Japanese J.League

FT Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Cerezo Osaka WLWWL 1
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Shimizu S-Pulse LLLWW 1
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CER100031
SHI010051
Shimizu S-Pulse win 5-3 on penalties · IAI Stadium Nihondaira · 14,668 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
7
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
1
49.4
Possession
50.6
8
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
297
Accurate Passes
286
375
Passes
378
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
9
15
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
73
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
12
39
Effective Clearances
17
39
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CER leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SHI · 4-3-3

  1. 16Togo UmedaG
  2. 25Mateus Brunetti ValorCD-L
  3. 51Jelani SumiyoshiCD-R
  4. 28Yutaka YoshidaLB
  5. 5Kengo KitazumeRB
  6. 10Matheus BuenoCM
  7. 47Yudai ShimamotoLM
  8. 6Zento UnoRM
  9. 9Oh Se-HunF
  10. 11Hikaru NakaharaLF
  11. 38Toshiki TakahashiRF

CER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Kim Jin-HyeonG
  2. 44Shinnosuke HatanakaCD-L
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-R
  4. 66Ayumu OhataLB
  5. 27Dion CoolsRB
  6. 8Shinji KagawaAM
  7. 10Shunta TanakaLM
  8. 18Nelson IshiwatariRM
  9. 9Soromon SakuragawaF
  10. 14Yumeki YokoyamaAM-L
  11. 48Masaya ShibayamaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Goal - Header at 19'
  2. 45' Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
  3. 45' Yuya Oki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
  4. 62' Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  5. 66' Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
  6. 66' Hayato Okuda (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
  7. 68' Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 68'
  8. 76' Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 76'
  9. 76' Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
  10. 76' Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
  11. 81' Hayato Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 81'
  12. 88' Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 88'
  13. 90' Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 90'
  14. 90'+1' Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 91'
  15. 90'
  16. 96' Yuya Oki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Saved at 96'
  17. 99'

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