KOBE. Yokohama F. Marinos beat Vissel Kobe to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Yokohama F. Marinos to strike first with a goal of Anderson Lopes at the 47′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Yan gave the win to Yokohama F. Marinos in the 83′ minute with a goal. Yokohama F. Marinos capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
Daiya Maekawa received a red card (75′). This red card was one of the reason why Vissel Kobe lost the match.
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi who had the assistance of Kota Watanabe and Ryo Hirama. The 4th official was Koei Koya. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.13 degrees Celsius or 64.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 18 Total 17
- 2 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 115 Attack 65
- 61 Dangerous attack 47
- 67 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 10
- 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Yokohama F. Marinos was in firm control of the ball 59% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vissel Kobe was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Yokohama F. Marinos found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Vissel Kobe shot 18 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Yokohama F. Marinos shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Vissel Kobe received 1 yellow card (Thuler). Regarding the opposition, Yokohama F. Marinos received 3 yellow cards (Anderson Lopes, Ren Kato and Taiki Watanabe).
(Vissel Kobe) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vissel Kobe stays with 11 points like Urawa Reds and Tokyo to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Yokohama F. Marinos will has 10 points like Kashima Antlers, Kashiwa Reysol and Nagoya Grampus to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Yokohama F. Marinos will host Gamba Osaka on the 10th of April with a 14-9 head to head record in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (11 draws).
Vissel Kobe – Formation
Vissel Kobe adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
The manager Takayuki Yoshida decided to play with the following team: Daiya Maekawa , Gotoku Sakai , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Thuler , Ryo Hatsuse , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Takahiro Ogihara , Taisei Miyashiro , Yoshinori Muto , Yuya Osako and Daiju Sasaki .
The home team had on the bench: Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuki Honda, Haruya Ide , Shota Arai , Jean Patric , Kakeru Yamauchi and Ryuho Kikuchi.
Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of Haruya Ide (injured).
Substitutions
Vissel Kobe made 3 changes: Yuya Osako for Haruya Ide (65′), Daiju Sasaki for Jean Patric (61′) and Yoshinori Muto for Shota Arai (79′).
Player of the match: Ryo Hatsuse
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Ryo Hatsuse.
His rating is with 36 passes (64% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 14 crosses.
Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation
Also Yokohama F. Marinos adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
Harry Kewell played with: William Popp , Ken Matsubara , Takumi Kamijima , Taiki Watanabe , Ren Kato , Tae-hee Nam , Takuya Kida , R. Yamane , Kota Mizunuma , Anderson Lopes and Ryo Miyaichi .
They had on the bench: Eduardo , Yan , Ryuta Koike , Asahi Uenaka , Jun Amano , Fuma Shirasaka and Yuhi Murakami.
Substitutions
Yokohama F. Marinos made 5 changes: Ken Matsubara for Ryuta Koike (57′), Ryo Miyaichi for Yan (57′), Ren Kato for Eduardo (72′), Kota Mizunuma for Jun Amano (83′) and Taiki Watanabe for Asahi Uenaka (83′).
Player of the match: Yan
The player that probably impressed the most for Yokohama F. Marinos was Yan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 57′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Tokyo Verdy – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-1
- Albirex Niigata – Cerezo Osaka – 0-1
- Kyoto Sanga – Júbilo Iwata – 0-3
- Vissel Kobe – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1-2
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Shonan Bellmare – 2-0
- Urawa Reds – Sagan Tosu – 3-0
- Kawasaki Frontale – Machida Zelvia – 0-1
- Nagoya Grampus – Avispa Fukuoka – 0-0
- Tokyo – Kashima Antlers – 2-0