In a weekend match in week 18, on Sat Jun 25th, Yokohama F. Marinos hosts Kashiwa Reysol at Nissan Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 2-1 win against Gamba Osaka. Dawhan scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 7th minute, then in the 56th minute, Kota Watanabe sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Takuma Nishimura Finally they completed the comback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Kota Mizunuma to cap off a wild match. Yokohama F. Marinos is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Kashiwa Reysol, recorded a 3-1 win against Vissel Kobe. Kento Hashimoto struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute on a feed from Gotoku Sakai, then Keiya Shiihashi got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 38th minute on a feed from Tomoya Koyamatsu Finally they completed the comback in the 46th minute on a penalty goal by Matheus Savio to cap off a wild match. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama F. Marinos last played eachother at the Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium on Sunday Feb 27th. Kashiwa Reysol was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Anderson Lopes struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 5th minute, then Hosoya got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 24th minute on a feed from Matheus Savio But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 60th minute on a goal by Douglas.
Matheus Savio has been the most effective weapon for Kashiwa Reysol lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Kota Mizunuma. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.