J-League: Tokyo estinguishes Cerezo Osaka 4-0 showing huge dominance
CHōFU. Tokyo demolishes Cerezo Osaka 4-0 with goals of
CHōFU. Tokyo demolishes Cerezo Osaka 4-0 with goals of R. Watanabe (48′), R. Watanabe (76′), R. Watanabe (78′) and L. Phellype (83′). Tokyo took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
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 Hayato Shimizu who had the assistance of Isao Nishihashi and Takeshi Asada. The 4th official was Hiroki Katsumata. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cerezo Osaka was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Tokyo was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Tokyo won the encounter.
Tokyo shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Tokyo received 1 yellow card (K. Matsuki). On the other side, Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (J. Patric).
After this match, Tokyo will have 46 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka will stay with 50 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
R. Shindo
R. Yamanaka
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46'46'
N. Ishiwatari
T. Suzuki
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48'48'
R. Watanabe
K. Bangunagande
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56'56'
J. Patric
H. Tameda
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56'56'
S. Kitano
A. Taggart
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68'68'
K. Matsuki
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75'75'
K. Konno
Adailton
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75'75'
L. Phellype
Diego
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75'75'
B. Mendes
R. Matsuda
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76'76'
R. Watanabe
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78'78'
R. Watanabe
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80'80'
J. Patric
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81'81'
Leandro
R. Watanabe
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81'81'
S. Abe
K. Tsukagawa
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83'83'
L. Phellype
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85'85'
S. Kimura
K. Higashi
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90'90'
L. Luciano Silva (Goal Disallowed)
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Tokyo will play away with Nagoya Grampus on the 29th of October with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Tokyo (7 draws).
Cerezo Osaka will play away against Kyoto Sanga on the 29th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cerezo Osaka (3 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 , Hotaka Nakamura , Yasuki Kimoto , Masato Morishige , Kashifu Bangunagande , Koki Tsukagawa , Keigo Higashi , Kuryu Matsuki , Ryoma Watanabe , Diego Oliveira and Adailton .
Substitutes
Tokyo made 5 changes: Adailton for K. Konno (75′), Diego for L. Phellype (75′), R. Watanabe for Leandro (81′), K. Tsukagawa for S. Abe (81′) and K. Higashi for S. Kimura (85′).
Top player: Ryoma Watanabe
Probably the most impressive player in Tokyo was Ryoma Watanabe.
His rating is with 3 goals, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cerezo Osaka: Formation and Lineups
Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Akio Kogiku played with: Jin Hyeon Kim , Riku Matsuda , Matej Jonjić , Ryuya Nishio , Ryosuke Yamanaka , Seiya Maikuma , Hiroshi Kiyotake , Tokuma Suzuki , Hirotaka Tameda , Adam Taggart and Satoki Uejo .
Substitutes
Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: R. Yamanaka for R. Shindo (24′), T. Suzuki for N. Ishiwatari (46′), H. Tameda for J. Patric (56′), A. Taggart for S. Kitano (56′) and R. Matsuda for B. Mendes (75′).
Top player: Tokuma Suzuki
The player who no doubt impressed Cerezo Osaka the most was Tokuma Suzuki.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
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