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【MATCH REPORT】 KASHIMA ANTLERS 1-0 SHIMIZU S-PULSE

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KASHIMA ANTLERS 1-0 SHIMIZU S-PULSE
Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki

S-PULSE GOALS
YELLOW CARDS Tatsuta 11, Douglas 25
RED CARDS
ATTENDANCE 19119

LINE UP
GK Rokutan
DF Tatsuta, Seok Ho, Freire, Matsubara
MF Shirasaki, Kawai, Kaneko, Ishige
FW Kitagawa, Douglas

SUBSTITUTIONS
Duke on for Ishige (59)
Hasegawa on for Douglas (72)
Hyodo on for Kitagawa (83)

REPORT
So near and still so far!

Last Sunday we had finally got rid of a jinx by beating a nemesis since 2014 to only found a new one! Last year we were leading 2-0 with 20 minutes left to finally lose the game. This year at home we could only draw after missing a penalty, and today…

The plan was there and very well executed. In the first half we already should have scored twice why Kashima only had one chance after a rare S-Pulse’s defense blunder. In the second half Kitagawa and Duke hit the woodwork and Kaneko came close. We should have led by at least by 3 goals when we reached additional time.

S-Pulse players and management had reasons to feel aggrieved, but it will give them plenty of encouragement before they meet another nemesis next Saturday at home, namely Kawasaki Frontale.

Let’s hope that this time the stadium will be full to the brim of S-Pulse supporters. Their team deserves their encouragement!

NEXT GAME
Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Match day 21
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale
Sunday August 11th, 6pm
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

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