Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Match 19

Shimizu S-Pulse 3-5 Yokohama F Marinos

Saturday July 2nd 7:00pm

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

S-PULSE GOALS Kamiya (13), Santana (47), Katayama (90 + 6)

YELLOW CARDS

RED CARDS

PENALTY KICK

ATTENDANCE 56131

LINE UP

GK Gonda

DF Hara, Yoshinori Suzuki, Tatsuta, Yamahara

MF Katayama, Shirasaki, Miyamoto, Nishizawa

FW Kamiya, Santana

SUBSTITUTIONS

Ibayashi on for Tatsuta (46)

Carlinhos on for Kamiya (58)

Kololli on for Nishizawa (58)

Oh Se-Hun on for Hara (75)

Matsuoka on for Miyamato (83)

REPORT

We could not get rid of that Tokyo National Stadium, but at least we did our share of entertainment in front of a massive crowd and never gave up even against an acquired result. We certainly showed character by twice equalizing before being overwhelmed at the beginning of the second half but showed grit and determination by adding a third goal in the dying minutes. This late goal will certainly prove a boost and encouragement for the future!

Although we would prefer to forget that particular match, it certainly ended up into a great advertisement for soccer in Japan, and this is the kind of match that will attract even better foreign players and promoters to this country!

The team is still learning new strategies under new staff, but the good signs of improvement are there to behold. It will be a fight for the rest of the season with a somewhat distorted schedule at the very wrong time, but we will have to take the bit by the teeth and fight on!

The challenge will be there with two more away games in the same week, the first one against Vissel Kobe in Kobe, a team which is struggling at the bottom of the league, making them the more dangerous for it!

Keep fighing!

NEXT GAME

Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Match 20

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe

Wednesday July 5th 7:00pm

NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Kobe