Kyoto Sanga 1-0 Urawa Reds: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Utaka
KAMEOKA. Kyoto Sanga overcomes Urawa Reds 1-0 after P. Utaka scored just 1 goal (50').
KAMEOKA. Kyoto Sanga overcomes Urawa Reds 1-0 after P. Utaka scored just 1 goal (50′).
The match was played at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka) stadium in Kameoka on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima who was helped by Kota Watanabe and Osamu Akasaka. The 4th official was Haruhiro Otsuka. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.58 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Kyoto Sanga was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Urawa Reds that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Urawa Reds was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kyoto Sanga found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Kyoto Sanga shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Urawa Reds shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Kyoto Sanga. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Urawa Reds.
After playing this encounter, Kyoto Sanga has 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. while Urawa Reds stays with 0 points (15th).
Match Events
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50'50'
P. Utaka
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61'61'
K. Nagai
K. Shirai
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61'61'
G. Omae
Y. Toyokawa
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61'61'
Y. Koizumi
K. Yasui
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74'74'
S. Fukuoka
K. Taketomi
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78'78'
Y. Kimura
T. Matsuda
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78'78'
D. Araki
S. Kawasaki
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86'86'
A. Scholz
T. Inukai
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86'86'
K. Matsuzaki
T. Sekine
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90'90'
A. Ohata
H. Sakai
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Kyoto Sanga will play away against Cerezo Osaka on the 26th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cerezo Osaka (2 draws).
Urawa Reds will host Vissel Kobe on the 23rd of February with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).
Kyoto Sanga: Formation and Lineups
The manager Kwi-Jea Cho chose to play with the following team: Mendes, Naoto Kamifukumoto , Hisashi Appiah Tawiah , Shogo Asada , Sota Kawasaki , Temma Matsuda , Kosuke Shirai , Shohei Takeda , Kosuke Taketomi , Yuta Toyokawa and Peter Utaka .
Substitutes
Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: K. Shirai for K. Nagai (61′), Y. Toyokawa for G. Omae (61′), K. Taketomi for S. Fukuoka (74′), T. Matsuda for Y. Kimura (78′) and S. Kawasaki for D. Araki (78′).
Best player: Naoto Kamifukumoto
The player that probably impressed the most for Kyoto Sanga was the goalkeeper: Naoto Kamifukumoto. His rating is 7.92. He performed 7 saves.
Urawa Reds: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Ricardo Rodríguez Suárez played with: K. Yasui, Shusaku Nishikawa , Tomoya Inukai , Takuya Iwanami , Kazuaki Mawatari , Hiroki Sakai , Takahiro Akimoto , Ataru Esaka , Atsuki Ito , Takahiro Sekine and Kai Shibato .
Substitutes
Urawa Reds made only 1 change substituting K. Yasui for Y. Koizumi (61′).
Top player: Hiroki Sakai
Probably the most impressive player in Urawa Reds was Hiroki Sakai.
His rating is with 43 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.
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