Tokyo 2-0 Júbilo Iwata: A surprise win against Júbilo Iwata
CHōFU. Tokyo had a surprising win over Júbilo Iwata with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Kimoto (4') and a goal from R. Watanabe (14').
CHōFU. Tokyo had a surprising win over Júbilo Iwata with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Kimoto (4′) and a goal from R. Watanabe (14′).
The match was played at the Ajinomoto Stadium stadium in Chōfu on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 27.8 degrees Celsius or 81.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Tokyo was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Júbilo Iwata that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Tokyo was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Tokyo won the match.
Tokyo shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Júbilo Iwata shot 22 times, 4 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Tokyo. On the other side, Júbilo Iwata received 3 yellow cards (K. Omori, Y. Otsu and Ricardo Graca).
After this encounter, Tokyo will have 29 points like Urawa Reds to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Júbilo Iwata will stay with 19 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
Y. Kimoto
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14'14'
R. Watanabe
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46'46'
R. Germain
N. Yamamoto
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58'58'
K. Omori
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60'60'
Y. Otsu
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65'65'
S. Kaneko
Y. Otsu
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66'66'
M. Matsumoto
Y. Endo
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66'66'
M. Yoshinaga
K. Omori
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71'71'
Diego
R. Watanabe
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71'71'
H. Mita
K. Konno
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80'80'
Y. Kajiura
K. Higashi
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81'81'
Ricardo Graca
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84'84'
R. Morioka
K. Oi
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87'87'
K. Yamashita
Leandro
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87'87'
J. Suzuki
K. Bangunagande
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Tokyo will play away with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 30th of July with a 12-11 head to head statistic in favor of Tokyo (6 draws).
Júbilo Iwata will host Shonan Bellmare on the 30th of July with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Júbilo Iwata (4 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 , Yuto Nagatomo , Yasuki Kimoto , Masato Morishige , Kashifu Bangunagande , Shuto Abe , Keigo Higashi , Kuryu Matsuki , Kazuya Konno , Leandro and Ryoma Watanabe .
Substitutes
Tokyo made 5 changes: R. Watanabe for Diego (71′), K. Konno for H. Mita (71′), K. Higashi for Y. Kajiura (80′), Leandro for K. Yamashita (87′) and K. Bangunagande for J. Suzuki (87′).
Top player: Yasuki Kimoto
Probably the most impressive player in Tokyo was Yasuki Kimoto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Júbilo Iwata: Formation and Lineups
Júbilo Iwata started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the opposite side, Akira Ito played with: Ryuki Miura , Yuto Suzuki , Norimichi Yamamoto , Kentaro Oi , Ricardo Graça , Daiki Ogawa , Rikiya Uehara , Yasuhito Endo , Kosuke Yamamoto , Kotaro Omori and Yuki Otsu .
Substitutes
Júbilo Iwata made 5 changes: N. Yamamoto for R. Germain (46′), Y. Otsu for S. Kaneko (65′), Y. Endo for M. Matsumoto (66′), K. Omori for M. Yoshinaga (66′) and K. Oi for R. Morioka (84′).
Top player: Rikiya Uehara
The player who no doubt impressed Júbilo Iwata the most was Rikiya Uehara.
His rating is with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League
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