Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kyoto Sanga, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Shimizu S-Pulse

82': Koya Kitagawa (P)

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Kyoto Sanga

38': Papagaio (P)
67': João Pedro Mendes

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

Match Timeline

16': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 16'
38': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 38'
59': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 59'
59': Sota Kawasaki (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 59'
60': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 60'
67': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 67'
73': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 73'
73': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 73'
77': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
82': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 82'
88': Yuta Miyamoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 88'
88': Sora Hiraga (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 88'
90': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 90'
90': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+2': Sota Kawasaki (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 92'

Statistics

KYO		SHI
20	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
43.5	Possession	56.5
10	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
1	Blocked Shots	6
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: 14,012

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)
3	Yuji Takahashi
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
70	Sen Takagi
5	Kengo Kitazume
33	Takashi Inui
98	Matheus Bueno
6	Kota Miyamoto
23	Koya Kitagawa
55	Motoki Nishihara
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Hikaru Nakahara, Yutaka Yoshida, Yudai Shimamoto, Yui Inokoshi, Kento Haneda, Masaki Yumiba, Sodai Hasukawa, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Kazuki Kozuka.

Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No.	Name
26	Gakuji Ota (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
4	Patrick
44	Kyo Sato
22	Hidehiro Sugai
10	Shimpei Fukuoka
39	Taiki Hirato
8	Takuji Yonemoto
9	Papagaio
18	Temma Matsuda
14	Taichi Hara

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:

Murilo , Yuta Miyamoto, Kentaro Kakoi, Shun Nagasawa, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, João Pedro Mendes, Sora Hiraga, Sota Kawasaki.

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