2016 Japanese Super Cup

2016 Japanese Super Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 Gamba Osaka 1 20 February 2016 Nissan Stadium Yokohama Jumpei Iida 33,805 Rain / 12.9°C / 68% humidity JFA Match Report 2015 2017 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.JFA Announcement 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. 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.Soccerway Game Report Match 20 February 2016 13:35 JST Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Summary Gamba Osaka Satō 51Asano 57Utaka 73 Usami 68 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama 33,805 Jumpei Iida _sanfrecce16h _sanfrecce16h _sanfrecce16h _sanfrecce16h 8000FF 8000FF 8000FF 200031 200031_gamba16a _gamba16a _gamba16a _bluetopline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Sanfrecce Hiroshima GK 1 JPN Takuto HayashiCB 19 JPN Sho Sasaki 38CB 5 JPN Kazuhiko ChibaCB 4 JPN Tsukasa ShiotaniDM 8 JPN Kazuyuki MorisakiDM 6 JPN Toshihiro Aoyama (c) 83RM 7 CRO Mihael MikićLM 18 JPN Yoshifumi KashiwaAM 25 JPN Yusuke ChajimaAM 30 JPN Kosei Shibasaki 69CF 11 JPN Hisato Satō 53Substitutes:GK 21 JPN Ryotaro HironagaCB 4 JPN Hiroki MizumotoCB 37 JPN Kazuya MiyaharaDM 28 JPN Takuya Marutani 83LM 16 JPN Kohei ShimizuCF 9 NGA Peter Utaka 88 69CF 10 JPN Takuma Asano 53Manager: JPN Hajime MoriyasuGamba Osaka GK 1 JPN Masaaki HigashiguchiRB 22 KOR Oh Jae-sukCB 5 JPN Daiki Niwa 55CB 15 JPN Yasuyuki KonnoLB 4 JPN Hiroki FujiharuDM 21 JPN Yosuke Ideguchi 45+1DM 7 JPN Yasuhito Endō (c)RW 13 JPN Hiroyuki Abe 76LW 39 JPN Takashi UsamiAM 9 BRA Ademilson 60CF 29 BRA Patric 60Substitutes:GK 18 JPN Yōsuke FujigayaRB 35 JPN Ryo HatsuseCB 6 KOR Kim Jung-yaDM 27 JPN Tatsuya UchidaRW 25 JPN Jungo Fujimoto 76AM 11 JPN Shu Kurata 60CF 20 JPN Shun Nagasawa 60Manager: JPN Kenta Hasegawa Statistics StatisticSanfrecce HiroshimaGamba OsakaGoals scored 3 1Possession 58% 42%Shots on target 4 4Shots off target 4 3Corner kicks 6 2Fouls 713Offsides 1 3Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0Source: Match Statistics References June 2017 Category:Japanese Super Cup Category:Sports competitions in Yokohama Category:2010s in Yokohama Super Cup Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima matches Category:Gamba Osaka matches Category:Football in Yokohama Category:February 2016 sports events in Japan