Kashima Antlers, are still on the top flight after winning Jubilo Iwata with a score of 3-1 in the J.League 2022 at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki Prefecture.
The match begins with a shot by Rikiya Uehara. Iwata’s players are going well with Kashima who wants to steal from the front. Veterans such as Kotaro Omori and Yasuhito Endo entered the match in a calm manner, which had a positive effect on the team.
However, Kashima gradually grasps the pace from there. In the 5th minute, Yuma Suzuki shot the turn of Kento Misao’s big cross. Although he deviates to the left of the goal, he creates a scene of fluttering. After that, Yuta Higuchi’s cross was hit by Artur’s heading shot, and GK Alexei attacked the front of his Kosherev. Iwata was able to defend himself with 5 backs, but Kashima successfully pierced the space and launched an attack.
The match moved in 29 minutes. Arthur Caike matches the heading to Higuchi’s. Alexei A shot that flicked his Kosherev’s arm shook the goal net, and Kashima scored the opening goal. Kashima, who is even more aggressive, added points in the 35th minute. Yuma Suzuki’s through pass widened the lead to two points with a goal that Ayase Ueda escaped.
Iwata who wants to rewind introduces Yuki Otsu and Fabian Gonzalez from the beginning of the second half. Once again, I try to regain the starting point and momentum that goes forward from the front. A simple cloth targeting Fabian Gonzalez, 187 cm and 80 kg, is effective. In the first half, we will increase the number of scenes in front of the goal that we could not easily make. Especially in the 61st minute scene, the rushing power is fully demonstrated. Fabian’s Gonzales runs on a pass dropped behind the defensive line, blowing off the three poles and responding to GK Kwoun’s Sun-tae. Higuchi, who returned quickly, cleared, but he was one step closer to the goal.
His aggressive stance proved successful, and in the 71st minute Fabian’s Gonzales poured in a cross raised by Kosuke Yamamoto from the short corner and returned one point. Kashima, who used his power in the first half, tried to regain his pace by changing players. In the 72nd minute Ryuji Izumi and Yuma Suzuki were lowered to send Juan Alano and Diego his Pituca to the pitch.
The number of back passes increases, and the ace swing changes the place where the air is becoming unpleasant and the clues to the attack cannot be grasped. In the 78th minute, Ueda, who brought it to the left from the front of the goal, swung his left foot, and a strong shot pierced the goal. On this day, Iwata, who was chasing after the second goal, was pushed out. Kashima, who has come back to life with this, will be able to spend time attacking the opponent’s team. The match ended as it was, and Kashima won 3-1.
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