Kyoto Sanga conquers Vissel Kobe 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

KAMEOKA. Kyoto Sanga beats Vissel Kobe with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Matsuda (1') and a goal from Y. Toyokawa (9').

By
Mark Hall
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Kyoto Sanga conquers Vissel Kobe 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

KAMEOKA. Kyoto Sanga beats Vissel Kobe with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Matsuda (1′) and a goal from Y. Toyokawa (9′). Vissel Kobe was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka) stadium in Kameoka on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Yoshiro Imamura who had the assistance of Jun Mihara and Makoto Hibino. The 4th official was Kohei Yano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Kyoto Sanga

2 - 0

Team 1

Vissel Kobe

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 89 Attack 107
  • 34 Dangerous attack 64
  • 135 Ball safe 153
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Vissel Kobe was in firm control of the ball 63% while Kyoto Sanga was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vissel Kobe was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kyoto Sanga succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Kyoto Sanga shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vissel Kobe shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Kyoto Sanga didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe received 1 yellow card (Thuler).

Also, Vissel Kobe didn’t end the match with 11 players after Y. Kobayashi (Vissel Kobe) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (59′).

Match Timeline

Temma Matsuda(goal)
1'
Yuta Toyokawa(goal)K. Taketomi
9'
46'
Yuki Honda- sub ->K. Nagai
46'
Daiju Sasaki- sub ->Y. Goke
59'
72'
75'
Shimpei Fukuoka- sub ->S. Kawasaki
80'
83'
85'
90'
Thuler- Yellow

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 playing this contest, Kyoto Sanga will have 29 points like Shonan Bellmare to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe will stay with 24 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kyoto Sanga will play away with Júbilo Iwata on the 4th of November with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Júbilo Iwata (1 draw).

Vissel Kobe will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 4th of November with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (8 draws).

Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Kyoto Sanga
G
Naoto Kamifukumoto 21.Japan
6.9
D
Kosuke Shirai 14.Japan
7.0
D
Shogo Asada 3.Japan
7.2
D
Rikito Inoue 31.Japan
7.5
D
Kazuma Nagai 15.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Kosuke Taketomi 7.Japan
7.3
M
Shohei Takeda 16.Japan
7.2
M
S. Kawasaki 24.Japan
7.3
80'
F
Temma Matsuda 18.Japan
7.6
Goals1'
F
Yuta Toyokawa 23.Japan
7.3
83' Goals9'
F
Ryogo Yamasaki 11.Japan
6.9
75'
Substitutes
G
Michael Woud 32.New Zealand
D
Yuki Honda 6.Japan
6.8
46'
M
Alan Cariús 41.Brazil
M
Shimpei Fukuoka 10.Japan
6.6
80'
M
Paulinho Bóia 47.Brazil
F
Peter Utaka 9.Nigeria
6.6
83'
F
Y. Kimura 40.Japan
6.5
75'

Kyoto Sanga adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Kwi-Jea Cho decided to play with the following team: Naoto Kamifukumoto (6.9), Kazuma Nagai (6.4), Rikito Inoue (7.5), Shogo Asada (7.2), Kosuke Shirai (7.0), Shohei Takeda (7.2), Sota Kawasaki (7.3), Kosuke Taketomi (7.3), Yuta Toyokawa (7.3), Ryogo Yamasaki (6.9) and Temma Matsuda (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Utaka (6.6), Alan Cariús, Yudai Kimura (6.5), Shimpei Fukuoka (6.6), Yuki Honda (6.8), Michael Woud and Paulinho Bóia.

Kyoto Sanga could not rely on the presence of S. Fukuoka (injured).

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 4 changes: K. Nagai for Y. Honda (46′), R. Yamasaki for Y. Kimura (75′), S. Kawasaki for S. Fukuoka (80′) and Y. Toyokawa for P. Utaka (83′).

Best player: Temma Matsuda​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was Temma Matsuda.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe
G
Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan
6.4
D
Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan
6.8
D
Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan
6.8
D
Thuler 15.Brazil
7.0
90'
D
Yuki Kobayashi 3.Japan
6.1
59'
M
Leo Osaki 25.Japan
6.8
M
Hotaru Yamaguchi  5.Japan
6.4
M
Yuta Goke 7.Japan
6.7
46'
F
Koya Yuruki  16.Japan
6.8
72'
F
Nanasei Iino 2.Japan
7.3
F
Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Hiroki Iikura 18.Japan
D
Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan
D
T. Makino 14.Japan
M
Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan
6.8
46'
M
Yuki Kobayashi 49.Japan
F
Y. Oda 41.Japan
6.6
72'
F
Noriaki Fujimoto 21.Japan
6.4
85'

Also Vissel Kobe adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Takayuki Yoshida played with: Daiya Maekawa (6.4), Tetsushi Yamakawa (6.8), Thuler (7.0), Yuki Kobayashi (6.1), Gotoku Sakai (6.8), Yuta Goke (6.7), Leo Osaki (6.8), Hotaru Yamaguchi (6.4), Nanasei Iino (7.3), Yoshinori Muto (6.8) and Koya Yuruki (6.8).

They had on the bench: Yutaro Oda (6.6), Hiroki Ilkura, Daiju Sasaki (6.8), Yuki Kobayashi, Ryo Hatsuse, Tomoaki Makino and Noriaki Fujimoto (6.4).

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 3 changes: Y. Goke for D. Sasaki (46′), K. Yuruki for Y. Oda (72′) and Y. Muto for N. Fujimoto (85′).

Best player: Nanasei Iino​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Nanasei Iino.

His rating is (7.3) with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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