Yokohama F. Marinos prevails over Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Lopes. HIGHLIGHTS

YOKOHAMA. Yokohama F. Marinos beats Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 after A. Lopes scored just 1 goal (14').

September 11, 2022

YOKOHAMA. Yokohama F. Marinos tops Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 after A. Lopes scored just 1 goal (14′). Yokohama F. Marinos was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Nissan Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Saturday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Takafumi Mikuriya with the help of Masahiro Horikoshi and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Takeshi Asada. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Yokohama F. Marinos

1 - 0

Avispa Fukuoka

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

12 Total 6
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

106 Attack 104
41 Dangerous attack 27
85 Ball safe 64

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 1

Fouls

13 Total 22
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Yokohama F. Marinos was in firm control of the ball 69% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Yokohama F. Marinos was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Yokohama F. Marinos won the match.

Yokohama F. Marinos shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Yokohama F. Marinos received 1 yellow card (T. Kida). On the other side, Avispa Fukuoka received 1 yellow card (K. Mikuni).

Match Timeline

Anderson Lopes(goal)T. Nishimura

14'

24'

Takuya Kida - Yellow

31'

52'

Yota Maejima- sub ->M. Yuzawa

63'

68'

Yan- sub ->Elber

68'

76'

81'

82'

Yuto Hiratsuka- sub ->K. Mikuni

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Yokohama F. Marinos will have 55 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka will stay with 28 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama F. Marinos will play away against Vissel Kobe on the 5th of November with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (8 draws).

Avispa Fukuoka will play away agasint Urawa Reds on the 5th of November with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Urawa Reds (1 draw).

Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation

Yokohama F. Marinos

Yohei Takaoka 1.Japan

7.4

Ken Matsubara 27.Japan

6.8

82'

Eduardo 5.Brazil

7.3

Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan

6.4

Ryuta Koike 25.Japan

6.6

Takuya Kida 8.Japan

6.8

31'

Kota Watanabe 6.Japan

6.8

Takuma Nishimura 30.Japan

7.0

24'

Kota Mizunuma 18.Japan

6.8

68'

Élber 7.Brazil

6.4

68'

Anderson Lopes 11.Brazil

7.6

82'

14'

Substitutes

Powell Obinna Obi 50.Japan

R. Tsunoda 33.Japan

6.4

82'

Shinnosuke Hatanaka 4.Japan

J. Fujita 16.Japan

7.0

24'

Yan 20.Brazil

6.5

68'

Teruhito Nakagawa 23.Japan

7.0

68'

Léo Ceará 9.Brazil

6.2

82'

Yokohama F. Marinos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Kevin Muscat decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka (7.4), Ken Matsubara (6.8), Tomoki Iwata (6.4), Eduardo (7.3), Ryuta Koike (6.6), Takuya Kida (6.8), Takuma Nishimura (7.0), Kota Watanabe (6.8), Kota Mizunuma (6.8), Anderson Lopes (7.6) and Élber (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Yan Santos (6.5), Teruhito Nakagawa (7.0), Léo Ceará (6.2), Joel Chima Fujita (7.0), Powell Obinna Obi, Ryotaro Tsunoda (6.4) and Shinnosuke Hatanaka.

Yokohama F. Marinos could not rely on the presence of J. Fujita (injured).

Substitutions

Yokohama F. Marinos made 5 changes: T. Nishimura for J. Fujita (24′), K. Mizunuma for T. Nakagawa (68′), Elber for Yan (68′), K. Matsubara for R. Tsunoda (82′) and A. Lopes for Leo Ceara (82′).

Best player: Anderson Lopes

The player that probably impressed the most for Yokohama F. Marinos was Anderson Lopes.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

7.0

Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil

6.9

Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan

6.6

Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan

6.6

82'

76'

Takaaki Shichi 13.Japan

6.4

Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan

7.0

52'

Sotan Tanabe 19.Japan

7.0

81'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

6.8

Jordy Croux 14.Belgium

6.5

63'

Juanma Delgado 9.Spain

6.8

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

6.6

63'

Substitutes

Takumi Yamanoi 21.Japan

Yota Maejima 29.Japan

6.3

52'

Y. Kumamoto 15.Japan

Yuto Hiratsuka 35.Japan

6.5

82'

J. Uzuegbunam 45.Cameroon

6.3

63'

Lukian 17.Brazil

6.8

63'

Daiki Watari 16.Japan

6.4

81'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Masaaki Murakami (7.0), Tatsuki Nara (6.6), Douglas Grolli (6.9), Kennedy Mikuni (6.6), Masato Yuzawa (7.0), Sotan Tanabe (7.0), Hiroyuki Mae (6.8), Takaaki Shichi (6.4), Jordy Croux (6.5), Yuya Yamagishi (6.6) and Juanma Delgado (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yota Maejima (6.3), John Mary (6.3), Yuta Kumamoto, Takumi Yamanoi, Yuto Hiratsuka (6.5), Lukian (6.8) and Daiki Watari (6.4).

Avispa Fukuoka could not rely on the presence of Y. Maejima (injured).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: M. Yuzawa for Y. Maejima (52′), J. Croux for Lukian (63′), Y. Yamagishi for J. Mary (63′), S. Tanabe for D. Watari (81′) and K. Mikuni for Y. Hiratsuka (82′).