J1 League First Half: Muto Scores with a Header, Nishikawa Saves a Penalty, Kobe Temporarily Leading Over Urawa

At 18:00 on September 28, the 32nd round of the J1 League, Vissel Kobe welcomed the challenge of Urawa Red Diamonds at home.

Key Events

In the 16th minute of the match, Ryo Hatsuse delivered a corner from the right side into the penalty area, and Muto nodded the ball into the net, Vissel Kobe 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds!

In the 28th minute of the match, Daiki Miyaji’s cross from the left side created a penalty, but his subsequent attempt was saved, and Muto’s follow-up shot also missed the target.

Half Time Report

In the 2nd minute of the match, Muto’s shot from the right side was saved by Shusaku Nishikawa diving to the ground.

In the 10th minute of the match, Ryo Hatsuse’s free kick from the right side was cleared, and Takahiro Masuda’s long-range shot went wide.

In the 15th minute of the match, Daiki Miyaji’s shot from outside the penalty area after cutting inside was blocked by Hobaarten.

In the 42nd minute of the match, Daiki Miyaji’s volley from the right side after creating space was deflected out for a corner.

In the 3rd minute of first-half stoppage time, Tomoaki Makino’s direct free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced out, Vissel Kobe narrowly escaped conceding a goal!

Player Lineups

Vissel Kobe Starting Lineup: 1-Daigo Kanehara; 24-Takuto Mizunashi; 19-Ryo Hatsuse; 3-Tore; 4-Kazushi Yamagata; 6-Takahiro Masuda; 18-Haruya Mitsuta; 7-Yosuke Ideguchi; 10-Yuya Osako; 11-Muto; 9-Daiki Miyaji;

Substitutes: 21-Shota Arai; 23-Rikuto Hirose; 81-Ryuga Kikuchi; 14-Kosuke Tada; 22-Daiki Sasaki; 2-Yoshihito Endo; 25-Yuya Hasegawa;

Urawa Red Diamonds Starting Lineup: 1-Shusaku Nishikawa; 5-Hobaarten; 14-Kotaro Omori; 66-Ayumu Tajima; 23-Rikiya Inoue; 78-Genki Haraguchi; 13-Ryoma Watanabe; 88-Yoichi Nagao; 21-Tomoaki Makino; 25-Kaoru Anzai; 12-Santana;

Substitutes: 16-Ayumu Sato; 4-Hiroaki Ishiura; 20-Youdai Sato; 10-Sho Nakajima; 11-Gustavson; 8-Kaho Kosuda; 41-Riyou Niida;