TOSU. Sagan Tosu and Kashima Antlers draw 1-1. T. Miyashiro scored the first goal (34′) for Sagan Tosu. Arthur settled the score (59′).

The match was played at the Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu) stadium in Tosu on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the assistance of Toshiyuki Wazumi and Takeshi Asada. The 4th official was Akihiro Kamegawa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Sagan Tosu

1 - 1

Kashima Antlers

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 17 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 12 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 98 Attack 96
  • 61 Dangerous attack 48
  • 91 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sagan Tosu was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Kashima Antlers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Sagan Tosu to win the match​.

Sagan Tosu shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Kashima Antlers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Sagan Tosu received 3 yellow cards (Y. Naganuma, Hwang Seok-Ho and B. Keonwoo). Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (S. Nago and D. Iwamasa).

Match Timeline

34'
Yoichi Naganuma- Yellow
44'
46'
Shintaro Nago- sub ->R. Izumi
46'
Hayato Nakama- sub ->R. Araki
59'
Naoyuki Fujita - sub ->K. Koizumi
64'
65'
74'
Yuki Horigome- sub ->T. Kikuchi
74'
75'
82'
Shoma Doi - sub ->Y. Suzuki
83'
84'
89'
90'
Shintaro Nago- Yellow
90'

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
FC 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 this encounter, Sagan Tosu will have 41 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers will have 47 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sagan Tosu will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Kashima Antlers will host Gamba Osaka on the 5th of November with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Kashima Antlers (10 draws).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
6.8
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
6.5
65'
D
Diego 5.Brazil
6.3
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
7.1
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
7.7
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
7.0
64'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
6.8
84' 44'
M
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
6.4
74'
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
7.1
74'
F
F. Honda 8.Japan
6.5
83'
F
Taisei Miyashiro 11.Japan
8.0
34'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
D
Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan
6.2
83'
D
Geon-woo Park 38.South Korea
6.2
84' 89'
M
Kentaro Moriya 47.Japan
M
Naoyuki Fujita 14.Japan
6.9
64'
M
Y. Ono 10.Japan
6.8
74'
M
Yuki Horigome 44.Japan
6.5
74'

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Kenta Kawai decided to play with the following team: Park Il-Kyu (6.8), Wataru Harada (7.1), Seok Ho Hwang (6.5), Diego (6.3), Kei Koizumi (7.0), Yoichi Naganuma (6.8), Taichi Kikuchi (6.4), Akito Fukuta (7.7), Yuto Iwasaki (7.1), Fuchi Honda (6.5) and Taisei Miyashiro (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kentaro Moriya, Masahiro Okamoto, Masaya Tashiro (6.2), Naoyuki Fujita (6.9), Yuji Ono (6.8), Geon-woo Park (6.2) and Yuki Horigome (6.5).

Sagan Tosu could not rely on the presence of N. Fujita (injured).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: K. Koizumi for N. Fujita (64′), Y. Iwasaki for Y. Ono (74′), T. Kikuchi for Y. Horigome (74′), Y. Naganuma for B. Keonwoo (84′) and F. Honda for M. Tashiro (84′).

Best player: Taisei Miyashiro​

The most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Taisei Miyashiro.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers
G
Tomoki Hayakawa 29.Japan
7.2
D
Koki Anzai 2.Japan
7.0
D
Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan
7.5
90'
D
Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan
7.0
D
Kento Misao 6.Japan
7.6
M
Diego Pituca 21.Brazil
6.4
M
Ryuji Izumi 11.Japan
6.5
46'
M
Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan
6.8
M
Ryotaro Araki 10.Japan
6.5
46'
F
Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil
7.2
75' 59'
F
Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan
7.2
82'
Substitutes
G
Sun Tae Kwoun 1.South Korea
D
Min-tae Kim 20.South Korea
D
Itsuki Oda 16.Japan
90'
M
Shintaro Nago 30.Japan
6.7
46' 90'
M
Hayato Nakama 33.Japan
6.7
46'
M
Shoma Doi 8.Japan
6.2
82'
F
Everaldo 9.Brazil
6.4
75'

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

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa (7.2), Rikuto Hirose (7.5), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.0), Kento Misao (7.6), Koki Anzai (7.0), Yuta Higuchi (6.8), Diego Pituca (6.4), Ryuji Izumi (6.5), Ryotaro Araki (6.5), Arthur Caíke (7.2) and Yuma Suzuki (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sun Tae Kwoun, Shintaro Nago (6.7), Everaldo (6.4), Hayato Nakama (6.7), Min Tae Kim, Shoma Doi (6.2) and Itsuki Oda.

Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of I. Oda (injured).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: R. Izumi for S. Nago (46′), R. Araki for H. Nakama (46′), Arthur for Everaldo (75′), Y. Suzuki for S. Doi (82′) and R. Hirose for I. Oda (90′).

Best player: Kento Misao​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Kento Misao.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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