2020_Japanese_Super_Cup

2020 Japanese Super Cup

2020 Japanese Super Cup

Football match

The 2020 Japanese Super Cup (known as Fuji Xerox Super Cup 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th Japanese Super Cup since its reestablishment, and the 35th overall. It was held on 8 February 2020 between the 2019 J1 League champions Yokohama F. Marinos and the 2019 Emperor's Cup winners Vissel Kobe. It took place at the Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Saitama.

Quick Facts Yokohama F. Marinos, Vissel Kobe ...

This was Yokohama FM's first Super Cup appearance since 2014, and was looking to end its bad record of 5 defeats in all of its previous appearances, stretching back to 1984. At the other hand, this was Vissel's first ever Super Cup appearance.

Drawn 3–3 until the end of 90 minutes, Vissel Kobe won the match on penalties, which saw 9 consecutive penalties missed before Hotaru Yamaguchi ended the run and won Vissel its only second national trophy ever. The penalty also condemned Yokohama FM to its sixth Super Cup defeat.[1]

Match details

More information Yokohama F. Marinos, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 51,397
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Yokohama F. Marinos
Vissel Kobe
GK1South Korea Park Il-gyu
RB27Japan Ken Matsubara
CB13Brazil Thiago Martins
CB44Japan Shinnosuke Hatanakadownward-facing red arrow 46'
LB5Thailand Theerathon Bunmathan
CM8Japan Takuya Kida (c)Yellow card 62'downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM6Japan Takahiro Ogihara
RW23Japan Teruhito Nakagawa
AM9Brazil Marcos Júniordownward-facing red arrow 88'
LW17Brazil Erikdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CF45Japan Ado Onaiwudownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK21Japan Yuji Kajikawa
DF15Japan Makito Itoupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF7Japan Yūki Ōtsu
MF11Japan Keita Endoupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF33Japan Takuya Wadaupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW18Japan Kota Mizunumaupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW30Brazil Edigar Junioupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou
GK18Japan Hiroki Iikura
CB33Brazil Dankler
CB25Japan Leo Osaki
CB4Belgium Thomas Vermaelen
RM22Japan Daigo NishiYellow card 90+2'
CM6Spain Sergi Samperdownward-facing red arrow 85'
CM8Spain Andrés Iniesta (c)Yellow card 53'
CM5Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi
LM24Japan Gōtoku Sakai
CF49Brazil Douglasdownward-facing red arrow 64'
CF11Japan Kyogo Furuhashidownward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
GK1Japan Daiya Maekawa
DF3Japan Hirofumi Watanabe
DF10Japan So Fujitani
MF14Japan Takuya Yasuiupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW9Japan Noriaki Fujimoto
FW13Japan Keijiro Ogawaupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW21Japan Junya Tanakaupward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Germany Thorsten Fink

Assistant referees:
Masahiro Horikoshi
Naoya Okawa
Fourth official:
Akihiko Ikeuchi
Video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida
Toru Sagara

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

References

  1. [1]
    Duerden, John (8 February 2020). "Andres Iniesta lifts Japan Super Cup after nine straight pen misses". ESPN. Retrieved 19 February 2021.


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