Kawasaki Frontale 3:3 Kashima: J1 League Match Result

Match report

## The Match Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima played out a 3:3 draw in the eighth round of the J-League 1, a result that leaves both sides level on points despite their different paths to this point. The match at Uvan's Todorozki Stadium by Fujitsu had everything you'd expect from two clubs sitting seventh and eighth in the table — tension, reaction, and a late twist that kept both sets of supporters on their feet until the final whistle. It started with a cruel moment for Kawasaki. Pedro Romano thought he'd given them the lead in the nineteenth minute, but VAR stepped in and cancelled the goal. To be fair, that early denial set a tone for the whole game. The hosts would score three times, but they'd also have to wait until the dying moments to find their equalizer. ## The Turning Points Léo Ceará was the man for Kawasaki in the second half. He scored in the forty-fourth minute, just after Derik Lacerda picked up a yellow card, and then doubled his tally in the sixty-seventh. But here's the thing — Kawasaki had thirteen shots on target and created four big chances, yet they couldn't close the game out. Kashima were more efficient with what they had. Marcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa pulled one back in the forty-fifth minute, and Yuta Matsumura levelled things up again in the eighty-third. Pedro Romano's late strike in the ninety-seventh minute was the kind of moment that defines these matches — three or four moments, not ninety minutes of average play. ## What the Numbers Show The statistics tell a story about control versus conversion. Kawasaki dominated possession at 54 per cent and had 96 attacks compared to Kashima's 74. They registered 11 shots on target against 7, and their 48 per cent shot accuracy was only marginally lower than Kashima's 50 per cent. But those big chances — four for Kawasaki, one for Kashima — say everything about how these games can be decided. Kashima made fewer passes into the final third (68 versus 125) and had fewer key passes (11 versus 16), but they kept their composure when it mattered. Their goalkeeper made eight saves to Kawasaki's four. By then, the match had already given up its secrets. ## The Table After Both sides remain on twelve points after seven games, though Kawasaki have three wins and three draws to Kashima's four wins and three defeats. The result neither extends nor ends any particular run for either side. What it does is remind you that in this league, the table goes out of the window in these games — possession and shots don't always translate to points on the board. Kawasaki will take something from a game where they created more, while Kashima will appreciate the efficiency that kept them in contention. Three points split, but neither side walked away feeling short-changed.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 11 – 7

Shots off target 6 – 4

Big chances 4 – 1

19' Pedro Romano — var_goal_cancelled 🟨 28' Toru Oniki — Yellow card 🟨 37' Yuki Yamamoto — Yellow card 🟨 43' Derik Lacerda — Yellow card ⚽ 44' Léo Ceará — Goal ⇄ 45' Matheus Bueno — Substitution ⇄ 45' Homare Tokuda — Substitution ⇄ 45' Keisuke Tsukui — Substitution ⚽ 45+3' Marcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa — Goal ⚽ 54' Tatsuya Ito — Goal 🟨 60' Kento Misao — Yellow card ⚽ 67' Léo Ceará — Goal ⇄ 67' Marcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa — Substitution ⇄ 70' Ryuta Koike — Substitution ⇄ 82' Yuma Suzuki — Substitution ⚽ 83' Yuta Matsumura — Goal ⇄ 83' Derik Lacerda — Substitution ⇄ 86' Kento Tachibanada — Substitution ⇄ 86' Tatsuya Ito — Substitution 🟨 90+1' Pedro Romano — Yellow card ⚽ 90+7' Pedro Romano — Goal 🟨 90+8' Tatsuya Ito — Yellow card

Match events

19' 0:0 Kawasaki Frontale var_goal_cancelled Pedro Romano
28' 0:0 Kashima Yellow card Toru Oniki
37' 0:0 Kawasaki Frontale Yellow card Yuki Yamamoto
43' 0:0 Kawasaki Frontale Yellow card Derik Lacerda
44' 0:1 Kashima Goal Léo Ceará assist: Yuta Matsumura
45' 0:1 Kashima Substitution Matheus Bueno off: Gaku Shibasaki
45' 0:1 Kashima Substitution Homare Tokuda off: Aleksandar Čavrić
45' 0:1 Kashima Substitution Keisuke Tsukui off: Kento Misao
45+3' 1:1 Kawasaki Frontale Goal Marcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa assist: Yasuto Wakizaka
54' 2:1 Kawasaki Frontale Goal Tatsuya Ito
60' 2:1 Kashima Yellow card Kento Misao
67' 2:2 Kashima Goal Léo Ceará assist: Aleksandar Čavrić
67' 2:2 Kawasaki Frontale Substitution Marcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa off: Ryuki Osa
70' 2:2 Kashima Substitution Ryuta Koike off: Rikuto Hirose
82' 2:2 Kashima Substitution Yuma Suzuki off: Yan Matheus
83' 2:3 Kashima Goal Yuta Matsumura
83' 2:3 Kawasaki Frontale Substitution Derik Lacerda off: Kyosuke Mochiyama
86' 2:3 Kawasaki Frontale Substitution Kento Tachibanada off: So Kawahara
86' 2:3 Kawasaki Frontale Substitution Tatsuya Ito off: Akihiro Ienaga
90+1' 2:3 Kawasaki Frontale Yellow card Pedro Romano
90+7' 3:3 Kawasaki Frontale Goal Pedro Romano assist: Yuki Yamamoto
90+8' 3:3 Kawasaki Frontale Yellow card Tatsuya Ito

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

11 Shots on target 7

6 Shots off target 4

4 Big chances 1

96 Attacks 74

3 Corners 2

20 Fouls 16

16 Free kicks 22

2 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 10

13 Throw-ins 10

All statistics

13/2552% Aerial duels 12/2548%

79 Backward passes 49

6 Blocked shots 3

29 Clearances 25

3/2214% Crosses 5/1533%

6/1155% Dribbles 2/450%

63 Failed passes 80

4 Goalkeeper saves 8

6 Interceptions 11

16 Key passes 11

21/3855% Long passes 27/6244%

125 Passes into the final third 68

322 Passes in the opposition half 232

217 Passes in own half 232

0.48 Shot accuracy 0.50

8 Shots from outside the box 5

17 Shots inside the box 9

7/1164% Tackles 4/850%

517 Total passes 449

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