Kawasaki Frontale surprises Shimizu S-Pulse with a 2-0 win

SHIZUOKA. Kawasaki Frontale had a surprising win over Shimizu S-Pulse with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Wakizaka (14') and a goal from M. (32').

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Kawasaki Frontale surprises Shimizu S-Pulse with a 2-0 win

SHIZUOKA. Kawasaki Frontale had a surprising win over Shimizu S-Pulse with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Wakizaka (14′) and a goal from M. (32′). Kawasaki Frontale was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the IAI Stadium Nihondaira stadium in Shizuoka. The referee was Koei Koya with the assistance of Yosuke Takabe and Masashi Yamagiwa. The 4th official was Takeshi Asada. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Shimizu S-Pulse

0 - 2

Team 1

Kawasaki Frontale

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 3 Total 5
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 63 Attack 88
  • 42 Dangerous attack 45
  • 64 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a strong ball possession 62% while Shimizu S-Pulse was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match.​

Shimizu S-Pulse shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Shimizu S-Pulse didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (M. Yamane).

Match Timeline

14'
Yasuto Wakizaka (goal)A. Ienaga
32'
Marcinho (goal)Y. Wakizaka
46'
46'
55'
Carlinhos Junior- sub ->K. Miyamoto
58'
61'
61'
71'
71'
Ten Miyagi - sub ->Y. Wakizaka
71'
Yu Kobayashi- sub ->Marcinho
Yuta Taki- sub ->Y. Suzuki
76'
89'

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 encounter, Shimizu S-Pulse will stay with 12 points to go up in the 13th place. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale will have 23 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Shimizu S-Pulse will play away against Consadole Sapporo on the 4th of November with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Consadole Sapporo (3 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale will play away agasint Tokyo on the 4th of November with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Shimizu S-Pulse – Formation

Shimizu S-Pulse
G
Shuichi Gonda 21.Japan
6.2
D
Eiichi Katayama 7.Japan
6.4
D
Yoshinori Suzuki 50.Japan
7.0
D
Yugo Tatsuta 2.Japan
7.5
D
Reon Yamahara 29.Japan
7.1
M
Ryohei Shirasaki 18.Japan
6.3
M
Kota Miyamoto 13.Japan
7.3
58'
M
R. da Silva 3.Brazil
6.8
46'
M
Katsuhiro Nakayama 11.Japan
5.8
46'
F
Y. Suzuki 23.Japan
6.2
76'
F
Thiago 9.Brazil
6.7
71'
Substitutes
G
T. Ōkubo 1.Japan
D
Akira Ibayashi 38.Japan
M
Yuta Taki 26.Japan
6.5
76'
M
Y. Kamiya 17.Japan
6.8
46'
M
D. Matsuoka 8.Japan
7.3
46'
F
Oh Se-Hun 20.South Korea
6.2
71'
F
Carlinhos Junior 10.Brazil
6.3
58'

Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Hiroaki Hiraoka decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Shimizu S-Pulse made 5 changes: K. Nakayama for Y. Kamiya (46′), Ronaldo for D. Matsuoka (46′), K. Miyamoto for Carlinhos (58′), Thiago Santana for Oh Se-Hun (71′) and Y. Suzuki for Y. Taki (76′).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale
G
Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea
7.3
D
Shogo Taniguchi 5.Japan
7.6
D
Shintaro Kurumaya  7.Japan
7.4
D
Miki Yamane 13.Japan
6.8
55'
D
Asahi Sasaki 15.Japan
7.8
M
Yasuto Wakizaka  14.Japan
8.6
71' Goals14'
M
Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan
6.4
M
Daiya Tono 19.Japan
7.0
61'
F
Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan
7.6
89'
F
Leandro Damião 9.Brazil
6.3
61'
F
Marcinho  23.Brazil
6.9
71' Goals32'
Substitutes
G
K. Tanno 27.Japan
M
Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan
M
Kazuki Kozuka 17.Japan
89'
M
João Schmidt 6.Brazil
6.9
61'
F
Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan
6.8
71'
F
Ten Miyagi  24.Japan
6.5
71'
F
Kei Chinen 20.Japan
6.4
61'

Kawasaki Frontale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Toru Oniki played with: .

Kawasaki Frontale could not rely on the presence of T. Miyagi (injured).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: D. Tono for J. Schmidt (61′), L. Damiao for K. Chinen (61′), Y. Wakizaka for T. Miyagi (71′), Marcinho for Y. Kobayashi (71′) and A. Ienaga for K. Kozuka (89′).

Results of the day

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