Japanese J.League

FT Friday, May 1, 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse LWLLL 2
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Kyoto Sanga WLWLW 1
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SHI022
KYO101
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera · 16,191 att.

Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
3
55.8
Possession
44.2
18
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
170
345
Passes
275
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
9
21
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.6
56
Long Balls
61
28
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
18
Effective Clearances
19
18
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

KYO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gakuji OtaG
  2. 50Yoshinori SuzukiCD-L
  3. 5Hisashi Appiah TawiahCD-R
  4. 44Kyo SatoLB
  5. 22Hidehiro SugaiRB
  6. 25Yoon Sung-JunCM
  7. 48Ryuma NakanoLM
  8. 6João Pedro MendesRM
  9. 88BarretoF
  10. 18Temma MatsudaLF
  11. 11Marco TúlioRF

SHI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Togo UmedaG
  2. 15Yuki HondaCD
  3. 28Yutaka YoshidaCD-L
  4. 4Sodai HasukawaCD-R
  5. 17Masaki YumibaCM-L
  6. 6Zento UnoCM-R
  7. 7CapixabaLM
  8. 5Kengo KitazumeRM
  9. 9Oh Se-HunF
  10. 47Yudai ShimamotoCF-L
  11. 38Toshiki TakahashiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 1'
  2. 8' Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 8'
  3. 16' Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Goal - Volley at 16'
  4. 31' Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 31'
  5. 44' Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 44'
  6. 45'+2' Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Red Card at 47'
  7. 45' Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
  8. 48' Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 48'
  9. 64' Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 64'
  10. 65' Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 65'
  11. 65' Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 65'
  12. 68' Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 68'
  13. 69' Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 69'
  14. 70' Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
  15. 70' Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 70'
  16. 70' Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 70'
  17. 82' Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 82'
  18. 87' Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 87'
  19. 90'+6' Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 96'
  20. 90'+8' João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 98'

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