KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers conquers Machida Zelvia 3-1. Kashima Antlers got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Shu Morooka (5′) and Yuta Higuchi (16′). Machida Zelvia tried to recover with a goal from Hokuto Shimoda (23′). However, the encounter was closed by a goal (45′) scored by Yuma Suzuki for Kashima Antlers.

The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura who had the assistance of Jun Mihara and Satoshi Michiyama. The 4th official was Yusuke Ohashi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.05 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Kashima Antlers

3 - 1

Machida Zelvia

• 47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

• 11 Total 9
• 6 On Target 3
• 3 Off Target 3
• 2 Shots blocked 3

• 78 Attack 89
• 46 Dangerous attack 38
• 63 Ball safe 68

• 0 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 9
• 2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 6 Total 22
• 1 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kashima Antlers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Machida Zelvia that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kashima Antlers had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kashima Antlers won the match​.

Kashima Antlers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Machida Zelvia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (Ikuma Sekigawa). On the opposite side, Machida Zelvia received 2 yellow cards (Mitchell Duke and Erik).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Kashima Antlers has 65 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Machida Zelvia stays with 66 points like Gamba Osaka to sit in the 3rd place.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

G

Tomoki Hayakawa 1.Japan

6.9

D

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

6.4

D

Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan

7.0

90'

D

Kento Misao 6.Japan

7.0

D

Naomichi Ueda 55.Japan

7.2

M

Gaku Shibasaki 10.Japan

7.2

M

Kei Chinen 13.Japan

8.1

M

Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan

7.7

90' 16'

M

Shintaro Nago 30.Japan

6.9

15'

F

Shu Morooka 36.Japan

8.5

84' 5'

F

Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan

8.7

84' 45'

Substitutes

G

Taiki Yamada 31.Japan

D

Keisuke Tsukui 39.Japan

M

Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan

6.6

84'

M

Naoki Suto 26.Japan

M

Hayato Nakama 33.Japan

7.0

15'

M

Yu Funabashi 34.Japan

90'

F

Homare Tokuda 41.Japan

7.2

84'

Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Masaki Chugo decided to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa (6.9), Kento Misao (7.0), Naomichi Ueda (7.2), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.0), Koki Anzai (6.4), Shintaro Nago (6.9), Kei Chinen (8.1), Gaku Shibasaki (7.2), Yuta Higuchi (7.7), Shu Morooka (8.5) and Yuma Suzuki (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tomoya Fujii (6.6), Naoki Suto, Taiki Yamada, Hayato Nakama (7.0), Yu Funabashi, Keisuke Tsukui and Homare Tokuda (7.2).

Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Hayato Nakama (injured).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 4 changes: Shintaro Nago for Hayato Nakama (15′), Yuta Higuchi for Yu Funabashi (90′), Yuma Suzuki for Homare Tokuda (84′) and Shu Morooka for Tomoya Fujii (84′).

Player of the match: Yuma Suzuki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuma Suzuki.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Machida Zelvia – Formation

Machida Zelvia

G

Kosei Tani 1.Japan

6.2

D

Gen Shoji 3.Japan

6.6

D

Ibrahim Drešević 5.Kosovo

6.7

D

Min-gyu Jang 14.South Korea

6.7

M

Yuki Soma 7.Japan

6.7

M

Hokuto Shimoda 18.Japan

7.7

46' 23'

M

Ryohei Shirasaki 23.Japan

6.5

M

Kotaro Hayashi 26.Japan

6.5

M

Henry Heroki Mochizuki 33.

6.6

63'

F

Erik 11.Brazil

6.8

46' 8'

F

Se-hun Oh 90.South Korea

6.7

74'

Substitutes

G

Koki Fukui 42.Japan

D

Yuta Nakayama 19.Japan

6.5

46'

M

Keiya Sento 8.Japan

F

Shota Fujio 9.Japan

6.2

46'

F

Mitchell Duke 15.Australia

6.7

74' 90'

F

Kazuki Fujimoto 22.Japan

6.8

63'

F

Shunta Araki 47.Japan

6.5

83'

Machida Zelvia started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Go Kuroda played with: Kosei Tani (6.2), Ibrahim Drešević (6.7), Min-gyu Jang (6.7), Gen Shoji (6.6), Hokuto Shimoda (7.7), Henry Heroki Mochizuki (6.6), Ryohei Shirasaki (6.5), Yuki Soma (6.7), Kotaro Hayashi (6.5), Erik (6.8) and Se-hun Oh (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Keiya Sento, Shota Fujio (6.2), Mitchell Duke (6.7), Yuta Nakayama (6.5), Kazuki Fujimoto (6.8), Koki Fukui and Shunta Araki (6.5).

Substitutions

Machida Zelvia made 5 changes: Erik for Shota Fujio (46′), Hokuto Shimoda for Yuta Nakayama (46′), Se-hun Oh for Mitchell Duke (74′), Shota Fujio for Shunta Araki (83′) and Henry Heroki Mochizuki for Kazuki Fujimoto (63′).

Player of the match: Hokuto Shimoda​

The most impressive player for Machida Zelvia was Hokuto Shimoda.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Kyoto Sanga – Tokyo Verdy – 0-0
• Gamba Osaka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 3-1
• Vissel Kobe – Shonan Bellmare – 3-0
• FC Tokyo – Cerezo Osaka – 3-0
• Consadole Sapporo – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-0
• Kawasaki Frontale – Avispa Fukuoka – 3-1
• Kashima Antlers – Machida Zelvia – 3-1
• Urawa Reds – Albirex Niigata – 0-0
• Yokohama F. Marinos – Nagoya Grampus – 0-2
• Sagan Tosu – Júbilo Iwata – 3-0