KAWASAKI. Machida Zelvia defeats Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 after S. Fujio scored just 1 goal (32′). Kawasaki Frontale was truly better in terms of ball possession (70%).
Machida Zelvia remained in 10 after Kosei Tani received a red card in the 71′. Anyhow, Machida Zelvia still managed to win this encounter competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Yudai Yamamoto who was helped by Yusuke Hamamoto and Akitsugu Funabashi. The 4th official was Masashige Abe. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.17 degrees Celsius or 61.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 1 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 73
- 53 Dangerous attack 41
- 56 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kawasaki Frontale had a superior ball possession 70% while Machida Zelvia was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kawasaki Frontale was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Machida Zelvia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Kawasaki Frontale shot 16 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Machida Zelvia shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Kawasaki Frontale received 2 yellow cards (Erison and Zé Ricardo). On the opposite side, Machida Zelvia received 2 yellow cards (Oh Se-Hun and K. Hayashi).
Also, Machida Zelvia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (71′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kawasaki Frontale stays with 7 points like Tokyo Verdy to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Machida Zelvia will has 16 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Kawasaki Frontale – Formation
Kawasaki Frontale
35'
23'
Kawasaki Frontale started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-ryong Jung , Yusuke Segawa , Jesiel , K. Takai , Asahi Sasaki , Yasuto Wakizaka , Zé Ricardo , Yuki Yamamoto , Akihiro Ienaga , Erison and Hinata Yamauchi .
The home team had on the bench: Takuma Ominami , Yu Kobayashi , Shuto Tanabe, Tatsuki Seko , Daiya Tono , Shin Yamada and Naoto Kamifukumoto.
Kawasaki Frontale could not rely on the presence of Takuma Ominami (injured).
Substitutions
Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Jesiel for Takuma Ominami (35′), Hinata Yamauchi for Daiya Tono (46′), Zé Ricardo for Tatsuki Seko (46′), Akihiro Ienaga for Yu Kobayashi (66′) and Yuki Yamamoto for Shin Yamada (82′).
Player of the match: Tatsuki Seko
The player that probably impressed the most for Kawasaki Frontale was Tatsuki Seko.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Machida Zelvia – Formation
Machida Zelvia
71'
32'
Machida Zelvia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Go Kuroda played with: Kosei Tani , J. Suzuki , I. Drešević , Jang Min-Gyu , K. Hayashi , Y. Hirakawa , K. Shibato , K. Sento , K. Fujimoto , S. Fujio and Oh Se-Hun .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Okuyama , G. Shōji , Na Sang-Ho, Mitchell Duke , H. Shimoda, K. Fukui and S. Araki .
Substitutions
Machida Zelvia made 5 changes: Oh Se-Hun for S. Araki (66′), K. Fujimoto for K. Fukui (74′), J. Suzuki for M. Okuyama (74′), K. Sento for G. Shōji (74′) and Y. Hirakawa for Mitchell Duke (89′).
Player of the match: K. Shibato
The most impressive player for Machida Zelvia was K. Shibato even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
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
