In a weekend match in week 38, on Saturday Dec 4th, Kashiwa Reysol hosts Oita Trinita in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Consadole Sapporo. Milan Tucic scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 13th minute, then added another in the 28th minute. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Oita Trinita is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Yokohama. Yamato Machida struck first for Oita Trinita in the 8th minute on a feed from Naoki Nomura, then Hideto Takahashi added another on an own goal in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Yokohama couldn’t manage to score, and Oita Trinita took the shutout win. Oita Trinita is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Kashiwa Reysol and Oita Trinita last played eachother at the Ōita Bank Dome on Sat Apr 17th. Kashiwa Reysol was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ataru Esaka scored the first goal for Kashiwa Reysol in the 53rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Oita Trinita couldn’t muster any offence and Kashiwa Reysol ran away with the shutout win.
Yamato Machida has been the most effective weapon for Oita Trinita lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Matheus Savio and Takuma Ominami are the top scorers for Kashiwa Reysol in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.