Japanese J.League
FT
Friday, October 2, 2009
Nihondaira Stadium
Head to Head
SHI leads series 2-1-2
Lineups
SHI
- 23Shinji OkazakiF
SAN
- 11Hisato SatoF
Timeline
- 30'
- 45'
- 90'
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