©︎︎︎S-PULSE
Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Match 21
Shimizu S-Pulse 2-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Saturday October 10th 2:00pm
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
S-PULSE GOALS Dutra(49), Goto(86)
YELLOW CARDS Carlinhos(12), Dutra(45+2)
RED CARDS
ATTENDANCE 3024
LINE UP
GK Nishibe
DF Vald, Renato, Musaka
MF Elsinho, Nishimura, Suzuki, Kawai, Nishizawa
FW Dutra, Carlinhos
SUBSTITUTIONS
Okui on for Elsinho(46)
Goto on for Kawai(60)
Naruoka on for Nishimura(83)
Kaneko on for Nishizawa(90+4)
REPORT
Another frustrating game played in impossible rainy conditions! S-Pulse were caught cold in the 14th minute when Hiroshima directly scored from a splendid free kick taken outside the box Nishibe could do little to save.
In the 35th minute Elsinho came close to equalizing at the end of a well-orchestrated attack. A few minutes later Nishimura, one of the young being called to palliate all the injuries and yellow cards preventing a proper team to be fielded came very close with a fine heading from a well-drilled corner kick. In the 41st minute, Carlinhos came close with connecting a heading to Suzuki’s fine cross just to see the ball deflected by the bar.
S-Pulse started the second half well enough when Dutra shot through a forest of legs for a somewhat lucky equalization. Unfortunately, 2 minutes later S-Pulse conceded a soft goal after a free kick was not properly cleared.
Then things went from bad to worse in the 74th minute when S-Pulse conceded another soft goal on a counter which was too naively defended. Carlinhos had a good chance to pull one goal back on a quick counter in the 83rd minute but his shot was not strong enough to beat the opposite keeper who managed to defect it. In the 86th minute S-Pulse exploited a weak clearing to end up in a fine heading by Goto. 2 minutes later fate betrayed S-Pulse when Carlinhos’ fine shot hit the bar and Goto could not knock in the rebound.
A frustrating game for all, but S-Pulse never gave up, even with a team missing many frontline members. There are still a lot of positives in spite of all those consecutive losses. It will take time and a lot of work but I am confident Shimizu will surprise others soon or later!
Next game is a difficult away match against Tokyo FC but S-Pulse has nothing to lose!
REPORT
Another frustrating game played in impossible rainy conditions! S-Pulse were caught cold in the 14th minute when Hiroshima directly scored from a splendid free kick taken outside the box Nishibe could do little to save.
In the 35th minute Elsinho came close to equalizing at the end of a well-orchestrated attack. A few minutes later Nishimura, one of the young being called to palliate all the injuries and yellow cards preventing a proper team to be fielded came very close with a fine heading from a well-drilled corner kick. In the 41st minute, Carlinhos came close with connecting a heading to Suzuki’s fine cross just to see the ball deflected by the bar.
S-Pulse started the second half well enough when Dutra shot through a forest of legs for a somewhat lucky equalization. Unfortunately, 2 minutes later S-Pulse conceded a soft goal after a free kick was not properly cleared.
Then things went from bad to worse in the 74th minute when S-Pulse conceded another soft goal on a counter which was too naively defended. Carlinhos had a good chance to pull one goal back on a quick counter in the 83rd minute but his shot was not strong enough to beat the opposite keeper who managed to defect it. In the 86th minute S-Pulse exploited a weak clearing to end up in a fine heading by Goto. 2 minutes later fate betrayed S-Pulse when Carlinhos’ fine shot hit the bar and Goto could not knock in the rebound.
A frustrating game for all, but S-Pulse never gave up, even with a team missing many frontline members. There are still a lot of positives in spite of all those consecutive losses. It will take time and a lot of work but I am confident Shimizu will surprise others soon or later!
Next game is a difficult away match against Tokyo FC but S-Pulse has nothing to lose!
NEXT GAME
Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Match 22
FC TOKYO vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Wednesday October 14th 19:00pm
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo