TOKYO. Machida Zelvia overcomes Kashima Antlers 1-0 after Y. Hirakawa scored just 1 goal (13′). Kashima Antlers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Machida Gion Stadium (Tokyo) stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the collaboration of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Koki Nagamine. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.51 degrees Celsius or 47.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 4 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 85 Attack 120
- 49 Dangerous attack 38
- 82 Ball safe 118
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kashima Antlers had a superior ball possession 59% while Machida Zelvia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Machida Zelvia had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Machida Zelvia won the match.
Machida Zelvia shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers shot 10 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Machida Zelvia received 2 yellow cards (Kai Shibato and Byron Vásquez). On the other side, Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (Kimito Nono).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Machida Zelvia has 7 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the other side, Kashima Antlers stays with 4 points (8th).
Next matches
Machida Zelvia – Formation
Machida Zelvia
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85'
22'
Machida Zelvia adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Go Kuroda decided to play with the following team: Kosei Tani , Junya Suzuki , Ibrahim Drešević , Min-kyu Jang , Kotaro Hayashi , Byron Vásquez , Kai Shibato , Keiya Sento , Yu Hirakawa , Shota Fujio and Se-hun Oh .
The home team had on the bench: Gen Shoji, Mitchell Duke , Hokuto Shimoda , Kazuki Fujimoto , Henry Heroki Mochizuki, Takuya Yasui and Koki Fukui.
Machida Zelvia could not rely on the presence of Kazuki Fujimoto (injured).
Substitutions
Machida Zelvia made 4 changes: Byron Vásquez for Kazuki Fujimoto (22′), Kai Shibato for Hokuto Shimoda (69′), Keiya Sento for Takuya Yasui (85′) and Se-hun Oh for Mitchell Duke (86′).
Player of the match: Yu Hirakawa
The player that probably impressed the most for Machida Zelvia was Yu Hirakawa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
Also Kashima Antlers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ranko Popović played with: Keisuke Tsukui, Tomoki Hayakawa , Kimito Nono , Naomichi Ueda , Keisuke Tsukui , Koki Anzai , Yuta Higuchi , Kaishu Sano , Guilherme Parede , Yuma Suzuki and Hayato Nakama , Aleksandar Cavric .
These were the players on the bench: Shoma Doi , Tomoya Fujii , Hidehiro Sugai, Shintaro Nago , Taiki Yamada, Shu Morooka and Yuki Kakita .
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Hayato Nakama for Tomoya Fujii (46′), Keisuke Tsukui for Shintaro Nago (69′), Guilherme Parede for Yuki Kakita (81′), Yuta Higuchi for Shu Morooka (88′) and Aleksandar Cavric for Shoma Doi (88′).
Player of the match: Yuta Higuchi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuta Higuchi.
His rating is with 54 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Machida Zelvia – Kashima Antlers – 1-0
- Albirex Niigata – Nagoya Grampus – 1-0
- Júbilo Iwata – Kashiwa Reysol – 0-1
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Sagan Tosu – 4-0
- Avispa Fukuoka – Shonan Bellmare – 1-1
- Tokyo – Vissel Kobe – 1-2
- Kawasaki Frontale – Kyoto Sanga – 0-1
- Cerezo Osaka – Tokyo Verdy – 2-1
