SAITAMA. Urawa Reds was capable to reverse the scoreline against Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sanfrecce Hiroshima to strike first with a goal of Tsukasa Morishima at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Atsuki Ito gave the win to Urawa Reds in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Saitama Stadium 2002 stadium in Saitama on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jumpei Iida assisted by Makoto Hibino and Masashige Abe. The 4th official was Kenta Tsukada. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Urawa Reds
2 - 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 6 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 107
- 50 Dangerous attack 53
- 84 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Urawa Reds had a superior ball possession 55% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Urawa Reds found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Urawa Reds shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Urawa Reds didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Gakuto Notsuda).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After this match, Urawa Reds will have 27 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 26 points like Cerezo Osaka to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Urawa Reds will play away against Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).
