J.League First Half: Kato Riku Contributes a Goal and an Assist, Arslan Scores Twice as Hiroshima Lead Yokohama F. Marinos

At 17:30 on September 22, the 31st round of the J.League, Hiroshima face Yokohama F. Marinos at home.

Key Events

In the 3rd minute of the match, Higashi Shuneki sent a cross from the left, Kato Riku scored with a volley, Hiroshima 1-0 Yokohama F. Marinos!

In the 19th minute, Yokohama F. Marinos executed a beautiful one-two in the front court, Inoue Kenta received the ball and shot powerfully into the net, Hiroshima 1-1 Yokohama F. Marinos!

In the 22nd minute, Arslan advanced with the ball in the front court, opened up space, and scored from distance, Hiroshima 2-1 Yokohama F. Marinos!

In the 40th minute, Kato Riku sent a cross from the right, Arslan scored with a volley, Hiroshima 3-1 Yokohama F. Marinos!

During stoppage time in the second half, Lopez scored a goal using his individual ability, Hiroshima 3-2 Yokohama F. Marinos!

Half Time Report

In the 2nd minute, Tano Jun delivered a corner kick to the penalty area, Tsuboyama Makoto headed the ball over the crossbar.

In the 13th minute, Inoue Kenta sent a cutback pass from the left, Matsuhara Yuki took a volley from the top of the box and shot over the crossbar.

In the 28th minute, Tano Jun was substituted due to injury, Uechi Asahi came on.

In the 35th minute, Paciencia received the ball outside the penalty area and shot, which was blocked out for a corner.

Player Lineups

Hiroshima Starting XI: 1-Daikyu Keisuke; 33-Saltori Tsukasa; 19-Sasaki Sho; 4-Arajuno Junho; 66-Kawabata Taku; 14-Matsumoto Yasushi; 24-Higashi Shuneki; 15-Nakano Kudou; 30-Arslan; 99-Paciencia; 51-Kato Riku;

Substitutes: 22-Kawatani Goro; 13-Niimi Naoto; 18-Kashiwagi Yoshihiro; 20-Sotiriou; 9-Vieira; 11-Manda Makoto; 27-Iyoha Henry;

Yokohama F. Marinos Starting XI: 1-Popp; 27-Matsuhara Yuki; 5-Eduardo; 4-Tsuboyama Makoto; 2-Nagoto Katsuya; 20-Tano Jun; 6-Watanabe Kota; 28-Yamane Riku; 10-Lopez; 11-Jan Mateus; 17-Inoue Kenta;

Substitutes: 41-Jimon Riku; 26-Koike Yuta; 39-Watanabe Taiki; 16-Kato Ren; 18-Mizunaga Kouta; 35-Sakaki Satoru; 14-Uechi Asahi;