English
Vissel Kobe suffered an unexpected defeat against Avispa Fukuoka in the fourth round of the J1 League, played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. The match, refereed by Masuya Ueda, was decided by an own goal from T. Yamakawa in the 40th minute. Despite having more possession (55%), Vissel Kobe showed little effectiveness in attack, with only one shot on target from six attempts. Avispa Fukuoka, with 45% possession, created more danger, although also with low accuracy. The game was interrupted by numerous fouls, 11 by Vissel Kobe and 22 by Avispa Fukuoka. Several cards were also shown: one yellow card to M. Hidaka of Vissel Kobe and two yellows and a red (to T. Kamijima) for Avispa Fukuoka. Kamijima’s red card in the 76th minute was a turning point in the match. The final result, 0-1, reflects Vissel Kobe’s lack of decisiveness and Avispa Fukuoka’s fortunate effectiveness.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 46 R. Hirose came in and M. Hidaka went out., at minute 46 Y. Osako came in and R. Hashimoto went out., at minute 61 Thuler came in and R. Matsuda went out., at minute 61 T. Ogihara came in and N. Iino went out., at minute 78 H. Ide came in and K. Yamauchi went out.
Substitutions avispa fukuoka: at minute 62 Wellington came in and N. Ben Khalifa went out., at minute 71 T. Kanamori came in and Y. Kitajima went out., at minute 71 S. Nago came in and K. Konno went out., at minute 78 T. Shichi came in and T. Miki went out., at minute 78 Y. Iwasaki came in and K. Fujimoto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Vissel Kobe
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