Kawasaki Frontale overcomes Kashima Antlers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale topped Kashima Antlers to win 2-1.

August 28, 2022

KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale beat Kashima Antlers to win 2-1. It was Kawasaki Frontale to strike first with an early goal of A. Ienaga at the 8′. Then Y. Wakizaka scored again for Kawasaki Frontale in the 14′ minute. Eventually, H. Nakama reduced the distance for Kashima Antlers (52′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Kashima Antlers was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki. The referee was Ryuji Sato with the collaboration of Jun Mihara and Kentaro Matsui. The 4th official was Reo Tanaka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.8 degrees Celsius or 83.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Kawasaki Frontale

2 - 1

Kashima Antlers

! 36 Ball Possession 64

Shots

9 Total 9
6 On Target 3
3 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

97 Attack 138
24 Dangerous attack 61
79 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

6 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Kashima Antlers was in firm control of the ball 64% while Kawasaki Frontale was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kashima Antlers was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kawasaki Frontale was able to find the solution to win this contest.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Kashima Antlers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 2 yellow cards (J. Schmidt and K. Tachibanada). Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers received 3 yellow cards (Pituca, Y. Higuchi and I. Sekigawa).

Match Timeline

Akihiro Ienaga(penalty)

Yasuto Wakizaka (goal)

14'

26'

27'

Yuta Higuchi- Yellow

36'

Ikuma Sekigawa- Yellow

52'

Hayato Nakama(goal)Y. Higuchi

59'

Kei Chinen- sub ->Y. Kobayashi

Shintaro Kurumaya - sub ->K. Noborizato

59'

61'

Yu Funabashi- sub ->H. Nakama

Kento Tachibanada- Yellow

68'

Ryota Oshima - sub ->Y. Wakizaka

72'

Daiya Tono- sub ->Marcinho

72'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Kawasaki Frontale will have 46 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers will stay with 44 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

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

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).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale

K. Tanno 27.Japan

6.4

Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan

6.2

59'

Jesiel 4.Brazil

7.1

Shogo Taniguchi 5.Japan

7.0

Miki Yamane 13.Japan

7.0

João Schmidt 6.Brazil

6.4

26'

Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan

7.8

72'

14'

Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan

6.9

90'

68'

Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan

7.7

Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan

6.4

59'

Marcinho 23.Brazil

6.3

72'

Substitutes

Shunsuke Ando 21.Japan

Shintaro Kurumaya 7.Japan

6.8

59'

Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan

90'

Ryota Oshima 10.Japan

6.4

72'

Kei Chinen 20.Japan

6.8

59'

Ten Miyagi 24.Japan

Daiya Tono 19.Japan

6.5

72'

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

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Kenta Tanno (6.4), Miki Yamane (7.0), Jesiel (7.1), Shogo Taniguchi (7.0), Kyohei Noborizato (6.2), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.8), João Schmidt (6.4), Kento Tachibanada (6.9), Akihiro Ienaga (7.7), Yu Kobayashi (6.4) and Marcinho (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kazuya Yamamura, Ryota Oshima (6.4), Shunsuke Ando, Kei Chinen (6.8), Ten Miyagi, Daiya Tono (6.5) and Shintaro Kurumaya (6.8).

Kawasaki Frontale could not rely on the presence of K. Yamamura (injured).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Y. Kobayashi for K. Chinen (59′), K. Noborizato for S. Kurumaya (59′), Y. Wakizaka for R. Oshima (72′), Marcinho for D. Tono (72′) and K. Tachibanada for K. Yamamura (90′).

Best player: Yasuto Wakizaka

The most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was Yasuto Wakizaka.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea

6.6

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

6.6

Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan

6.1

Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan

6.7

36'

Kento Misao 6.Japan

6.8

Hayato Nakama 33.Japan

7.4

61'

52'

Diego Pituca 21.Brazil

6.5

Ryuji Izumi 11.Japan

6.3

72'

Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan

7.2

72'

27'

Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil

6.8

88'

Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan

6.7

Substitutes

Yuya Oki 31.Japan

Itsuki Oda 16.Japan

Bueno 15.Brazil

6.8

88'

Ryotaro Nakamura 35.Japan

6.2

72'

Yusuke Ogawa 24.Japan

Yu Funabashi 34.Japan

6.8

61'

Blessing Eleke 19.Nigeria

6.4

72'

Kashima Antlers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Sun Tae Kwoun (6.6), Koki Anzai (6.6), Ikuma Sekigawa (6.7), Kento Misao (6.8), Rikuto Hirose (6.1), Yuta Higuchi (7.2), Diego Pituca (6.5), Ryuji Izumi (6.3), Hayato Nakama (7.4), Arthur Caíke (6.8) and Yuma Suzuki (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Itsuki Oda, Ryotaro Nakamura (6.2), Blessing Eleke (6.4), Yusuke Ogawa, Bueno (6.8), Yu Funabashi (6.8) and Yuya Oki.

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 4 changes: H. Nakama for Y. Funabashi (61′), Y. Higuchi for R. Nakamura (72′), R. Izumi for B. Eleke (72′) and Arthur for Bueno (88′).