Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Tokyo Verdy 1969

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Shimizu S-Pulse

40': Koya Kitagawa

About

Tokyo Verdy 1969 are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

40': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 40'
49': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 49'
56': Yuta Arai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 56'
57': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 57'
57': Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 57'
64': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 64'
67': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 67'
76': Hijiri Onaga (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 76'
79': Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 79'
85': Yuji Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 85'
90'+3': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 94'
90'+4': Kota Miyamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

SHI		TYKV
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
44.8	Possession	55.2
8	SHOTS	6
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 52,541

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
5	Kaito Chida
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
23	Yuto Tsunashima
7	Koki Morita
8	Kosuke Saito
19	Yuan Matsuhashi
6	Kazuya Miyahara
10	Yudai Kimura
14	Yuya Fukuda
11	Hiroto Yamami

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Soma Meshino, Ryosuke Shirai, Hijiri Onaga, Yuta Arai, Issei Kumatoriya, Itsuki Someno, Tetsuyuki Inami, Yuya Nagasawa, Rei Hirakawa.

Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yuya Oki (GK)
4	Sodai Hasukawa
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
14	Reon Yamahara
70	Sen Takagi
33	Takashi Inui
36	Zento Uno
98	Matheus Bueno
23	Koya Kitagawa
7	Capixaba
11	Hikaru Nakahara

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Kengo Kitazume, Tanque, Yudai Shimamoto, Kai Matsuzaki, Yutaka Yoshida, Kota Miyamoto, Yui Inokoshi, Yuji Takahashi, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov.

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