KOBE. Vissel Kobe prevailed over Tokyo to win 2-1. A goal from Leandro was decisive in the 90min. It was Vissel Kobe to strike first with a goal of H. Yamaguchi at the 11′. Then R. Kikuchi scored again for Vissel Kobe in the 25′ minute. Eventually, Leandro reduced the distance for Tokyo (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Tokyo was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe assisted by Kota Watanabe and Hironobu Kikawada. The 4th official was Akihito Kawasaki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.6 degrees Celsius or 83.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 3 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 96
- 40 Dangerous attack 51
- 92 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Tokyo had a superior ball possession 62% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tokyo had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Vissel Kobe succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Vissel Kobe shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Tokyo shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Vissel Kobe didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (K. Bangunagande and M. Morishige).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vissel Kobe will have 28 points like Avispa Fukuoka to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo will stay with 40 points like Sagan Tosu to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Vissel Kobe will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 5th of November with a 16-5 head to head record in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (8 draws).
Tokyo will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 5th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).
Vissel Kobe – Formation
Vissel Kobe adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Takayuki Yoshida decided to play with the following team: Hiroki Ilkura
, Nanasei Iino , Ryuho Kikuchi , Thuler , Gotoku Sakai , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Leo Osaki , Yuki Kobayashi , Daiju Sasaki , Yoshinori Muto and Koya Yuruki .The home team had on the bench: Noriaki Fujimoto
, Yuki Kobayashi , Ryo Hatsuse , Yuta Goke , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Takahiro Ogihara and Daiya Maekawa.Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of T. Yamakawa (injured) and R. Hatsuse (injured).
Substitutions
Vissel Kobe made 5 changes: D. Sasaki for T. Yamakawa (54′), Y. Kobayashi for Y. Goke (71′), Thuler for Y. Kobayashi (71′), N. Iino for R. Hatsuse (77′) and Y. Muto for N. Fujimoto (77′).
Best player: Hotaru Yamaguchi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Hotaru Yamaguchi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 49 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.Tokyo – Formation
Also Tokyo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik
, Yuto Nagatomo , Yasuki Kimoto , Masato Morishige , Kashifu Bangunagande , Shuto Abe , Koki Tsukagawa , Kuryu Matsuki , Kazuya Konno , Diego Oliveira and Ryoma Watanabe .They had on the bench: Leandro
, Hotaka Nakamura, Seiji Kimura , Go Hatano, Adailton , Keigo Higashi and Luiz Phellype .Substitutions
Tokyo made 5 changes: S. Abe for K. Higashi (46′), K. Konno for Adailton (46′), Diego for L. Phellype (66′), K. Tsukagawa for Leandro (66′) and K. Bangunagande for S. Kimura (76′).
Best player: Yasuki Kimoto
The most impressive player for Tokyo was Yasuki Kimoto.
His rating is
with 79 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Vissel Kobe – Tokyo – 2-1
- Kyoto Sanga – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1-2
- Urawa Reds – Cerezo Osaka – 0-1
- Nagoya Grampus – Kawasaki Frontale – 1-1