KOBE. Vissel Kobe wipes out Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-0 with goals of R. Kikuchi (20′), Y. Kobayashi (54′), G. Sakai (55′) and K. Yuruki (57′). Vissel Kobe was surely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yuichi Nishimura with the support of Mitsuharu Taketa and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Noriyuki Suzuki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.6 degrees Celsius or 69.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 8 On Target 0
- 12 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 170 Attack 67
- 51 Dangerous attack 19
- 110 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vissel Kobe had a strong ball possession 70% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vissel Kobe was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vissel Kobe won the match.
Vissel Kobe shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Also, Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Y. Imazu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (9′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vissel Kobe will have 37 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 54 points to hold in the 3rd 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 statistic in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (8 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 5th of November with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).
Vissel Kobe – Formation
Vissel Kobe
55'
81'
Vissel Kobe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Takayuki Yoshida decided to play with the following team: Daiya Maekawa , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Ryuho Kikuchi , Yuki Kobayashi , Gotoku Sakai , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Leo Osaki , Yoshinori Muto , Yuki Kobayashi , Koya Yuruki and Yuya Osako .
The home team had on the bench: Ryotaro Hironaga, Ryo Hatsuse, Takahiro Ogihara , Daiju Sasaki , Tomoaki Makino , Yuta Goke and Yutaro Oda .
Substitutions
Vissel Kobe made 5 changes: L. Osaki for T. Ogihara (63′), Y. Osako for Y. Oda (68′), K. Yuruki for D. Sasaki (69′), Y. Kobayashi for Y. Goke (81′) and R. Kikuchi for T. Makino (81′).
Best player: Gotoku Sakai
The most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Gotoku Sakai.
His rating is with 1 goal, 98 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9'
Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Michael Skibbe played with: Goro Kawanami , Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi , Yuta Imazu, Tsukasa Shiotani , Tomoya Fujii , Toshihiro Aoyama , Taishi Matsumoto , Yuya Asano , Kosei Shibasaki , Ezequiel and Pieros Sotiriou .
These were the players on the bench: Sho Sasaki , Tsukasa Morishima , Nassim Ben Khalifa , Ryo Tanada , Takuto Hayashi, Takumu Kawamura and Sota Koshimichi.
Substitutions
Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: K. Shibasaki for S. Sasaki (13′), Ezequiel for T. Morishima (59′), T. Fujii for T. Kawamura (59′), T. Aoyama for R. Tanada (69′) and P. Sotiriou for N. Ben Khalifa (70′).
Best player: Taishi Matsumoto
The player that probably impressed the most for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Taishi Matsumoto.
His rating is with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Vissel Kobe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 4-0
- Kyoto Sanga – Nagoya Grampus – 1-1
- Júbilo Iwata – Kashima Antlers – 3-3
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Gamba Osaka – 0-2
- Kawasaki Frontale – Shimizu S-Pulse – 3-2
- Tokyo – Shonan Bellmare – 0-2
- Kashiwa Reysol – Cerezo Osaka – 0-0
- Urawa Reds – Sagan Tosu – 2-1
- Consadole Sapporo – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-2
