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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima GK 1 Takuto HayashiCB 19 Sho Sasaki CB 5 Kazuhiko ChibaCB 4 Tsukasa ShiotaniDM 8 Kazuyuki MorisakiDM 6 Toshihiro Aoyama (c) RM 7 Mihael MikićLM 18 Yoshifumi KashiwaAM 25 Yusuke ChajimaAM 30 Kosei Shibasaki CF 11 Hisato Satō Substitutes:GK 21 Ryotaro HironagaCB 4 Hiroki MizumotoCB 37 Kazuya MiyaharaDM 28 Takuya Marutani LM 16 Kohei ShimizuCF 9 Peter Utaka CF 10 Takuma Asano Manager: Hajime MoriyasuGamba Osaka GK 1 Masaaki HigashiguchiRB 22 Oh Jae-sukCB 5 Daiki Niwa CB 15 Yasuyuki KonnoLB 4 Hiroki FujiharuDM 21 Yosuke Ideguchi DM 7 Yasuhito Endō (c)RW 13 Hiroyuki Abe LW 39 Takashi UsamiAM 9 Ademilson CF 29 Patric Substitutes:GK 18 Yōsuke FujigayaRB 35 Ryo HatsuseCB 6 Kim Jung-yaDM 27 Tatsuya UchidaRW 25 Jungo Fujimoto AM 11 Shu Kurata CF 20 Shun Nagasawa Manager: 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
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