Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Shimizu S-Pulse

12': Hayato Araki (OG)

FT
1 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

65': Tsukasa Shiotani

About

Shimizu S-Pulse are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimzu, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

12': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Own Goal at 12'
13': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 13'
38': Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 38'
45': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
50': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 50'
61': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
61': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
65': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 65'
67': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 67'
68': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 68'
74': Motoki Nishihara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 74'
78': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 78'
81': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 81'
81': Kota Miyamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 81'
90'+2': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

SAN		SHI
7	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	2
59.9	Possession	40.1
12	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
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
7	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: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Location: Shimzu, Japan
Attendance: 12,238

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

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

No.	Name
1	Yuya Oki (GK)
4	Sodai Hasukawa
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
70	Sen Takagi
5	Kengo Kitazume
33	Takashi Inui
98	Matheus Bueno
36	Zento Uno
23	Koya Kitagawa
14	Reon Yamahara
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Yutaka Yoshida, Tanque, Yui Inokoshi, Kota Miyamoto, Yuji Takahashi, Kazuki Kozuka, Motoki Nishihara, Hikaru Nakahara.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
15	Shuto Nakano
14	Satoshi Tanaka
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
13	Naoto Arai
9	Ryo Germain
30	Tolgay Arslan
51	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Sota Nakamura, Motoki Ohara, Sota Koshimichi, Daiki Suga, Shion Inoue, Taichi Yamasaki, Hiroya Matsumoto, Tsukasa Shiotani, Jeong Min-Ki.

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