Kashima Antlers defeats Avispa Fukuoka 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MITO. Kashima Antlers defeats Avispa Fukuoka with a 2-0 win with an own goal from Y. Hiratsuka (10') and a goal from E. (90').

Luke Meyer

August 16, 2022

MITO. Kashima Antlers beats Avispa Fukuoka with a 2-0 win with an own goal from Y. Hiratsuka (10′) and a goal from E. (90′).

The match was played at the K’s Denki Stadium (Mito) stadium in Mito on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Koei Koya with the assistance of Mitsuharu Taketa and Kogo Kumagai. The 4th official was Yusuke Ohashi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.8 degrees Celsius or 85.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Kashima Antlers

2 - 0

Avispa Fukuoka

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

12 Total 10
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 2

91 Attack 96
37 Dangerous attack 49
79 Ball safe 81

0 Penalties 0
0 Corners 6

Fouls

12 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kashima Antlers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Avispa Fukuoka that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Avispa Fukuoka had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Kashima Antlers was able to find the solution to win this match.

Kashima Antlers shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Kashima Antlers received 3 yellow cards (H. Nakama, Pituca and R. Nakamura). Regarding the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka received 2 yellow cards (D. Miya and D. Grolli).

Match Timeline

10'

Yuto Hiratsuka(own-goal)

32'

Daiki Miya- Yellow

44'

Douglas Grolli- Yellow

46'

Hayato Nakama- Yellow

48'

56'

Hiroyuki Mae- sub ->J. Hisashi

Koki Anzai- sub ->H. Nakama

60'

71'

Yu Funabashi- sub ->S. Doi

71'

72'

Tatsuya Tanaka- sub ->J. Croux

72'

81'

83'

85'

88'

Yuji Kitajima- sub ->Y. Hiratsuka

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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 stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (10 draws).

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

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea

7.1

Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan

6.9

Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan

7.1

Min-tae Kim 20.South Korea

7.4

Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan

7.0

81'

Hayato Nakama 33.Japan

7.1

60'

48'

Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan

6.9

71'

Diego Pituca 21.Brazil

7.2

83'

Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil

6.7

71'

Shoma Doi 8.Japan

7.1

71'

Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan

8.0

Substitutes

Yuya Oki 31.Japan

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

6.4

60'

N. Hayashi 23.Japan

6.2

81'

Yusuke Ogawa 24.Japan

Yu Funabashi 34.Japan

6.7

71'

Ryotaro Nakamura 35.Japan

6.8

71'

85'

Everaldo 9.Brazil

7.2

71'

90'

Kashima Antlers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager René Weiler decided to play with the following team: Sun Tae Kwoun (7.1), Keigo Tsunemoto (6.9), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.1), Min Tae Kim (7.4), Rikuto Hirose (7.0), Hayato Nakama (7.1), Yuta Higuchi (6.9), Diego Pituca (7.2), Arthur Caíke (6.7), Shoma Doi (7.1) and Yuma Suzuki (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yuya Oki, Koki Anzai (6.4), Naoki Hayashi (6.2), Yusuke Ogawa, Yu Funabashi (6.7), Ryotaro Nakamura (6.8) and Everaldo (7.2).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: H. Nakama for K. Anzai (60′), Y. Higuchi for R. Nakamura (71′), S. Doi for Y. Funabashi (71′), Arthur for Everaldo (71′) and R. Hirose for N. Hayashi (81′).

Best player: Yuma Suzuki

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuma Suzuki even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

6.2

Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan

6.4

Daiki Miya 5.Japan

6.3

32'

Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil

6.3

44'

N. Wako 22.Japan

6.3

46'

Jordy Croux 14.Belgium

7.7

72'

Hisashi Jogo 10.Japan

6.5

56'

Yuto Hiratsuka 35.Japan

6.2

88'

Lukian 17.Brazil

6.8

Juanma Delgado 9.Spain

6.9

72'

J. Uzuegbunam 45.Cameroon

6.6

Substitutes

Takumi Nagaishi 41.Japan

Takahiro Yanagi 36.Japan

6.4

46'

Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan

Yuji Kitajima 25.Japan

88'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

6.4

56'

Tatsuya Tanaka 39.Japan

6.3

72'

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

6.5

72'

Also Avispa Fukuoka adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Masaaki Murakami (6.2), Masato Yuzawa (6.4), Daiki Miya (6.3), Douglas Grolli (6.3), Naoki Wako (6.3), Jordy Croux (7.7), Hisashi Jogo (6.5), Yuto Hiratsuka (6.2), Lukian (6.8), Juanma Delgado (6.9) and John Mary (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Takumi Nagaishi, Takahiro Yanagi (6.4), Kennedy Mikuni, Yuji Kitajima, Hiroyuki Mae (6.4), Tatsuya Tanaka (6.3) and Yuya Yamagishi (6.5).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: N. Wako for T. Yanagi (46′), J. Hisashi for H. Mae (56′), J. Croux for T. Tanaka (72′), Juanma Delgado for Y. Yamagishi (72′) and Y. Hiratsuka for Y. Kitajima (88′).