Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Vissel Kobe

65': Yuya Kuwasaki
90'+1': Gotoku Sakai

FT
2 - 1

Shimizu S-Pulse

40': Kazuki Kozuka

About

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

Match Timeline

37': Thuler (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 37'
40': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 40'
45': Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
46': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 46'
60': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 60'
65': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 65'
70': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
70': Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
78': Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 78'
82': Alfredo Stephens (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 82'
82': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 82'
86': Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 86'
86': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 86'
90'+1': Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 91'
90'+3': Yuki Honda (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

SHI		VIS
13	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
37.9	Possession	62.1
10	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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
2	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: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 18,914

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

Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daiya Maekawa (GK)
3	Thuler
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa
41	Katsuya Nagato
24	Gotoku Sakai
6	Takahiro Ogihara
18	Haruya Ide
25	Yuya Kuwasaki
10	Yuya Osako
9	Taisei Miyashiro
27	Erik

Vissel Kobe Substitutes:

Takuya Iwanami, Gustavo Klismahn Dimaraes Miranda, Nanasei Iino, Powell Obinna Obi, Yoshinori Muto, Ren Komatsu, Yuki Honda, Koya Yuruki, Jean Patric .

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
8	Kazuki Kozuka

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Alfredo Stephens, Koya Kitagawa, Kai Matsuzaki, Kengo Kitazume, Kento Haneda, Shinya Yajima, Zento Uno, Sen Takagi, Yuya Oki.

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