CHōFU. Tokyo tops Kashima Antlers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Nakagawa (55′) and a goal from R. Harakawa (90′).
The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu with the support of Yosuke Takabe and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Taku Nakano. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.41 degrees Celsius or 65.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 7
- 81 Attack 137
- 38 Dangerous attack 69
- 76 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kashima Antlers had a superior ball possession 55% while Tokyo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kashima Antlers had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Tokyo found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Tokyo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (Kosuke Shirai and Kei Koizumi). Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tokyo has 11 points like Vissel Kobe and Urawa Reds to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers will stays with 10 points like Yokohama F. Marinos, Kashiwa Reysol and Nagoya Grampus to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Tokyo – Formation
Tokyo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Peter Cklamovski decided to play with the following team: T. Nozawa , Kosuke Shirai , Kanta Doi , Henrique Trevisan , K. Bangnagande , Takahiro Ko , Kei Koizumi , Soma Anzai , K. Matsuki , Kota Tawaratsumida and Teruhito Nakagawa .
The home team had on the bench: M. Morishige, Go Hatano, Tsubasa Terayama, Keita Endo , Riki Harakawa , Shuhei Tokumoto and Jája Silva .
Tokyo could not rely on the presence of Shuhei Tokumoto (injured).
Substitutions
Tokyo made 4 changes: Kota Tawaratsumida for Keita Endo (63′), Takahiro Ko for Riki Harakawa (75′), Teruhito Nakagawa for Jája Silva (75′) and Soma Anzai for Shuhei Tokumoto (88′).
Player of the match: K. Matsuki
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was K. Matsuki even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ranko Popović played with: Tomoki Hayakawa , Kimito Nono , Naomichi Ueda , Ikuma Sekigawa , Koki Anzai , Kei Chinen , Kaishu Sano , Aleksandar Cavric , Yuta Higuchi , Hayato Nakama and Yuma Suzuki .
They had on the bench: Radomir Milosavljevic , Shoma Doi , Tomoya Fujii , Hidehiro Sugai, Y. Matsumura , Taiki Yamada and Guilherme Parede .
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Hayato Nakama for Tomoya Fujii (61′), Kei Chinen for Shoma Doi (80′), Yuta Higuchi for Y. Matsumura (80′), Aleksandar Cavric for Radomir Milosavljevic (80′) and Kaishu Sano for Guilherme Parede (85′).
Player of the match: Ikuma Sekigawa
The most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Ikuma Sekigawa.
His rating is with 60 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 13.
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