Sanfrecce Hiroshima demolishes Sagan Tosu 4-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima demolishes Sagan Tosu 4-0 with goals of

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Luke Meyer
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima demolishes Sagan Tosu 4-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima liquidates Sagan Tosu 4-0 with goals of Tsukasa Shiotani (18′), Takumu Kawamura (31′), Pieros Sotiriou (51′ pen) and Shuto Nakano (90′).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Yudai Yamamoto assisted by Yosuke Takabe and Makoto Bozono. The 4th official was Shūhei Ishimaru. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 - 0

Team 1

Sagan Tosu

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 30 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 12 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 92
  • 51 Dangerous attack 35
  • 73 Ball safe 84
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sagan Tosu that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match​.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 30 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sagan Tosu received 3 yellow cards (Wataru Harada, Cayman Togashi and Kohei Tezuka).

Match Timeline

Tsukasa Shiotani(goal)Shuto Nakano
18'
Takumu Kawamura(goal)
31'
46'
Kohei Tezuka- sub ->Akito Fukuta
46'
Katsunori Ueebisu- sub ->Yusuke Maruhashi
Pieros Sotiriou(penalty)
51'
55'
Kohei Tezuka- Yellow
57'
Cayman Togashi- sub ->Vinícius Araújo
69'
Cayman Togashi- Yellow
69'
Ayumu Yokoyama- sub ->Yuki Horigome
Ezequiel- sub ->Pieros Sotiriou
72'
Takaaki Shichi- sub ->Shunki Higashi
72'
Takaaki Shichi(VAR)
73'
82'
Taichi Kikuchi- sub ->Kohei Tezuka
82'
Wataru Harada- Yellow
Taishi Matsumoto- sub ->Mutsuki Kato
87'
Motoki Ohara- sub ->Makoto Mitsuta
90'
Gakuto Notsuda- sub ->Takumu Kawamura
90'
Shuto Nakano(goal)Takaaki Shichi
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cerezo Osaka
19
10
Machida Zelvia
19
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
18
10
Vissel Kobe
17
10
Kashima Antlers
16
10
Nagoya Grampus
16
10
Yokohama F. Marinos
15
9
Tokyo
15
10
Gamba Osaka
15
10
Urawa Reds
14
10
Kashiwa Reysol
14
9
Júbilo Iwata
13
10
Avispa Fukuoka
12
10
Albirex Niigata
12
10
Tokyo Verdy
10
10
Kawasaki Frontale
9
10
Kyoto Sanga
9
10
Sagan Tosu
8
10
Shonan Bellmare
7
10
Consadole Sapporo
7
10

After this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu stays with 3 points (15th).

Next matches

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 1.Japan
7.1
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.9
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
7.7
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
8.2
Goals18'
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
8.4
90' Goals31'
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
8.1
90'
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
9.1
Goals90'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.0
72'
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
7.0
87'
M
Yuki Ohashi 77.Japan
7.5
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
7.9
72' Goals51'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
7.1
72'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
90'
M
Taishi Matsumoto 14.Japan
7.0
87'
M
Ezequiel 17.Brazil
6.7
72'
M
Yusuke Chajima 25.Japan
M
Motoki Ohara 40.Japan
90'

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

The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako (7.1), Tsukasa Shiotani (8.2), Hayato Araki (7.9), Sho Sasaki (7.7), Shuto Nakano (9.1), Makoto Mitsuta (8.1), Takumu Kawamura (8.4), Shunki Higashi (7.0), Yuki Ohashi (7.5), Mutsuki Kato (7.0) and Pieros Sotiriou (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Gakuto Notsuda, Taishi Matsumoto (7.0), Takaaki Shichi (7.1), Ezequiel (6.7), Goro Kawanami, Yusuke Chajima and Motoki Ohara.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Shunki Higashi for Takaaki Shichi (72′), Pieros Sotiriou for Ezequiel (72′), Mutsuki Kato for Taishi Matsumoto (87′), Makoto Mitsuta for Motoki Ohara (90′) and Takumu Kawamura for Gakuto Notsuda (90′).

Player of the match: Shuto Nakano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Shuto Nakano.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 71.Japan
7.0
D
Kosuke Yamazaki 2.Japan
7.7
D
Kim Tae-Hyeon 20.South Korea
6.8
D
Yusuke Maruhashi 28.Japan
6.4
46'
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
6.0
82'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 88.Japan
6.0
M
So Kawahara 5.Japan
6.4
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
6.7
46'
M
Yuki Horigome 21.Japan
6.1
69'
F
Marcelo Ryan 99.Brazil
7.0
F
Vinícius Araújo 11.Brazil
7.0
57'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
D
Katsunori Ueebisu 16.Japan
6.6
46'
M
Kohei Tezuka 7.Japan
6.0
46' 55'
M
Kentaro Moriya 19.Japan
M
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
6.3
82'
F
Ayumu Yokoyama 13.Japan
6.8
69'
F
Cayman Togashi 22.Japan
6.8
57' 69'

Sagan Tosu started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Kenta Kawai played with: Park Il-Kyu (7.0), Wataru Harada (6.0), Kosuke Yamazaki (7.7), Tae-hyeon Kim (6.8), Yusuke Maruhashi (6.4), Yuki Horigome (6.1), Akito Fukuta (6.7), So Kawahara (6.4), Yoichi Naganuma (6.0), Vinícius Araújo (7.0) and Marcelo Ryan (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kohei Tezuka (6.0), Ayumu Yokoyama (6.8), Katsunori Ueebisu (6.6), Kentaro Moriya, Cayman Togashi (6.8), Taichi Kikuchi (6.3) and Masahiro Okamoto.

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Yusuke Maruhashi for Katsunori Ueebisu (46′), Vinícius Araújo for Cayman Togashi (57′), Akito Fukuta for Kohei Tezuka (46′), Yuki Horigome for Ayumu Yokoyama (69′) and Kohei Tezuka for Taichi Kikuchi (82′).

Player of the match: Kosuke Yamazaki​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Kosuke Yamazaki.

His rating is 7.7 with 52 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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