Shimizu S-Pulse 1-3 Shonan Bellmare
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

S-PULSE GOALS Kaneko 44
YELLOW CARDS Elsinho 80, Kitagawa 88
RED CARDS 
ATTENDANCE 17169

LINE UP
GK Rokutan
DF Elsinho, Tatsuta, Seok Ho, Matsubara
MF Kawai, Takeuchi, Kaneko, Ishige
FW Tese, Kitagawa

SUBSTITUTIONS
Douglas on for Tese (62)
Taki on for Kaneko (68)
Renato on for Kawai (81)

REPORT
More patience needed…

S-Pulse started well enough on the day with some very dangerous attacking led by Elsinho but in the 17^th minute were caught flat-footed on the first corner kick of the day conceding the first of three soft goals of the day.Kaneko did well to pounce on a lucky bounce from Tese’s blocked shot two minutes before half time just to see the next corner kick leading to another dolly just before half time.

The second half was a frustrating exercise in spite of the introduction of Douglas and Renato, not to mention the third soft goal conceded after allowing a long range shot totally unopposed.

But there still is reason for optimism. Elsinho is gradually stamping his mark on the team. Douglas will be back fulltime. Renato and Wanderson should soon get used to the new league and way of playing to become first choice and contribute their height to defense.　The better days are to come soon for the faithful fans!

NEXT GAME
Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Match day 6
FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Saturday April 6th, 2pm
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo