Japanese J.League

FT Friday, February 27, 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse LLLLW 2
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Gamba Osaka WDLWW 2
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SHI020042
GAM200052
Gamba Osaka win 5-4 on penalties · Suita City Football Stadium · 26,522 att.

Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
0
44.1
Possession
55.9
16
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
252
Accurate Passes
356
380
Passes
488
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.4
86
Long Balls
37
30
Accurate Long Balls
8
0.3
Long Balls %
0.2
9
Blocked Shots
0
13
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
34
28
Clearances
34

Head to Head

GAM leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GAM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Masaaki HigashiguchiG
  2. 4Shinnosuke NakataniCD-L
  3. 5Genta MiuraCD-R
  4. 21Ryo HatsuseLB
  5. 3Riku HandaRB
  6. 38Gaku NawataAM
  7. 16Tokuma SuzukiLM
  8. 13Shuto AbeRM
  9. 23Deniz HümmetF
  10. 8Ryotaro MeshinoAM-L
  11. 40Shoji ToyamaAM-R

SHI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yuya OkiG
  2. 15Yuki HondaCD-L
  3. 51Jelani SumiyoshiCD-R
  4. 28Yutaka YoshidaLB
  5. 14Park Seung-wookRB
  6. 10Matheus BuenoCM
  7. 23Kanta ChibaLM
  8. 81Kazuki KozukaRM
  9. 38Toshiki TakahashiF
  10. 7CapixabaLF
  11. 49Koya KitagawaRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 27'
  2. 41' Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 41'
  3. 45' Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
  4. 45' Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
  5. 59' Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 59'
  6. 59' Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 59'
  7. 60' Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 60'
  8. 74' Makoto Mitsuta (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 74'
  9. 77' Alfredo Stephens (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
  10. 77' Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
  11. 83' Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 83'
  12. 86' Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 86'
  13. 90'+4' Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 94'
  14. 90'
  15. 101'

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