J.League Cup First Half: Daigo Kobayashi Scores, Keisuke Iida Misses Opportunity, Kawasaki Frontale Leads Over Kofu Thespa

Key Events

In the 27th minute, Kawasaki Frontale broke the deadlock. Allison’s close-range shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but Daigo Kobayashi and Taiga Hasegawa played a one-two, and ultimately, it was Kobayashi who fired the shot, leaving the goalkeeper watching as the ball entered the net. Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 Kofu Thespa.

Match Report

On September 4 at 18:00, the J.League Cup quarterfinal first leg, Kawasaki Frontale hosted Kofu Thespa at home.

In the 6th minute, Kofu Thaspa had a good opportunity, with Yoshiki Torihai taking a threatening long-range shot from the edge of the box, which the goalkeeper barely saved.

In the 12th minute, Allison attracted multiple defenders in the box and passed the ball to Yūsuke Sagawa, whose shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 23rd minute, Daigo Kobayashi received a pass from his teammate and took an acrobatic shot inside the box, but the goalkeeper made another save.

In the 31st minute, the goalkeeper came out promptly and intercepted the ball before Taiga Hasegawa could shoot.

In the 39th minute, a Kawasaki Frontale defender made a mistake, but Keisuke Iida missed the best chance to shoot after adjusting slightly, and the ball went wide.

At halftime, thanks to Daigo Kobayashi’s goal, Kawasaki Frontale leads 1-0 against Kofu Thespa.

Player Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale starting lineup: 7-Shintaro Kajita; 30-Yūsuke Sagawa; 98-Rui Yamaguchi; 14-Taiga Hasegawa; 44-Haida; 17-Daigo Kobayashi; 77-Yuki Yamamoto; 19-Kenzo Ohashi; 9-Allison; 8-Ken Hitotsubashi; 5-Satoru Sasaki; Substitutes: 18-Gomis; 41-Akira Kosembo; 23-Marquinhos; 6-Ricardo; 15-Tadatoshi Tabata; 22-Yuki Hayasaka; 13-Sota Miura; 26-Natsumi Hinata; 20-Kaito Yamada;

Kofu Thespa starting lineup: 51-Adelton; 88-Shō Hattori; 26-Kazuhiro Sato; 24-Keisuke Iida; 7-Shō Kirito; 18-Naoto Misawa; 23-Masanori Sekiguchi; 10-Yoshiki Torihai; 3-Dae Ha Sun; 16-Kōya Hayashi; 34-Takuto Kimura; Substitutes: 99-Utaka; 9-Kazuyoshi Mihara; 21-Augusto; 14-Riku Nakayama; 19-Junshin Miyazaki; 32-Bang Jun; 35-Daisuke Ishi; 41-Miki Inoue; 13-Yukito Murakami;