On July 5 at 6 pm, in the 22nd round of the J1 League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima hosted Vissel Kobe at their home ground.
Key Moments
In the 11th minute, Muto sent a cross from the right, and Yuya Osako rose high to head the ball into the net, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Vissel Kobe!
In the 17th minute, Toshiki Sugiyama delivered a cross from the left, and Naoto Naito headed it over the goalkeeper for a goal, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-1 Vissel Kobe!
In the 52nd minute, following a poor clearance on a set piece by Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Takumi Minamino headed the ball outside the box, and Riku Handa slotted home, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Vissel Kobe!
In the 71st minute, Muto threaded a precise through ball in a counterattack, and Hidemasa Morita finished ahead of Shunsuke Nakamura, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-3 Vissel Kobe!
Match Report
In the 4th minute, Muto’s left-wing backheel pass found Osako, who shot but was denied by Gonda.
In the 6th minute, Muto cut inside from the right and shot, with Sugiyama blocking it out for a corner.
In the 23rd minute, Muto’s cross from the right found Osako, whose header lacked power.
In the 35th minute, Sugiyama slipped a pass to Tatsuki Seko, who crossed from the byline, and Sotirios Kyrgiakos headed just wide.
In the 39th minute, Morita’s long-range effort missed the target.
In the second half, in the 57th minute, Minamino’s corner kick was headed weakly by Osako at the back post.
In the 75th minute, Daiki Suga’s cross found Handa, whose attempt went over the bar.
In the 80th minute, Douglas Vieira, coming off the bench, failed to hit the target with his shot inside the area.
In the 85th minute, Yuji Sueoka’s long-range effort was blocked out for a corner.
In the remaining minutes, neither team could find the net. The final whistle blew, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, playing at home, lost 1-3 to Vissel Kobe, extending their winless streak in the league to three matches.
Player Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Starting XI: 1-Gonda; 33-Nakasaka; 19-Sugiyama; 15-Kudo; 11-Morita; 14-Tatsuhiro; 77-Yuki Hashiuchi; 24-Toshiki Sugiyama; 13-Naoto Naito; 51-Tatsuki Seko; 20-Sotirios Kyrgiakos;
Substitutes: 22-Gorou Kawabe; 16-Kohei Machida; 10-Juninho; 25-Yuji Sueoka; 17-Ezequiel; 35-Ryota Oshima; 9-Vieira;
Vissel Kobe Starting XI: 1-Maeda; 15-Yuki Kobayashi; 19-Sho Takeuchi; 3-Thuler; 4-Shunsuke Tanaka; 6-Takumi Minamino; 96-Hideo Watanabe; 18-Yuya Osako; 10-Yuya; 11-Kenji Muto; 23-Riku Handa;
Substitutes: 50-Obi; 55-Takuya Kuroda; 81-Kazuya Yamamoto; 7-Yosuke Ideguchi; 22-Daiki Suga; 2-Iwanami Nanasi; 26-Patrick;