Cerezo Osaka 1-0 Vissel Kobe: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Kato
KOBE. Cerezo Osaka overcomes Vissel Kobe 1-0 after M. Kato scored just 1 goal (27').
KOBE. Cerezo Osaka prevails over Vissel Kobe 1-0 after M. Kato scored just 1 goal (27′). Vissel Kobe lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu who had the assistance of Haruhiro Otsuka and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Tadashi Baba. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.45 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
Vissel Kobe was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cerezo Osaka was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Vissel Kobe was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Cerezo Osaka managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Vissel Kobe shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cerezo Osaka shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Vissel Kobe. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Cerezo Osaka.
After playing this match, Vissel Kobe will stay with 4 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka will have 9 points like Urawa Reds, Gamba Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga to move up in the 8th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
M. Kato
R. Yamanaka
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39'39'
K. Funaki
R. Yamanaka
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46'46'
Y. Nakasaka
A. Iniesta
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61'61'
S. Kitano
H. Yamada
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61'61'
J. Patric
H. Tameda
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61'61'
B. Mendes
M. Kato
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61'61'
B. Krkic
R. Hatsuse
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71'71'
T. Makino
T. Yamakawa
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71'71'
S. Inoue
K. Yuruki
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81'81'
H. Kiyotake
H. Nakahara
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Vissel Kobe will play away with Gamba Osaka on the 8th of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).
Cerezo Osaka will play away against Avispa Fukuoka on the 17th of April with a 2-2 head to head record.
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: Daiya Maekawa , Tetsushi Yamakawa , Ryuho Kikuchi , Yuki Kobayashi , Gotoku Sakai , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Takahiro Ogihara , Ryo Hatsuse , Andrés Iniesta , Koya Yuruki and Yuya Osako .
Substitutes
Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: A. Iniesta for Y. Nakasaka (46′), R. Hatsuse for B. Krkic (61′), T. Yamakawa for T. Makino (71′) and K. Yuruki for S. Inoue (71′).
Top player: Ryuho Kikuchi
The player who no doubt impressed Vissel Kobe the most was Ryuho Kikuchi.
His rating is with 65 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Cerezo Osaka: Formation and Lineups
Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Akio Kogiku played with: Jin Hyeon Kim , Riku Matsuda , Matej Jonjić , Ryuya Nishio , Ryosuke Yamanaka , Hikaru Nakahara , Hiroaki Okuno , Riki Harakawa , Hirotaka Tameda , Mutsuki Kato and Hiroto Yamada .
Substitutes
Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: R. Yamanaka for K. Funaki (39′), H. Yamada for S. Kitano (61′), H. Tameda for J. Patric (61′), M. Kato for B. Mendes (61′) and H. Nakahara for H. Kiyotake (81′).
Top player: Ryosuke Yamanaka
Probably the most impressive player in Cerezo Osaka was Ryosuke Yamanaka even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 5 crosses.
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