Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Match 15

Shimizu S-Pulse 1-4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wednesday September 9th 7 pm

EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima

S-PULSE GOALS Carlinhos(90+2)

YELLOW CARDS

RED CARDS

ATTENDANCE 1,948

LINE UP

GK Okubo

DF Miyamoto, Valdo, Tatsuta, Okui

MF Renato, Takeuchi, Goto

FW Dutra, Carlinhos, Nishizawa

SUBSTITUTIONS

Kaneko on for Dutra(60)

Nakamura on for Nishizawa(60)

Kawai on for Takeuchi(76)

Suzuki on for Miyamoto(76)

REPORT
It seems that S-Pulse is being caught within a most negative pattern. Conceding a goal in the first half. Chasing the score. Concedes late goals in quick succession and somehow manages a consolation goal in the very last minutes.

In the 30th minute a flat-footed defense conceded a soft goal from long range that was given all the time to be aimed and shot. S-Pulse had their best chance 2 minutes later but Dutra’s shot went wide after a nice ross from Okui. In the 43rd minute Dutra’s head from a right-hand side corner agonizingly hit the left post.

They came close again twice before conceding three soft goals with a totally disarrayed defense too busy attacking and running back. In the 71st minute a long kick by the opposite goalkeeper found a lone Hiroshima forward who lobbed Okubo surrounded by 4 defenders. In the 81st and 88th minute the defenders were left arguing with each other for responsibilities not taken. Nevertheless, S-Pulse did manage to save their pride with a fine free kick by Nakamura finding the head of Carlinhos!

On Saturday S-Pulse another nemesis, namely Kashima Antlers who easily won they visited Shizuoka the last three years. About time to change the course of the season!

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