Sanfrecce Hiroshima tops Kashima Antlers 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MITO. Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeats Kashima Antlers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Kawamura (84') and a goal from E. (90').

Sanfrecce Hiroshima tops Kashima Antlers 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MITO. Sanfrecce Hiroshima conquers Kashima Antlers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Kawamura (84′) and a goal from E. (90′).

The match was played at the K’s Denki Stadium (Mito) stadium in Mito on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu assisted by Takumi Takagi and Soichi Iwasaki. The 4th official was Tomohiro Tsukada. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.8 degrees Celsius or 85.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 123
  • 35 Dangerous attack 61
  • 98 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a superior ball possession 55% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match.​

Kashima Antlers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (K. Misao). Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 3 yellow cards (N. Ben Khalifa, H. Araki and T. Fujii).

Match Timeline

7'
40'
Hayato Araki- Yellow
Tomoya Fujii- Yellow
45'
46'
Douglas Vieira - sub ->N. Ben Khalifa
Yu Funabashi- sub ->Pituca
70'
Hayato Nakama- sub ->Arthur
70'
73'
Ezequiel- sub ->T. Morishima
73'
Shoma Doi - sub ->Y. Higuchi
74'
83'
Takumu Kawamura- sub ->Y. Kashiwa
84'
Takumu Kawamura(goal)Y. Nogami
Ikuma Sekigawa- sub ->Kim Min-Tae
88'
Koki Anzai- sub ->R. Hirose
88'
90'
Ezequiel(goal)S. Sasaki
90'
90'
Kosei Shibasaki- sub ->M. Mitsuta

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kashima Antlers will host Gamba Osaka on the 4th of November with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Kashima Antlers (10 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers
G
Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea
6.1
D
Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan
6.4
88'
D
Min-tae Kim  20.South Korea
7.0
88'
D
Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan
6.8
D
Kento Misao 6.Japan
7.0
90'
M
Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil
6.5
70'
M
Diego Pituca 21.Brazil
6.8
70'
M
Ryuji Izumi 11.Japan
6.6
M
Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan
6.6
74'
F
Everaldo 9.Brazil
6.4
F
Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan
7.6
Substitutes
G
Yuya Oki 31.Japan
D
Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan
6.6
88'
D
Koki Anzai 2.Japan
6.3
88'
M
Hayato Nakama 33.Japan
6.2
70'
M
Shoma Doi  8.Japan
6.6
74'
M
Ryotaro Nakamura 35.Japan
M
Yu Funabashi 34.Japan
6.6
70'

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

The manager René Weiler decided to play with the following team: Sun Tae Kwoun (6.1), Keigo Tsunemoto (6.8), Kento Misao (7.0), Min Tae Kim (7.0), Rikuto Hirose (6.4), Yuta Higuchi (6.6), Ryuji Izumi (6.6), Diego Pituca (6.8), Arthur Caíke (6.5), Yuma Suzuki (7.6) and Everaldo (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ikuma Sekigawa (6.6), Hayato Nakama (6.2), Shoma Doi (6.6), Yuya Oki, Ryotaro Nakamura, Koki Anzai (6.3) and Yu Funabashi (6.6).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Pituca for Y. Funabashi (70′), Arthur for H. Nakama (70′), Y. Higuchi for S. Doi (74′), Kim Min-Tae for I. Sekigawa (88′) and R. Hirose for K. Anzai (88′).

Best player: Yuma Suzuki​

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

His rating is (7.6) with 34 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
7.3
D
6.8
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
7.1
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.1
40'
M
6.6
83'
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.3
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
6.5
M
Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan
7.1
73' 45'
F
6.8
73'
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.6
46' 7'
F
Makoto Mitsuta 39.Japan
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
7.4
73'
M
Takumu Kawamura 27.Japan
7.4
83' Goals84'
M
M
Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan
90'
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
7.4
73' Goals90'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
6.9
46'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (7.3), Tsukasa Shiotani (6.8), Hayato Araki (7.1), Sho Sasaki (7.1), Tomoya Fujii (7.1), Taishi Matsumoto (6.5), Gakuto Notsuda (7.3), Yoshifumi Kashiwa (6.6), Tsukasa Morishima (6.8), Makoto Mitsuta (7.1) and Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.6).

They had on the bench: Takumu Kawamura (7.4), Toshihiro Aoyama, Kosei Shibasaki, Douglas Vieira (6.9), Yuki Nogami (7.4), Ezequiel (7.4) and Goro Kawanami.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: N. Ben Khalifa for D. Vieira (46′), T. Morishima for Ezequiel (73′), T. Fujii for Y. Nogami (73′), Y. Kashiwa for T. Kawamura (83′) and M. Mitsuta for K. Shibasaki (90′).

Best player: Yuki Nogami​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Yuki Nogami even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 7 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 73′.

Results of the day

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