J2 League

Match 21

Shimizu S-Pulse 0-1 Baublitz Akita

Wednesday June 28th 7:00pm

IAI Stadium Nihondaira (Shizuoka)

S-PULSE GOALS

YELLOW CARDS

RED CARDS

PENALTY KICK

ATTENDANCE 6231

LINE UP

GK Okubo

DF Suzuki, Takahashi, Renato

MF Kololli, Takeuchi, Ronaldo, Kishimoto, Saito, Disaro

FW Santana

SUBSTITUTIONS

Kitagawa on for Saito (46)

Nakayama on for Disaro (46)

Shirasaki on for Takeuchi (56)

Kitazume on for Renato (56)

Ibayashi on for Kololli (71)

REPORT

We have beaten our record in inefficiency!

We had 18 shots at goal against only 2, and we still managed to lose the game!

We even had a ridiculous possession of 73%!

Who are we kidding when claiming to everyone that we shall be back to the J1 League immediately?

The truth is really harsh, but when you do not stop shooting yourself in the foot game after game, there must be a reason for some hard self-criticism and prove that this year motto, Strong Will, has a meaning!

In front of a pitifully small crowd, we once again played along a different formation, this time, 6-3-1, including quite a few second-string players, against a team keeping all players inside their own half waiting for a rare chance to exploit a counter, which they did at the right time at the beginning of the second half.

On our side there were too many missed chances to bother into a futile recitation.

Let us forget this past week, kick ourselves in the backside and prove to our long-suffering fans than we are better than our present standing, starting on Saturday at home against V-Varen Nagasaki, another club vying for the play offs!

NEXT GAME

J2 League

Match 23

Shimizu S-Pulse vs V-Varen Nagasaki

Saturday July 1st 8:00pm

IAI Stadium Nihondaira (Shizuoka)