J-League: Tokyo draws 0-0 with Nagoya Grampus on Wednesday

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CHōFU. Tokyo 0-0 Nagoya Grampus could not score a single goal.

CHōFU. Tokyo 0-0 Nagoya Grampus didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. Tokyo couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the help of Yusuke Hamamoto and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Masashige Abe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.​

Match Statistics

Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 56% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Tokyo was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Tokyo to win the match​.

Tokyo shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Nagoya Grampus shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Tokyo. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Nagoya Grampus.

After this encounter, Tokyo has 14 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. while Nagoya Grampus has 9 points (13th).

Match Events

  • 57'
    57'

    K. Nagasawa

    L. Silva

  • 57'
    57'

    R. Morishita

    Y. Soma

  • 58'
    58'

    K. Konno

    K. Nagai

  • 70'
    70'

    R. Watanabe

    Diego

  • 73'
    73'

    M. Kanazaki

    Y. Kakitani

  • 77'
    77'

    H. Nakamura

    R. Ogawa

  • 77'
    77'

    H. Mita

    T. Aoki

  • 78'
    78'

    K. Yamashita

    Adailton

  • 88'
    88'

    H. Abe

    K. Sento

  • 88'
    88'

    M. Saito

    Mateus

Next match

In the upcoming J-League match, Tokyo will host Gamba Osaka on the 29th of April with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Tokyo (9 draws).

Nagoya Grampus will play away with Júbilo Iwata on the 28th of April with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Tokyo: Formation and Lineups

Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Albert Puig Ortoneda chose to play with the following team: Jakub Słowik (7.5), Yuto Nagatomo (6.3), Yasuki Kimoto (6.7), Masato Morishige (7.7), Ryoya Ogawa (6.5), Shuto Abe (6.2), Takuya Aoki (7.2), Kuryu Matsuki (7.2), Kensuke Nagai (6.8), Diego Oliveira (6.8) and Adailton (7.2).

Substitutes

Tokyo made 5 changes: K. Nagai for K. Konno (58′), Diego for R. Watanabe (70′), R. Ogawa for H. Nakamura (77′), T. Aoki for H. Mita (77′) and Adailton for K. Yamashita (78′).

Top player: Masato Morishige

Probably the most impressive player in Tokyo was Masato Morishige.

His rating is (7.7) with 73 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Nagoya Grampus: Formation and Lineups

Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Kenta Hasegawa played with: Mitchell Langerak (7.4), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.7), Haruya Fujii (7.1), Yuichi Maruyama (7.0), Yutaka Yoshida (6.8), Sho Inagaki (7.3), Leo Silva (7.1), Keiya Sento (7.1), Yuki Soma (6.6), Mateus (7.2) and Yoichiro Kakitani (6.8).

Substitutes

Nagoya Grampus made 5 changes: L. Silva for K. Nagasawa (57′), Y. Soma for R. Morishita (57′), Y. Kakitani for M. Kanazaki (73′), K. Sento for H. Abe (88′) and Mateus for M. Saito (88′).

Best player: Mitchell Langerak

The player that probably impressed the most for Nagoya Grampus was the goalkeeper: Mitchell Langerak. His rating is 7.41. He performed 5 saves.

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