J-League: Vissel Kobe snatches a 2-1 win against Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1
KOBE. Vissel Kobe beat Shimizu S-Pulse to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Osako was decisive in the 90min.
KOBE. Vissel Kobe bested Shimizu S-Pulse to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Osako was decisive in the 90min. It was Vissel Kobe to strike first with an early goal of K. Yuruki at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Osako gave the win to Vissel Kobe in the 90′ minute with a goal.
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 Ryo Tanimoto with the help of Yusuke Hamamoto and Noriyuki Suzuki. The 4th official was Yasuhiko Takenaga. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.9 degrees Celsius or 82.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Vissel Kobe was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Shimizu S-Pulse that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Vissel Kobe was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Vissel Kobe won the match.
Vissel Kobe shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Shimizu S-Pulse shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Vissel Kobe. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Shimizu S-Pulse.
After playing this encounter, Vissel Kobe will have 14 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Shimizu S-Pulse will stay with 17 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
K. Yuruki
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66'66'
Thiago Santana
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66'66'
B. Kololli
K. Nishizawa
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66'66'
D. Sasaki
Y. Oda
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66'66'
Y. Osako
A. Iniesta
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77'77'
Y. Nakasaka
K. Yuruki
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77'77'
D. Matsuoka
Carlinhos
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90'90'
Oh Se-Hun
Y. Kamiya
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90'90'
Y. Osako
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90'90'
Y. Goke
Y. Muto
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Vissel Kobe will play away with Júbilo Iwata on the 9th of July with a 13-5 head to head in favor of Vissel Kobe (4 draws).
Shimizu S-Pulse will play away against Nagoya Grampus on the 10th of July with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Shimizu S-Pulse (8 draws).
Vissel Kobe: Formation and Lineups
Vissel Kobe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruecheberría chose to play with the following team: Hiroki Ilkura , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Leo Osaki , Yuki Kobayashi , Gotoku Sakai , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Kento Hashimoto , Yutaro Oda , Andrés Iniesta , Koya Yuruki and Yoshinori Muto .
Substitutes
Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: Y. Oda for D. Sasaki (66′), A. Iniesta for Y. Osako (66′), K. Yuruki for Y. Nakasaka (77′) and Y. Muto for Y. Goke (90′).
Top player: Andrés Iniesta
The player who no doubt impressed Vissel Kobe the most was Andrés Iniesta even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Shimizu S-Pulse: Formation and Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Jose Ricardo Mannarino played with: Shuichi Gonda , Eiichi Katayama , Teruki Hara , Yoshinori Suzuki , Reon Yamahara , Kenta Nishizawa , Ryohei Shirasaki , Kota Miyamoto , Carlinhos Junior , Thiago Santana and Kamiya Yuta .
Substitutes
Shimizu S-Pulse made 3 changes: K. Nishizawa for B. Kololli (66′), Carlinhos for D. Matsuoka (77′) and Y. Kamiya for Oh Se-Hun (90′).
Top player: Thiago Santana
Probably the most impressive player in Shimizu S-Pulse was Thiago Santana.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
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