Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen: 2-0 Win

The result was settled by two goals in a 10-minute spell during the second half. Endo put Kashiwa Reysol ahead in the 47th minute before Fujio extended the lead in the 57th. The opening half had ended goalless, with the score at 0-0.

Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen Ends 2-0

Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen remained scoreless through the first half. The home side broke through two minutes after the restart when Keita Endo converted an assist from Tojiro Kubo in the 47th minute. That goal gave Kashiwa Reysol a 1-0 lead.

Daejeon Citizen could not find a response before the home side scored again. Shota Fujio made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, with Nobuteru Nakagawa providing the assist. It was the second and final goal of the match.

There were no red cards. Kashiwa Reysol received three yellow cards: Riki Harakawa in the seventh minute, Nobuteru Nakagawa in the 27th, and Kenshin Yuba in the 90+2nd minute. Daejeon Citizen finished without a yellow or red card.

Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen Stats

The Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen statistics showed a clear edge for the hosts. Kashiwa Reysol registered 2.44 expected goals, compared with 0.5 for Daejeon Citizen. They also recorded eight shots on goal from 15 total attempts, while the visitors had two shots on goal from nine attempts.

Kashiwa Reysol held 54% possession and Daejeon Citizen had 46%. The hosts won 11 corner kicks and committed 11 fouls. Daejeon Citizen recorded four corners and 10 fouls.

Shota Fujio was named the match's best player with a rating of 7.94. The forward scored Kashiwa Reysol's second goal. Keita Endo, who scored the opener, received a 7.9 rating, while Tojiro Kubo was rated 7.7 after supplying the first assist.

For Daejeon Citizen, Lee Chang-Geun posted the side's highest rating at 7.26. Kim Jin-Ya was rated 6.87, followed by Anton Krivotsyuk on 6.81. Those were the leading individual ratings recorded for the visiting team.

Lineups and Formations

In Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen, Ricardo Rodríguez deployed Kashiwa Reysol in a 3-4-2-1 formation. K. Nagai, W. Harada, T. Koga, D. Sugioka, Tojiro Kubo, Nobuteru Nakagawa, Riki Harakawa, Keita Endo, Yoshio Koizumi, Hinata Yamauchi and Shota Fujio started.

Hwang Sun-Hong set Daejeon Citizen up in a 4-4-2. Lee Chang-Geun, Kim Jin-Ya, Kim Min-duk, Jo Seong-Kwon, Park Kyu-Hyun, João Victor, Kim Bong-Soo, Lee Soon-Min, Jeong Jae-hee, Diogo Oliveira and Kim Jun-Beom made up the starting XI.

Kashiwa Reysol Standings

Kashiwa Reysol are currently fourth in the East Region with seven points from four matches. Their record stands at two wins, one draw and one defeat, with a goal difference of five. Their last five-match sequence is WDWL.

Daejeon Citizen sit 10th with four points from four games. They have one win, one draw and two defeats, with a goal difference of minus two and a last-five sequence of LLDW. These are the current standings following Kashiwa Reysol vs Daejeon Citizen.

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