Nagoya Grampus conquers Tokyo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus beat Tokyo to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Nagoya Grampus conquers Tokyo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus beat Tokyo to win 2-1. It was Nagoya Grampus to strike first with a goal of N. Sakai at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Nagai gave the win to Nagoya Grampus in the 69′ minute with a goal. Tokyo was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

The match was played at the Minato Soccer Stadium stadium in Nagoya. The referee was Koei Koya who had the assistance of Satoshi Karakami and Naoya Okawa. The 4th official was Akihiro Takeda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 1

Team 1

Tokyo

  • ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 62 Attack 137
  • 26 Dangerous attack 63
  • 85 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 73% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tokyo was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Nagoya Grampus found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Nagoya Grampus shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Tokyo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (L. Phellype and K. Bangunagande).

Match Timeline

Noriyoshi Sakai(goal)R. Nagaki
10'
31'
41'
K. Bangnagande- Yellow
49'
Yasuki Kimoto(goal)
56'
61'
Kensuke Nagai(goal)
69'
71'
71'
75'
75'
88'
88'
H. Nakamura- sub ->Y. Nagatomo
90'
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
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 match, Nagoya Grampus will have 43 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo will stay with 49 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will play away against Cerezo Osaka on the 5th of November with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Nagoya Grampus (3 draws).

Tokyo will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 5th of November with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.4
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
6.8
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.7
D
Haruya Fujii  13.Japan
7.4
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
6.8
71'
M
Ryota Nagaki 20.Japan
7.1
90'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.0
M
Yuki Soma 11.Japan
7.1
F
Kensuke Nagai 45.Japan
7.1
71' Goals69'
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
7.4
56' Goals10'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
6.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 21.Japan
D
K. Miyahara 6.Japan
6.6
71'
D
Tiago Pagnussat 2.Brazil
M
K. Sento 14.Japan
90'
M
Leo Silva 16.Brazil
90'
M
T. Shigehiro 19.Japan
7.5
56'
F
Naldo 29.Brazil
7.0
71'

Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (6.4), Haruya Fujii (7.4), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.7), Yuichi Maruyama (6.8), Ryoya Morishita (6.8), Ryota Nagaki (7.1), Sho Inagaki (7.0), Yuki Soma (7.1), Noriyoshi Sakai (7.4), Mateus (6.5) and Kensuke Nagai (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Keiya Sento, Leo Silva, Yohei Takeda, Kazuya Miyahara (6.6), Takuya Shigehiro (7.5), Naldo (7.0) and Tiago Pagnussat.

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 5 changes: N. Sakai for T. Shigehiro (56′), R. Morishita for K. Miyahara (71′), K. Nagai for Naldinho (71′), R. Nagaki for K. Sento (90′) and Mateus for L. Silva (90′).

Best player: Takuya Shigehiro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nagoya Grampus was Takuya Shigehiro even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo
G
Jakub Slowik 24.Poland
5.8
D
M. Morishige 3.Japan
6.2
D
Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan
6.4
88'
D
Yasuki Kimoto 30.Japan
7.4
Goals49'
D
K. Bangnagande 49.Japan
6.8
41'
M
K. Higashi 10.Japan
7.4
M
Koki Tsukagawa 35.Japan
6.8
75'
M
K. Matsuki 44.Japan
7.1
88'
F
Leandro 20.Brazil
6.8
61'
F
Ryoma Watanabe 23.Japan
7.1
75'
F
Luiz Phellype 22.Brazil
6.6
31'
Substitutes
G
Go Hatano 13.Japan
D
S. Kimura 47.Japan
D
H. Nakamura 37.Japan
6.5
88'
M
Hirotaka Mita 7.Japan
6.3
88'
M
Shuto Abe 31.Japan
6.7
75'
M
Adailton 15.Brazil
6.2
75'
M
Kazuya Konno 17.Japan
6.1
61'

Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik (5.8), Yuto Nagatomo (6.4), Yasuki Kimoto (7.4), Masato Morishige (6.2), Kashifu Bangunagande (6.8), Koki Tsukagawa (6.8), Keigo Higashi (7.4), Kuryu Matsuki (7.1), Ryoma Watanabe (7.1), Luiz Phellype (6.6) and Leandro (6.8).

They had on the bench: Seiji Kimura, Hirotaka Mita (6.3), Shuto Abe (6.7), Hotaka Nakamura (6.5), Adailton (6.2), Kazuya Konno (6.1) and Go Hatano.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: Leandro for K. Konno (61′), R. Watanabe for Adailton (75′), K. Tsukagawa for S. Abe (75′), K. Matsuki for H. Mita (88′) and Y. Nagatomo for H. Nakamura (88′).

Best player: Yasuki Kimoto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was Yasuki Kimoto.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 96 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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