Sanfrecce Hiroshima crushes Kashima Antlers with 2 goals from Y. Kashiwa

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was after all too strong for Kashima Antlers with the goal of Y. Kashiwa was the star player of the match after he scored in the 38th and 79th minute.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima crushes Kashima Antlers with 2 goals from Y. Kashiwa

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was ultimately too strong for Kashima Antlers with the goal of Y. Kashiwa was the key player of the match after he scored in the 38th and 79th minute. Y. Kashiwa (38′), M. Mitsuta (63′) and Y. Kashiwa (79′).

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe with the help of Hideaki Nishio and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Hironori Tajima. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 - 0

Team 1

Kashima Antlers

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 89 Attack 96
  • 55 Dangerous attack 45
  • 80 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 19 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Kashima Antlers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match​.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 2 yellow cards (G. Notsuda and Junior Santos). On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (R. Hirose).

Match Timeline

Yoshifumi Kashiwa(goal)M. Mitsuta
38'
Gakuto Notsuda- Yellow
41'
Taishi Matsumoto- sub ->G. Notsuda
46'
46'
46'
Makoto Mitsuta(goal)
63'
65'
69'
71'
71'
Yoshifumi Kashiwa(goal)
79'
82'
Kosei Shibasaki- sub ->Junior Santos
82'
86'
Shunki Higashi- sub ->Y. Kashiwa
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Yokohama F. Marinos
68
34
Kawasaki Frontale
66
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
55
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Cerezo Osaka
51
34
Tokyo
49
34
Kashiwa Reysol
47
34
Nagoya Grampus
46
34
Urawa Reds
45
34
Consadole Sapporo
45
34
Sagan Tosu
42
34
Shonan Bellmare
41
34
Vissel Kobe
40
34
Avispa Fukuoka
38
34
Gamba Osaka
37
34
Kyoto Sanga
36
34
Shimizu S-Pulse
33
34
Júbilo Iwata
30
34

After playing this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 17 points like Cerezo Osaka and Consadole Sapporo to move up in the 7th place. On the other side, Kashima Antlers will stay with 25 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away with Sagan Tosu on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Kashima Antlers will host Gamba Osaka on the 4th of November with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Kashima Antlers (10 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
7.3
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 3.Japan
7.0
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
7.2
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.4
M
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan
8.5
90' Goals38', 79'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
6.7
46' 41'
M
Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan
7.1
M
Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan
7.3
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
7.4
82'
F
Makoto Mitsuta 39.Japan
8.1
90' Goals63'
F
Júnior Santos 37.Brazil
6.3
82' 65'
Substitutes
G
Takuto Hayashi 1.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
6.8
46'
M
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
90'
M
Yuya Asano 16.Japan
90'
M
Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan
6.2
82'
F
Ryo Nagai 20.Japan
6.6
82'

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: .

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: G. Notsuda for T. Matsumoto (46′), N. Ben Khalifa for R. Nagai (82′), Junior Santos for K. Shibasaki (82′), Y. Kashiwa for S. Higashi (90′) and M. Mitsuta for Y. Asano (90′).

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers
G
Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea
6.2
D
Koki Anzai 2.Japan
6.7
D
Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan
6.6
46'
D
Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan
6.7
71'
D
Kento Misao 6.Japan
7.4
M
Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil
6.8
M
Ryuji Izumi 11.Japan
6.9
M
Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan
6.8
71'
M
Y. Matsumura 27.Japan
6.6
46'
F
Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan
6.9
F
Ayase Ueda 18.Japan
6.3
86'
Substitutes
G
Yuya Oki 31.Japan
D
Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan
6.6
46' 69'
D
Min-tae Kim  20.South Korea
6.3
71'
M
Juan Alano 7.Brazil
6.7
71'
M
Shoma Doi  8.Japan
M
Diego Pituca 21.Brazil
6.8
46'
F
I. Someno 19.Japan
7.0
86'

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

René Weiler played with: .

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: K. Tsunemoto for R. Hirose (46′), Y. Matsumura for Pituca (46′), Y. Higuchi for Juan (71′), I. Sekigawa for Kim Min-Tae (71′) and A. Ueda for I. Someno (86′).

Results of the day

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