J1 League Half-Time: Eiji Kawashima Shows Great Performance, Riku Hirose Injured, Vissel Kobe – Júbilo Iwata

At 18:00 on November 1, in the 35th round of the J1 League, Vissel Kobe hosted a challenge from Júbilo Iwata.

Half-Time Report

In the 5th minute of the match, Takahiro Furogawa’s corner kick from the right side was cleared. Riku Hirose’s volley went over the crossbar.

In the 13th minute, Riku Hirose sent a cross from the left side, and Takato Shinji’s volley at the far post was saved by Eiji Kawashima despite his unsteady stance.

In the 16th minute, Yuto Uemura took a long shot from outside the box, sending the ball into the stands.

In the 29th minute, Takahiro Furogawa suddenly fired a shot from outside the penalty area, which was pushed out by Eiji Kawashima who dived to save it.

In the 33rd minute, Yosuke Inoue’s powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area was brilliantly saved by Eiji Kawashima. The follow-up shots by Takahiro Furogawa and Keisuke Ishii were also blocked, with Vissel Kobe showing a strong offensive momentum.

In the 37th minute, Riku Hirose had to be substituted due to injury, and Daiki Sasaki came on to replace him.

In the 40th minute, Yosuke Inoue’s long shot from the left side hit the side netting.

Player Lineups

Vissel Kobe Starting Lineup: 1-Daiya Maekawa; 24-Takato Shinji; 15-Yuki Honda; 3-Thiago; 4-Tetsushi Yamakawa; 6-Takahiro Furogawa; 7-Yosuke Inoue; 9-Daichi Miyata; 10-Yuya Osako; 11-Keisuke Ishii; 23-Riku Hirose;

Substitutes: 21-Syohei Arai; 55-Takuya Iwanami; 19-Ryo Shose; 81-Ryuho Kikuchi; 22-Daiki Sasaki; 25-Yuya Kuwahara; 26-Patrick;

Júbilo Iwata Starting Lineup: 1-Eiji Kawashima; 6-Makoto Ito; 36-Graça; 32-Chiro; 23-Crooks; 4-Kosuke Matsunaga; 25-Shun Nakamura; 18-Kenta Takahata; 26-Shunsuke Nishihara; 50-Yuto Uemura; 11-Ryo Tsuji;

Substitutes: 24-Mitsuki Sugimoto; 15-Kai Suzuki; 2-Kazuki Kawasaki; 10-Daiki Yamada; 7-Itsuya Uehara; 99-Pecosoto; 55-Ryo Watanabe;