Cerezo Osaka recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

Cerezo Osaka found a way to turn the tables against Kawasaki Frontale to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Cerezo Osaka recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

Cerezo Osaka was capable to reverse the scoreline against Kawasaki Frontale to win 2-1. It was Kawasaki Frontale to strike first with a goal of S. Taniguchi at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Patric gave the win to Cerezo Osaka in the 90′ minute. Kawasaki Frontale was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The referee was Yusuke Araki with the assistance of Jun Mihara and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Kohei Yano.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cerezo Osaka

2 - 1

Team 1

Kawasaki Frontale

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 77 Attack 94
  • 58 Dangerous attack 66
  • 80 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale had a strong ball possession 65% while Cerezo Osaka was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Cerezo Osaka succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Cerezo Osaka shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Kawasaki Frontale shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (K. Funaki). On the opposite side, Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (A. Sasaki).

Match Timeline

36'
Kakeru Funaki(goal)T. Suzuki
59'
Kakeru Funaki- Yellow
61'
67'
67'
67'
Marcinho - sub ->Y. Wakizaka
67'
Asahi Sasaki- sub ->D. Tono
79'
Ten Miyagi - sub ->C. Songkrasin
79'
83'
89'
90'
Asahi Sasaki- Yellow
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 this encounter, Cerezo Osaka will have 30 points like Kashiwa Reysol to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale will stay with 34 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka will host Nagoya Grampus on the 4th of November with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Nagoya Grampus (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).

Cerezo Osaka – Formation

Cerezo Osaka
G
Jin-hyeon Kim 21.South Korea
7.1
D
M. Jonjić 22.Croatia
6.6
D
Riku Matsuda  2.Japan
6.9
D
Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan
7.8
61' Goals59'
D
Koji Toriumi 24.Japan
6.7
M
Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan
5.8
89'
M
Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan
7.1
M
Hirotaka Tameda 19.Japan
6.6
67'
M
Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan
8.3
F
Bruno Mendes 11.Brazil
6.5
83'
F
Hiroto Yamada 34.Japan
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan
D
R. Nishio 33.Japan
M
Hikaru Nakahara 41.Japan
89'
M
Kosei Okazawa 28.Japan
F
Adam Taggart 9.Australia
6.8
67'
F
Jean Patric 26.Brazil
7.4
67' Goals90'
F
Mutsuki Kato 20.Japan
6.2
83'

Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Akio Kogiku decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Cerezo Osaka made 4 changes: H. Yamada for A. Taggart (67′), H. Tameda for J. Patric (67′), B. Mendes for M. Kato (83′) and S. Maikuma for H. Nakahara (89′).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale
G
Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea
6.2
D
Shogo Taniguchi 5.Japan
7.6
Goals36'
D
Shintaro Kurumaya  7.Japan
6.9
D
Miki Yamane 13.Japan
6.8
D
Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan
6.1
90'
M
Ryota Oshima  10.Japan
7.2
M
Chanathip Songkrasin 18.Thailand
7.0
79'
M
Yasuto Wakizaka  14.Japan
7.3
67'
F
Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan
7.0
F
Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan
6.5
79'
F
Daiya Tono 19.Japan
6.8
67'
Substitutes
G
K. Tanno 27.Japan
D
Asahi Sasaki 15.Japan
6.8
67' 90'
M
Koki Tsukagawa 3.Japan
M
Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan
90'
F
Ten Miyagi  24.Japan
6.2
79'
F
Marcinho  23.Brazil
6.2
67'
F
Leandro Damião 9.Brazil
6.6
79'

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

Toru Oniki played with: .

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Y. Wakizaka for Marcinho (67′), D. Tono for A. Sasaki (67′), C. Songkrasin for T. Miyagi (79′), Y. Kobayashi for L. Damiao (79′) and K. Tachibanada for K. Yamamura (90′).

Results of the day

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