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Shimizu S-pulse Dominates and Defeats Yokohama FC at Home
Shizuoka, Japan – Shimizu S-pulse convincingly defeated Yokohama FC at the IAI Stadium Nihondaira in a match marked by home dominance and the sending off of a visiting player. The match, corresponding to matchday 24 of the J1 League, ended with a score favorable to Shimizu S-pulse.
Shimizu S-pulse’s dominance was reflected in ball possession, with 67% compared to Yokohama FC’s 33%. The home side generated more goal-scoring opportunities, with 14 total shots, of which 2 were on target and 4 went wide. Capixaba opened the scoring in the 59th minute, following a play with no apparent assist, and H. Nakahara sealed the match in the 72nd minute, with an assist from S. Yajima.
Yokohama FC, on the other hand, found themselves complicated by the sending off of Y. Lara at the end of the first half, which forced the team to readjust their strategy. Despite being a man down, the visiting team tried to create danger, with 6 total shots, 3 of them on target. The match was also marked by cards, with a yellow for K. Muroi of Yokohama FC and another for J. Sumiyoshi of Shimizu S-pulse.
Substitutions shimizu s-pulse: at minute 43 Z. Uno came in and S. Yajima went out., at minute 46 K. Matsuzaki came in and H. Nakahara went out., at minute 60 Capixaba came in and Douglas Tanque went out., at minute 60 M. Brunetti came in and S. Takagi went out., at minute 85 Matheus Bueno came in and Y. Shimamoto went out.
Substitutions yokohama fc: at minute 46 K. Muroi came in and K. Ogawa went out., at minute 66 T. Yamane came in and T. Endo went out., at minute 66 Lukian came in and S. Sakuragawa went out., at minute 81 Y. Komai came in and Joao Paulo went out., at minute 84 K. Yamada came in and H. Ogura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shimizu S-pulse
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