Nagatomo (7.5), Masato Morishige (7.0), Henrique Trevisan (7.7), Kashif Bangnagande (7.1), Riki Harakawa (6.8), Ryotaro Araki (6.7), Kuryu Matsuki (7.0), Teruhito Nakagawa (6.7), Diego Oliveira (7.0) and Keita Endo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Yasuki Kimoto, Keigo Higashi (6.7), Kota Tawaratsumida (6.7), Kei Koizumi (6.6), Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Jajá (7.0) and Kosuke Shirai.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 4 changes: Riki Harakawa for Keigo Higashi (82′), Teruhito Nakagawa for Kota Tawaratsumida (82′), Diego Oliveira for Kei Koizumi (69′) and Keita Endo for Jajá (69′).

Player of the match: Go Hatano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tokyo was the goalkeeper: Go Hatano. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 1.Japan
6.7
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.0
87'
D
Sho Sasaki 19.Japan
7.0
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
8.1
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
6.3
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
7.8
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
7.3
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.3
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
7.9
M
Yuki Ohashi 77.Japan
7.9
69'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
6.7
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
D
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
M
Taishi Matsumoto 14.Japan
M
Ezequiel 17.Brazil
F
Alen Inoue 36.Japan

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (6.7), Tsukasa Shiotani (8.1), Hayato Araki (7.0), Sho Sasaki (7.0), Shuto Nakano (7.3), Makoto Mitsuta (7.8), Takumu Kawamura (6.3), Shunki Higashi (7.3), Yuki Ohashi (7.9), Mutsuki Kato (7.9) and Pieros Sotiriou (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Taichi Yamasaki, Gakuto Notsuda, Taishi Matsumoto, Takaaki Shichi, Ezequiel, Goro Kawanami and Alen Inoue.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Player of the match: Tsukasa Shiotani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Tsukasa Shiotani.

His rating is 8.1 with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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