J-League: Cerezo Osaka tops Kawasaki Frontale 4-1
KAWASAKI. Cerezo Osaka had a easy win over Kawasaki Frontale.
KAWASAKI. Cerezo Osaka had a smooth win over Kawasaki Frontale. Cerezo Osaka was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with T. Inui (13′), T. Inui (29′), H. Yamada (36′) and H. Yamada (67′). Kawasaki Frontale reduced the distance with a goal (86′) by Marcinho, but there was not much to do for them. Kawasaki Frontale lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was held at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Stadium in Kawasaki on Saturday and this began at 6:00 am UTC. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura with the help of Kota Watanabe and Takeshi Asada. The 4th official was Kazuo Takeda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.38 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 49%.
Match Statistics
Kawasaki Frontale was in firm control of the ball 56% while Cerezo Osaka was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Cerezo Osaka was able to find the solution to win this match.
Kawasaki Frontale shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Kawasaki Frontale. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Cerezo Osaka.
After this match, Kawasaki Frontale will stay with 16 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Cerezo Osaka will have 6 points to move up in the 10th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
T. Inui
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29'29'
T. Inui
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36'36'
H. Yamada
M. Kato
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46'46'
Kei Chinen
Leandro Damião
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46'46'
K. Chinen
L. Damiao
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46'46'
Daiya Tono
Chanathip Songkrasin
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46'46'
K. Tsukagawa
K. Yamamura
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63'63'
J. Patric
T. Inui
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65'65'
Y. Kobayashi
A. Ienaga
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67'67'
H. Yamada
R. Harakawa
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73'73'
Bruno Mendes
Mutsuki Kato
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73'73'
Satoki Uejo
Hiroto Yamada
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80'80'
T. Suzuki
H. Okuno
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80'80'
S. Maikuma
H. Nakahara
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86'86'
Marcinho
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Kawasaki Frontale will play away with Júbilo Iwata on the 6th of April with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (4 draws).
Cerezo Osaka will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 5th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Kawasaki Frontale: Formation and Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Toru Oniki chose to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung , Miki Yamane , Kazuya Yamamura , Shogo Taniguchi , Asahi Sasaki , Kento Tachibanada , Akihiro Ienaga , Yasuto Wakizaka , Chanathip Songkrasin , Marcinho and Leandro Damião .
Substitutes
Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: C. Songkrasin for D. Tono (46′), L. Damiao for K. Chinen (46′), K. Tachibanada for K. Kozuka (46′), K. Yamamura for K. Tsukagawa (46′) and A. Ienaga for Y. Kobayashi (65′).
Top player: Marcinho
The player who no doubt impressed Kawasaki Frontale the most was Marcinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
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 , Takashi Inui , Hiroto Yamada and Mutsuki Kato .
Substitutes
Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: T. Inui for J. Patric (63′), H. Yamada for S. Uejo (73′), M. Kato for B. Mendes (73′), H. Okuno for T. Suzuki (80′) and H. Nakahara for S. Maikuma (80′).
Top player: Hiroto Yamada
Probably the most impressive player in Cerezo Osaka was Hiroto Yamada.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
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