J League First Half: Naoyuki Echigo Scores a Stunning Goal, Marcinho Creates Chances – Nagoya Leads Kawasaki at Home Temporarily

At 15:00 on September 22, the 31st round of the J League, Nagoya Grampus hosts Kawasaki Frontale.

Key Events

In the 10th minute of the match, Naoyuki Echigo’s shot found the back of the net, but it was ruled offside and thus invalid.

In the 34th minute of the match, during a counterattack, Echigo adjusted his position and unleashed a stunning goal, the ball soaring into the net, Nagoya Grampus 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale!

Half Time Report

In the 3rd minute of the match, Kamenawa Koiki made an error in clearing the ball inside the box, Hirohiro Kataoka took a long-range shot, which was saved by Langrak diving to the ground.

In the 8th minute, Shin Yamada crossed the ball from inside the box, Hirohiro Kataoka passed it to the far post, where Marcinho’s tap-in went over the crossbar.

In the 15th minute, Shimaeda Shin sent a cross from the right flank, Kennedy’s header went over the crossbar.

In the 21st minute, Keiya Shizubashi took a long-range shot from outside the box that soared into the stands.

In the 38th minute, Marcinho’s cut-in attack from the left was blocked out for a corner.

In the 3rd minute of first-half stoppage time, Ryohei Oshima had to be substituted due to injury, with Van Velthuizen coming on as a replacement.

Player Lineups

Nagoya Grampus starting lineup: 1-Langrak; 34-Kazuya Nedachi; 24-Kamenawa Koiki; 20-Kennedy; 2-Ketsume Yoshiki; 15-Kakeru Inagaki; 14-Shimaeda Shin; 7-Ryuki Watanabe; 8-Keiya Shizubashi; 55-Yuhei Tokunaga; 18-Naoyuki Echigo;

Substitutes: 16-Yohei Takeda; 3-Kamenawa Yori; 27-Kenta Nakayama; 17-Kaito Bai; 33-Taiji Kikuchi; 10-Patrick; 77-Junker;

Kawasaki Frontale starting lineup: 1-Cheng Chenglong; 8-Kenjin Tangerine; 5-Sosuke Sasaki; 2-Koudai Takai; 13-Saito Miu; 41-Hirohiro Kataoka; 10-Ryohei Oshima; 23-Marcinho; 17-Daiya Tochihara; 19-Kengo Kawai; 20-Shin Yamada;

Substitutes: 98-Rui Yamaguchi; 31-Van Velthuizen; 44-Kai Haida; 30-Yusuke Seyokawa; 14-Taiga Edasaki; 11-Yu Kobayashi; 9-Ellison;