Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Match 22

Shimizu S-Pulse 1-2 Urawa Reds

Saturday July 16th 6:00pm

IAI Nihondaira Stadium, Shizuoka

S-PULSE GOALS Yamahara (79)

YELLOW CARDS Santana (90 + 3)

RED CARDS

PENALTY KICK

ATTENDANCE 11776

LINE UP

GK Gonda

DF Hara, Tatsuta, Yoshinori Suzuki, Yamahara

MF Carlinhos, Shirasaki, Miyamoto, Nishizawa

FW Kamiya, Santana

SUBSTITUTIONS

Ronaldo on for Kamiya (62)

Goto on for Kamiya (62)

Oh Se-Hun on for Nishizawa (78)

Kishimoto on for Carlinhos (87)

Matsuoka on for Shirasaki (87)

REPORT

How did we manage to lose that game with all the possession and chances we had?

This home jinx is truly devastating for the morale of the whole team.

And so many times luck deserted us with a mocking smile.

We missed no less than 4 clear chances in the first 25 minutes alone.

And then we let Urawa attack us at will and finally in the 42nd minute the defense just looked at Urawa scoring on the rebound with a bemused crowd looking on.

In the second half S-Pulse went on the offensive but could not score on a good chance in the 54th minute.

And just when the going got better we conceded the silliest of own goals in the 73rd minute.

A superb goal by Yamahara from a very long range in the 79th minute was not enough in spite of another chance a few minutes later.

Truth be told, we once again had to deal with a full infirmary again that wrecking all efforts to ensure continuity.

The two week will certainly be welcome wit hopefully a few players fit again and three recruits being qualified.

We absolutely need a win at home on the 31st against Sagan Tosu!

At least their fans are well-mannered…

NEXT GAME

Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Match 23

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sagan Tosu

Saturday July 31st 6:00pm

IAI Nihondaira Stadium, Shizuoka