Kawasaki Frontale thrashes Vissel Kobe in a game with multiple red cards
Kawasaki, Japan – Kawasaki Frontale dominated Vissel Kobe in a J1 League game marked by the expulsion of two players from the visiting team.
The game began with territorial dominance by Kawasaki Frontale, which resulted in a series of scoring opportunities. At the 20th minute, Akihiro Sasaki of Kawasaki Frontale received a yellow card. At the 31st minute, Naoto Iino of Vissel Kobe was also cautioned with a yellow card, but another foul by the same player in the 45th minute of the first half earned him a second yellow card and a sending-off.
The second half began with Vissel Kobe a man down, making it easier for Kawasaki Frontale to advance. At the 57th minute, Akihiro Ienaga opened the scoring with a fine goal, assisted by Yasuhito Wakizaka. Vissel Kobe tried to react, but at the 63rd minute, Thuler also saw red for a reckless foul.
With two players down, Vissel Kobe was completely overwhelmed by Kawasaki Frontale, who extended their lead at the 71st minute with a goal from Shoma Yamada. The Kawasaki Frontale striker completed his brace in the 85th minute, after an assist from Daiki Tono.
The game ended with a resounding 3-0 victory for Kawasaki Frontale, in a match where the red cards were protagonists and conditioned the development of the game.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 61 J. Patric came in and D. Sasaki went out., at minute 61 Y. Kuwasaki came in and T. Ogihara went out., at minute 68 R. Hirose came in and Y. Muto went out., at minute 79 H. Ide came in and Y. Ideguchi went out., at minute 79 K. Yamauchi came in and Y. Osako went out.
Substitutions kawasaki frontale: at minute 78 H. Yamauchi came in and Marcinho went out., at minute 78 T. Seko came in and S. V. Wermeskerken went out., at minute 78 D. Tono came in and R. Oshima went out., at minute 86 Y. Kobayashi came in and A. Ienaga went out., at minute 90 S. Kurumaya came in and A. Sasaki went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kawasaki Frontale
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