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Late Drama in Toyota: Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-pulse Share Points
Toyota, Japan – In a hard-fought match at Toyota Stadium, Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-pulse drew in a game marked by tension and cards. The match, part of the J1 League’s Round 21, ended with a score that reflected the constant battle between both teams.
Nagoya Grampus, playing at home, had 45% of the ball possession and generated 9 shots, 2 of which were on target and 6 off target. Their play was interrupted by 17 fouls, resulting in 4 yellow cards for T. Morishima, Y. Sato, R. Izumi and Y. Yamagishi.
Shimizu S-pulse, on the other hand, dominated possession with 55% and launched 11 shots, with only 1 direct to the goal and 5 off target. They committed 11 fouls, and M. Brunetti received a yellow card late in the match.
The match remained goalless until the 64th minute, when Y. Yamagishi, assisted by Mateus, opened the scoring for Nagoya Grampus. It seemed the home side would take the victory, but in the 88th minute, K. Chiba, assisted by H. Nakahara, equalized for Shimizu S-pulse, sealing the final draw.
Substitutions shimizu s-pulse: at minute 41 J. Sumiyoshi came in and Y. Takahashi went out., at minute 69 S. Yajima came in and Z. Uno went out., at minute 69 H. Nakahara came in and K. Matsuzaki went out., at minute 80 M. Nishihara came in and Capixaba went out., at minute 80 K. Chiba came in and K. Kitagawa went out.
Substitutions nagoya grampus: at minute 61 Y. Yamagishi came in and T. Morishima went out., at minute 73 Y. Asano came in and K. Nagai went out., at minute 73 Y. Nogami came in and R. Izumi went out., at minute 90 M. Ono came in and T. Hara went out., at minute 90 K. Junker came in and S. Tokumoto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nagoya Grampus
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