In this week 25 match on the 14th of August, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol will play a match in Kashiwa in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Kashiwa Reysol sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Kyoto Sanga. Shohei Takeda scored the first goal for Kyoto Sanga in the 7th minute, but Honda got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol on an own goal in the 25th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 98th minute on a goal by Yuki Muto to cap off a wild match. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Kashiwa Reysol should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Kashima Antlers. Takumu Kawamura scored the first goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 84th minute, then Ezequiel added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sasaki At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kashima Antlers couldn’t manage to score, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the shutout win. Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 3rd, Sanfrecce Hiroshima hosted Kashiwa Reysol in their last match together. Kashiwa Reysol was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Junior Santos struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 13th minute, but Kaito Mori got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 70th minute But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Kaito Mori.
Tsukasa Morishima has been the most effective weapon for Sanfrecce Hiroshima lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Kashiwa Reysol’s top weapon lately has been Yuki Muto, who has two goals in the last five matches.