J.League Cup Semi-Final First Half: Suetsuna Keita and Kennedy Score with Headers, Nagoya Grampus Leads Yokohama F. Marinos Temporarily

At 18:00 on October 9, the first leg of the J.League Cup semi-final saw Yokohama F. Marinos host Nagoya Grampus.

Key Events

In the 3rd minute, Yusuke Tokiwa delivered a corner kick from the right side into the penalty area, and Keita Suetsuna scored with a header, Yokohama F. Marinos 0-1 Nagoya Grampus!

In the 14th minute, Yusuke Tokiwa delivered another corner kick from the left side into the penalty area, and Kennedy leaped high to score with a powerful header, Yokohama F. Marinos 0-2 Nagoya Grampus!

In the 31st minute, Ken Matsubara sent in a cross from the right flank, and Leandro Lopez cleverly scored with a backheel shot, Yokohama F. Marinos 1-2 Nagoya Grampus!

Half-Time Report

In the 1st minute, Yusuke Tokiwa delivered a cross from the left flank, and Keisuke Nojo’s shot was blocked.

In the 10th minute, Jan Mathias sent in a cross from the left flank, and Leandro Lopez turned and shot but missed over the crossbar.

In the 29th minute, Ryuji Wizuki played a back pass, and Kenji Nagai shot but missed over the crossbar.

In the 42nd minute, Tsukasa Morishima played a reverse pass from the right flank, and Takuya Uchida followed up to shoot but missed wide.

Team Lineups

Yokohama F. Marinos Starting XI: 21-Daiki Iikura; 27-Ken Matsubara; 7-Erber; 9-Takuma Nishimura; 10-Leandro Lopez; 6-Kotaro Watanabe; 2-Katsuya Nagato; 15-Takumi Uejima; 11-Jan Mathias; 39-Takaki Watanabe; 28-Riku Yamane;

Substitutes: 18-Kota Mizusawa; 47-Kazuya Yamamura; 5-Edgar; 20-Junsuke Amano; 1-Popp; 17-Kenta Inoue; 14-Akira Uematsu; 24-Sei Kato; 16-Lian Kato;

Nagoya Grampus Starting XI: 1-Tommy Langkamp; 18-Kenji Nagai; 2-Keisuke Nojo; 15-Sho Inagaki; 14-Tsukasa Morishima; 7-Ryuji Wizuki; 8-Keita Suetsuna; 34-Takuya Uchida; 24-Masahiro Kawabe; 20-Kennedy; 55-Yusuke Tokiwa;

Substitutes: 16-Yohei Takeda; 66-Ryosuke Yamamoto; 10-Patrick; 77-Jonker; 19-Takuya Shigehiro; 11-Yuya Yamashore; 27-Kenta Nakayama; 3-Koura Changrai; 33-Yasushi Kikuchi;