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Shimizu S-Pulse Edges Out Tokyo Verdy in Close Encounter at Japan National Stadium
Shimizu S-Pulse secured a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy in a thrilling match at Tokyo’s Japan National Stadium on February 16th, 2025, marking the opening game of the 2025 J1 League season. K. Kitagawa’s goal in the 40th minute, assisted by S. Takagi, proved to be the decisive moment. Despite Tokyo Verdy enjoying superior possession (55%), Shimizu S-Pulse showed greater clinical finishing, registering 8 shots (2 on target) compared to Tokyo Verdy’s 6 (2 on target). Both teams received one yellow card each. The match, officiated by Futoshi Nakamura, was a hard-fought battle, ultimately decided by Kitagawa’s solitary strike.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 57 Y. Arai came in and Y. Matsuhashi went out., at minute 57 R. Hirakawa came in and H. Yamami went out., at minute 57 I. Someno came in and Y. Fukuda went out., at minute 76 H. Onaga came in and Y. Tsunashima went out., at minute 79 R. Shirai came in and Y. Kimura went out.
Substitutions shimizu s-pulse: at minute 67 A. Ahmedov came in and K. Kitagawa went out., at minute 85 Y. Takahashi came in and R. Yamahara went out., at minute 90 Y. Shimamoto came in and H. Nakahara went out., at minute 90 K. Miyamoto came in and Z. Uno went out., at minute 90 Y. Yoshida came in and T. Inui went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tokyo Verdy
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