Tokyo and Avispa Fukuoka draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CHōFU. Tokyo finds the way to recover against Avispa Fukuoka with a goal on the L. 16' and a penalty kick on the J. Delgado 78'.

By
John Ross
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Tokyo and Avispa Fukuoka draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CHōFU. Tokyo manages to recover against Avispa Fukuoka with a goal on the L. 16′ and a penalty kick on the J. Delgado 78′. Tokyo was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the collaboration of Tomokazu Tajiri and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Yukitaka Kumagai. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Tokyo

2 - 2

Team 1

Avispa Fukuoka

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 123 Attack 111
  • 68 Dangerous attack 71
  • 123 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tokyo had a strong ball possession 63% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Avispa Fukuoka was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Avispa Fukuoka to win the encounter​.

Tokyo shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Tokyo received 1 yellow card (M. Morishige). Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka received 1 yellow card (J. Croux).

Match Timeline

K. Bangnagande- sub ->H. Nakamura
10'
16'
29'
46'
Takeshi Kanamori- sub ->J. Croux
46'
49'
M. Morishige- Yellow
52'
63'
Kazuya Konno(goal)
66'
71'
78'
82'
Takuya Aoki- sub ->K. Higashi
86'
86'
88'

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 this match, Tokyo will have 26 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka will have 20 points like Shonan Bellmare to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Tokyo will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 4th of November with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Avispa Fukuoka will play away agasint Urawa Reds on the 4th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Urawa Reds (1 draw).

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo
G
Jakub Slowik 24.Poland
6.9
D
M. Morishige 3.Japan
7.2
52'
D
Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan
6.4
D
Yasuki Kimoto 30.Japan
6.2
D
H. Nakamura 37.Japan
6.6
10'
M
Renta Higashi  10.Japan
6.7
86'
M
Ryoma Watanabe 23.Japan
6.8
M
K. Matsuki 44.Japan
7.3
F
Kazuya Konno 17.Japan
7.1
86' Goals63'
F
Kensuke Nagai 11.Japan
6.5
46'
F
Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Go Hatano 13.Japan
D
Makoto Okazaki 29.Japan
D
K. Bangnagande 49.Japan
6.1
10'
M
Hirotaka Mita 7.Japan
6.2
86'
M
Adailton 15.Brazil
6.4
71'
M
Leandro 20.Brazil
6.9
46' Goals49'
M
Takuya Aoki 16.Japan
6.5
86'

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

The manager Albert Puig Ortoneda decided to play with the following team: .

Tokyo could not rely on the presence of K. Bangunagande (injured).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: H. Nakamura for K. Bangunagande (10′), K. Nagai for Leandro (46′), Diego for Adailton (71′), K. Higashi for T. Aoki (86′) and K. Konno for H. Mita (86′).

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka
G
Takumi Nagaishi 41.Japan
6.8
D
Tatsuki Nara  3.Japan
6.6
D
Takaaki Shichi 13.Japan
7.0
D
Yota Maejima 29.Japan
6.4
D
Daiki Miya 5.Japan
6.7
M
Sotan Tanabe 19.Japan
6.6
88'
M
Jordy Croux 14.Belgium
6.9
46' 29'
M
Tatsuya Tanaka 39.Japan
6.5
66'
M
Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan
7.1
F
Lukian 17.Brazil
7.1
82' Goals16'
F
Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan
7.8
Substitutes
G
Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan
D
Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan
D
Y. Kumamoto 15.Japan
M
Shun Nakamura 40.Japan
6.7
88'
M
Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan
6.4
46'
F
Daiki Watari 16.Japan
6.2
82'
F
Juanma Delgado 9.Spain
7.1
66' Goals78'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: .

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 4 changes: J. Croux for T. Kanamori (46′), T. Tanaka for Juanma Delgado (66′), Lukian for D. Watari (82′) and S. Tanabe for S. Nakamura (88′).

Results of the day

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