Kawasaki Frontale, have won two games in a row after beating the Fuji Flim Super Cup 2022 winner Urawa Red Diamonds, with a score 2-1 in the J.League 2022 at the Todoroki Stadium, Kanagawa prefecture.
From the beginning, a high-strength battle was fought at the edge of the ball. It makes us forget that it is the 4th race of 5 consecutive battles and that there are injuries and card troubles in the main force. Urawa was particularly strong in that aspect, showing intense pressing linked from the front line.
When Yoshio Koizumi took away from Kawasaki Frontale’s throw-in in the 5th minute, Takahiro Akimoto’s middle shot rushed into the goal. In the 8th minute, Ataru Esaka became free from CK, but the shot went off the top of the frame.
On the other hand, Kawasaki Frontale also made good progress and Akihiro Ienaga aimed at in the 18th minute, but he could not catch the frame.
The key man in Urawa was Alexander Scholz. Leandro Not only did he not give Damian freedom, but he also sewed a gap against Kawasaki Frontale’s press and lifted forward to carry the ball.
The big turning point was the accident of Kyohei Noboriza. In the 26th minute, he hurt his leg and decided to leave the pitch. This section, Kawasaki Frontale did not have a professional SB on the bench. It must have been to trust Miki Yamane, who was tough, and Kyohei, who had started on the bench against Kashima. Koki Tsukagawa, entered the position of Noborizato.
Immediately after Tsukagawa was presented with a yellow card by foul, Urawa got the first goal from FK. In the 33rd minute, Takuya Iwanami matched the FK that Kazuaki Mawatari put in. The heading shot shook the net on the far right.
Kawasaki Frontale can move forward to some extent against Urawa, who has a high defensive consciousness, but it is difficult to enter the penalty area like the FUJIFILM SUPER CUP on the 12th. The shoot was from outside the area.
Urawa was the one who was able to exert strong power before, and the overlap of Hiroki Sakai who advanced to a high position in the 40th minute is probably the symbol. Urawa finished the first half with a slight push and kept the lead.
In the second half, Kawasaki Frontale also gets stronger. It was also a big change in the way of defense, and the ball came to enter the penalty area by stealing it at a high position. Alexander Leandro, who had been silenced before his Scholz, also forced a Danish defender to respond within the area. Shogo Taniguchi, who shows the length of the day even at the speed, responded firmly to the counter that Akimoto and others aimed at.
In the 62nd minute, it was the patriarch who made a heading shot by removing the mark with a skillful backstep against Yasuto Wakizaka’s . Urawa was dying to put in Yuichi Hirano, and it was a tie goal while preparing to increase the ball retention rate.
The momentum does not stop. Wakisaka moved forward powerfully while being approached by three people in the center. Yamane, who had risen free from his set-up, scored a beautiful shot with his left foot. The hands of the clock are 64 minutes. It is a reversal bullet just two minutes after the tie goal. I brought it to the opposite development from the first half and turned over the score.
After that, Urawa tried to recover by putting Kasper’s Junker and others. I will attack the front. Kawasaki F’s fouls also increased, putting pressure on set pieces. However, Joao also endured Kawasaki Frontale, who responded even at the height with Schmidt and others.
And the whistle of time up. Kawasaki F won consecutive victories while suffering after the defeat. Urawa has not yet won the league match.
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