Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2020 Japanese J1 League
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Game Information
Venue: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 15,252
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fagiano Okayama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Gamba Osaka
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK) |
| 19 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| 4 | Hiroki Fujiharu |
| 27 | Ryu Takao |
| 5 | Genta Miura |
| 10 | Shu Kurata |
| 14 | Yuya Fukuda |
| 26 | Kohei Okuno |
| 29 | Yuki Yamamoto |
| 18 | Patric |
| 30 | Dai Tsukamoto |
Shimizu S-Pulse
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Takuo Okubo (GK) |
| 4 | Kazunori Yoshimoto |
| 21 | Ryo Okui |
| 18 | Elson Ferreira de Souza |
| 2 | Yugo Tatsuta |
| 17 | Yosuke Kawai |
| 6 | Ryo Takeuchi |
| 16 | Kenta Nishizawa |
| 30 | Shota Kaneko |
| 33 | Riyo Kawamoto |
| 14 | Yusuke Goto |
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