Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Shimizu S-Pulse

62': Koya Kitagawa (P)
84': Kengo Kitazume

FT
1 - 1

Kawasaki Frontale

68': Yuki Yamamoto

About

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

Match Timeline

15': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 15'
42': Yuji Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 42'
45': Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 45'
55': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 55'
62': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 62'
64': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 64'
68': Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 68'
73': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 73'
77': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 77'
84': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Red Card at 84'
85': Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 85'
85': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 85'
88': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 88'
88': Masaki Yumiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 88'
88': Motoki Nishihara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 88'
90'+8': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

KAW		SHI
15	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	5
51.7	Possession	48.3
19	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	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
4	Blocked Shots	4
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: 17,629

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)
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
3	Yuji Takahashi
28	Yutaka Yoshida
5	Kengo Kitazume
33	Takashi Inui
98	Matheus Bueno
36	Zento Uno
23	Koya Kitagawa
21	Shinya Yajima
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Tanque, Yudai Shimamoto, Sodai Hasukawa, Motoki Nishihara, Capixaba, Kento Haneda, Togo Umeda, Hikaru Nakahara, Masaki Yumiba.

Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
98	Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
35	Yuichi Maruyama
2	Kota Takai
13	Sota Miura
5	Asahi Sasaki
14	Yasuto Wakisaka
6	Yuki Yamamoto
19	So Kawahara
9	Erison
23	Marcinho
41	Akihiro Ienaga

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Yuto Ozeki, Shin Yamada, César Haydar, Sai Van Wermeskerken, Shintaro Kurumaya, Yu Kobayashi, Jung Sung-Ryong, Tatsuya Ito, Yusuke Segawa.

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