S-PULSE 2-0 Iwki FC
IAI stadium nihondaira 


S-PULSE GOALS Yu Hasegawa 1, Ryo Takeuchi 50
YELLOW CARDS None
RED CARDS None
ATTENDANCE 3238


LINE UP

GK Rokutan
DF Kamata, Kakuda, Futami, Kanu
MF Musaka, Takeuchi, Edamura, Duke
FW hasegawa, Tese


SUBSTITUTIONS

Muramatsu on for KANU (57)
Murata on for Kamata (61)
Kaneko on for Hasegawa (88)


REPORT

Shimizu S—Pulse are confirming their new good form and reached the last 16 competing for the Emperor’s Cup for the second consecutive year by beating a pugnacious giant-killer Iwasaki FC which has nothing to lose and everything to win.

S-Pulse showed their professional clinical approach by snatching a goal on the first occasion with Yu Hasegawa catching the defense cold by back heading a long throw over everyone. But goal keeper Rokutan soon had to show his talents to keep Iwaki at bay. The first half ended on a somewhat muted note with S-Pulse dangerously caught off guard.

After soaking early pressure S-Pulse distanced themselves with a fine long range goal by Ryo Takeuchi following some good work by CHONG Tese. After that S-Pulse took a more relaxed approach and should have added at least one more goal, proving the gap between professional and semi amateur clubs.

S-Pulse made sure there would no more giant-killing in this year Emperor’s Cup edition and are looking forward to going as far as possible and show the whole country they are slowly but steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with!


NEXT LEAGUE GAME

Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Match day 19
S-PULSE vs Yokohama F Marinos
Saturday July 29th, 7pm
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama