2016 Japanese Super Cup

The 2016 Japanese Super Cup was held on 20 February 2016 between the 2015 J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the 2015 Emperor's Cup winners Gamba Osaka.[2] Between them these two sides had won the Super Cup for the past 3 seasons and in this match it was Sanfrecce who triumphed 3–1 to lift the title for the fourth time in their history following successes in 2008, 2013 and 2014. For Gamba, this game marked their fourth loss in six Super Cup appearances, with wins in 2007 and 2015 being offset by defeats in 2006, 2009, 2010 and now this year.

2016 Japanese Super Cup
Date20 February 2016
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeJumpei Iida
Attendance33,805
WeatherRain / 12.9°C / 68% humidity [1]
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As for the game itself, after a goalless first half it was Sanfrecce who took the lead 7 minutes into the second through the experienced Hisato Satō. Pacy forward Takuma Asano made it 2–0 from the penalty spot 5 minutes later, however Gamba's leading scorer for the past 3 seasons, Takashi Usami, opened his account for the 2016 campaign in the 68th minute to give his side a foothold in the contest. That did not last long and Sanfrecce's new Nigerian signing Peter Utaka wrapped the match up for the men from Hiroshima with 17 minutes remaining.[3]

Match

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–1Gamba Osaka
Satō   51'
Asano   57'
Utaka   73'
Summary Usami   68'
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Jumpei Iida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
GK 1   Takuto Hayashi
CB 19   Sho Sasaki   38'
CB 5   Kazuhiko Chiba
CB 4   Tsukasa Shiotani
DM 8   Kazuyuki Morisaki
DM 6   Toshihiro Aoyama (c)   83'
RM 7   Mihael Mikić
LM 18   Yoshifumi Kashiwa
AM 25   Yusuke Chajima
AM 30   Kosei Shibasaki   69'
CF 11   Hisato Satō   53'
Substitutes:
GK 21   Ryotaro Hironaga
CB 4   Hiroki Mizumoto
CB 37   Kazuya Miyahara
DM 28   Takuya Marutani   83'
LM 16   Kohei Shimizu
CF 9   Peter Utaka   88'   69'
CF 10   Takuma Asano   53'
Manager:
  Hajime Moriyasu
Gamba Osaka
GK 1   Masaaki Higashiguchi
RB 22   Oh Jae-suk
CB 5   Daiki Niwa   55'
CB 15   Yasuyuki Konno
LB 4   Hiroki Fujiharu
DM 21   Yosuke Ideguchi   45+1'
DM 7   Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW 13   Hiroyuki Abe   76'
LW 39   Takashi Usami
AM 9   Ademilson   60'
CF 29   Patric   60'
Substitutes:
GK 18   Yōsuke Fujigaya
RB 35   Ryo Hatsuse
CB 6   Kim Jung-ya
DM 27   Tatsuya Uchida
RW 25   Jungo Fujimoto   76'
AM 11   Shu Kurata   60'
CF 20   Shun Nagasawa   60'
Manager:
  Kenta Hasegawa

Statistics

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Statistic Sanfrecce Hiroshima Gamba Osaka
Goals scored 3 1
Possession 58% 42%
Shots on target 4 4
Shots off target 4 3
Corner kicks 6 2
Fouls 7 13
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0
Source: Match Statistics

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