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

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Kyoto Sanga

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Shimizu S-Pulse

75': Shinya Yajima

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

Match Timeline

12': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Missed at 12'
27': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 27'
43': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 43'
45': Shohei Takeda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
63': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 63'
63': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 63'
63': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 63'
71': Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 71'
71': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 71'
71': Fuki Yamada (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 71'
71': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 71'
75': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 75'
77': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 77'
85': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 85'
90'+2': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

SHI		KYO
10	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
8	Saves	3
41	Possession	59
8	SHOTS	21
4	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	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
2	Blocked Shots	8
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: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Attendance: 19,056

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

Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No.	Name
26	Gakuji Ota (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
24	Yuta Miyamoto
44	Kyo Sato
2	Shinnosuke Fukuda
10	Shimpei Fukuoka
39	Taiki Hirato
25	Léo Gomes
93	Shun Nagasawa
18	Temma Matsuda
14	Taichi Hara

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:

Kentaro Kakoi, Masaya Okugawa, Fuki Yamada, João Pedro Mendes, Patrick, Hidehiro Sugai, Shohei Takeda, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Ryuma Nakano.

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

No.	Name
16	Togo Umeda (GK)
24	Kim Min-Tae
4	Sodai Hasukawa
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
98	Matheus Bueno
17	Masaki Yumiba
14	Reon Yamahara
28	Yutaka Yoshida
38	Toshiki Takahashi
33	Takashi Inui
11	Hikaru Nakahara

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Kai Matsuzaki, Kengo Kitazume, Kazuki Kozuka, Yuya Oki, Koya Kitagawa, Shinya Yajima, Sen Takagi, Kanta Chiba, Kento Haneda.

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