J-League: Gamba Osaka stops Kashima Antlers with a 0-0 draw
KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers 0-0 Gamba Osaka could not score a single goal.
KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers didn’t concede much to Gamba Osaka to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Kashima Antlers was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%).
The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu who was helped by Takumi Takagi and Toshiyuki Tanaka. The 4th official was Keigo Sendachi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Kashima Antlers was in firm control of the ball 65% while Gamba Osaka was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Kashima Antlers was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Kashima Antlers to win the match.
Kashima Antlers shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Gamba Osaka shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (Y. Higuchi). On the other side, Gamba Osaka received 3 yellow cards (G. Miura, Dawhan and K. Kurokawa).
After playing this encounter, Kashima Antlers will have 51 points like Cerezo Osaka to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Gamba Osaka will have 36 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
-
25'25'
Y. Higuchi
-
27'27'
G. Miura
-
45'45'
Dawhan
-
58'58'
R. Araki
Y. Higuchi
-
58'58'
K. Tsunemoto
R. Hirose
-
63'63'
M. Saito
Dawhan
-
63'63'
Y. Fukuda
Juan
-
71'71'
W. Silva
R. Meshino
-
72'72'
Y. Funabashi
R. Izumi
-
78'78'
K. Kurokawa
-
80'80'
S. Nago
Y. Matsumura
-
80'80'
H. Nakama
Arthur
Next match
Kashima Antlers: Formation and Lineups
Kashima Antlers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Daiki Iwamasa chose to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa , Rikuto Hirose , Ikuma Sekigawa , Min Tae Kim , Ryuji Izumi , Kento Misao , Yuta Matsumura , Yuta Higuchi , Diego Pituca , Arthur Caíke and Yuma Suzuki .
Substitutes
Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Y. Higuchi for R. Araki (58′), R. Hirose for K. Tsunemoto (58′), R. Izumi for Y. Funabashi (72′), Y. Matsumura for S. Nago (80′) and Arthur for H. Nakama (80′).
Top player: Diego Pituca
Probably the most impressive player in Kashima Antlers was Diego Pituca.
His rating is with 67 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Gamba Osaka: Formation and Lineups
Gamba Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Hiroshi Matsuda played with: Masaaki Higashiguchi , Ryu Takao , Genta Miura , Gen Shoji , Keisuke Kurokawa , Ryotaro Meshino , Dawhan , Yuki Yamamoto , Juan Alano , Patric and Takashi Usami .
Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of Y. Fukuda (injured).
Substitutes
Gamba Osaka made 3 changes: Dawhan for M. Saito (63′), Juan for Y. Fukuda (63′) and R. Meshino for W. Silva (71′).
Top player: Gen Shoji
The player who no doubt impressed Gamba Osaka the most was Gen Shoji.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
