J1 League

J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE WESTERN GROUP

Game 13

Shimizu S-Pulse 1-2 V-Varen Nagasaki

Date: Wednesday April 29th, 3:00 pm

IAI Nihondaira Stadium (Shizuoka)

S-PULSE GOALS Shimamoto (21)

YELLOW CARDS

RED CARDS Sumiyoshi (8)

PENALTY KICK

ATTENDANCE 14571

LINE UP

GK Umeda

DF Park, Brunetti, Sumiyoshi

MF Yoshida, Kozuka, Bueno, Yumiba, Hidaka, Shimamoto

FW Oh

SUBSTITUTIONS

Hasukawa on for Kozuka (46)

Uno on for Yumiba (63)

Capixaba on for Shimamoto (70)

Honda on for Park (82)

Toshiki Takahashi on for Hidaka (83)

REPORT

2nd straight loss at home…

And we certainly have little to complain about it.

At such a level, whatever the opponents and previous history you cannot afford a straight red card in the first minutes of any game.

We did save some pride by even taking an early lead, but that was the end of the story. From it was akin to battery.

The data are brutal. 13 attempts at goal against a mere 3. 5 shots on target against our sole success in the first half. Possession limited to 41%. Domination in passes. 433 to 329. Pass accuracy to a woeful 75%.

They killed the game 1 minute into the second half and spared no effort or even brutality ending into two yellow cards to prevent any comeback.

We simply had nothing to offer.

That leaves us in the 6th place we will never improve on and could even finish worse.

We have only games to show we are better than our ranking starting with a very difficult away game at Kyoto on Saturday after only 2-day rest.

Time to fight!

NEXT GAME

J1 League

J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE WESTERN GROUP

Game 14

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kyoto Sanga

Date: Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00 pm

Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA, Kameoka