Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima LWWLL 1
–
Shimizu S-Pulse LLWWW 3
1st2ndT
SAN011
SHI213
IAI Stadium Nihondaira · 16,012 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
54.7
Possession
45.3
15
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
205
389
Passes
330
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
7
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
80
23
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
16
33
Effective Clearances
44
33
Clearances
44

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SHI · 4-3-3

  1. 16Togo UmedaG
  2. 51Jelani SumiyoshiCD-L
  3. 14Park Seung-wookCD-R
  4. 28Yutaka YoshidaLB
  5. 5Kengo KitazumeRB
  6. 10Matheus BuenoCM
  7. 7CapixabaLM
  8. 6Zento UnoRM
  9. 9Oh Se-HunF
  10. 21Kai MatsuzakiLF
  11. 49Koya KitagawaRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Yuya OkiSUB
  2. 17Masaki YumibaSUB
  3. 25Mateus Brunetti ValorSUB
  4. 23Kanta ChibaSUB
  5. 70Sen TakagiSUB
  6. 97Rinsei OhataSUB
  7. 47Yudai ShimamotoSUB
  8. 38Toshiki TakahashiSUB
  9. 11Hikaru NakaharaSUB

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 37Kim Ju-SungCD-L
  4. 19Sho SasakiCD-R
  5. 3Taichi YamasakiCM-L
  6. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCM-R
  7. 16Takaaki ShichiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 10Akito SuzukiF
  10. 6Hayao KawabeCF-L
  11. 9Ryo GermainCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Shunki HigashiSUB
  2. 17Kosuke KinoshitaSUB
  3. 40Motoki OharaSUB
  4. 18Daiki SugaSUB
  5. 41Naoki MaedaSUB
  6. 14Taishi MatsumotoSUB
  7. 35Yotaro NakajimaSUB
  8. 99Issei OuchiSUB
  9. 11Mutsuki KatoSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 19'
  2. 21' Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 21'
  3. 33' Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 33'
  4. 45' Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  6. 66' Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 66'
  7. 72' Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
  8. 72' Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
  9. 73' Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 73'
  10. 82' Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 82'
  11. 83' Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 83'
  12. 83' Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 83'
  13. 84' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal - Header at 84'
  14. 88' Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 88'
  15. 90'+1' Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 91'

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