J-League: Nagoya Grampus beats Tokyo 2-1
FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus conquered Tokyo to win 2-1.
FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus overcame 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 vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Koei Koya with the assistance of Satoshi Karakami and Naoya Okawa. The 4th official was Akihiro Takeda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 73% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Tokyo was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Nagoya Grampus managed 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
No yellow cards were issued to Nagoya Grampus. On the opposite side, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (L. Phellype and K. Bangunagande).
After playing this contest, Nagoya Grampus will have 40 points like Vissel Kobe to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Tokyo will stay with 49 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
N. Sakai
R. Nagaki
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31'31'
L. Phellype
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41'41'
K. Bangunagande
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49'49'
Y. Kimoto
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56'56'
T. Shigehiro
N. Sakai
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61'61'
K. Konno
Leandro
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69'69'
K. Nagai
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71'71'
K. Miyahara
R. Morishita
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71'71'
Naldinho
K. Nagai
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75'75'
Adailton
R. Watanabe
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75'75'
S. Abe
K. Tsukagawa
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88'88'
H. Mita
K. Matsuki
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88'88'
H. Nakamura
Y. Nagatomo
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90'90'
K. Sento
R. Nagaki
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90'90'
L. Silva
Mateus
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Nagoya Grampus will play away against Cerezo Osaka on the 4th 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 statistic in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).
Nagoya Grampus: Formation and Lineups
Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Kenta Hasegawa chose to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak , Haruya Fujii , Shinnosuke Nakatani , Yuichi Maruyama , Ryoya Morishita , Ryota Nagaki , Sho Inagaki , Yuki Soma , Noriyoshi Sakai , Mateus and Kensuke Nagai .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Takuya Shigehiro
The player who no doubt impressed Nagoya Grampus the most was Takuya Shigehiro even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 56′.
Tokyo: Formation and Lineups
Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik , Yuto Nagatomo , Yasuki Kimoto , Masato Morishige , Kashifu Bangunagande , Koki Tsukagawa , Keigo Higashi , Kuryu Matsuki , Ryoma Watanabe , Luiz Phellype and Leandro .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Yasuki Kimoto
The player who no doubt impressed Tokyo the most was Yasuki Kimoto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 96 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
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