FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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FC Tokyo

FT
0 - 2

Shimizu S-Pulse

45'+1': Koya Kitagawa (P)
79': Takashi Inui

About

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

Match Timeline

45'+1': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 46'
60': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 60'
60': Kota Tawaratsumida (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 60'
77': Tanque (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
77': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
77': Keigo Higashi (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 77'
77': Seiji Kimura (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 77'
79': Takashi Inui (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 79'
85': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 85'
87': Keigo Higashi (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 87'
88': Kei Koizumi (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 88'
90'+1': Reon Yamahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Kento Haneda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

SHI		FCT
10	Fouls	22
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	0
45	Possession	55
4	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
0	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: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 33,769

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

FC Tokyo (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
41	Taishi Nozawa (GK)
30	Teppei Oka
7	Soma Anzai
32	Kanta Doi
18	Kento Hashimoto
8	Takahiro Koh
22	Keita Endo
99	Kosuke Shirai
19	Marcelo Ryan
53	Maki Kitahara
39	Teruhito Nakagawa

FC Tokyo Substitutes:

Keigo Higashi, Kota Tawaratsumida, Kein Sato, Yasuki Kimoto, Seiji Kimura, Kei Koizumi, Leon Nozawa, Go Hatano, Kyota Tokiwa.

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

No.	Name
1	Yuya Oki (GK)
36	Zento Uno
3	Yuji Takahashi
28	Yutaka Yoshida
5	Kengo Kitazume
33	Takashi Inui
98	Matheus Bueno
17	Masaki Yumiba
23	Koya Kitagawa
7	Capixaba
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Yudai Shimamoto, Reon Yamahara, Yui Inokoshi, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Tanque, Rinsei Ohata, Hikaru Nakahara, Kento Haneda, Shinya Yajima.

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