T. Kawamura scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Sanfrecce Hiroshima over Shimizu S-Pulse. HIGHLIGHTS

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 after T. Kawamura scores a double.

September 4, 2022

HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 after T. Kawamura scores a double.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima remained in players after T. Shiotani received a red card in the 65′. Nonetheless, Sanfrecce Hiroshima still found a way to win this match playing only with 10 players.

The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima with the help of Akihito Kawasaki and Takeshi Asada. The 4th official was Hisashi Nakai. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 - 0

Shimizu S-Pulse

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

11 Total 14
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 11
1 Shots blocked 8

79 Attack 108
39 Dangerous attack 56
101 Ball safe 127

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 4

Fouls

14 Total 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Shimizu S-Pulse had a strong ball possession 59% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shimizu S-Pulse was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sanfrecce Hiroshima was able to find the solution to win this match.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Shimizu S-Pulse shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(Sanfrecce Hiroshima) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (65′).

Match Timeline

Tsukasa Shiotani- Red

65'

66'

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi- sub ->T. Morishima

Takumu Kawamura- sub ->N. Ben Khalifa

75'

Douglas Vieira - sub ->P. Sotiriou

75'

82'

Koya Kitagawa- sub ->Carlinhos

82'

Reon Yamahara- sub ->E. Katayama

Takumu Kawamura(goal)Y. Kashiwa

83'

87'

Takumu Kawamura(goal)

90'

Toshihiro Aoyama- sub ->T. Matsumoto

90'

Kosei Shibasaki- sub ->Y. Chajima

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 50 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Shimizu S-Pulse will stay with 31 points like Consadole Sapporo to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away against Sagan Tosu on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Shimizu S-Pulse will play away agasint Consadole Sapporo on the 4th of November with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Consadole Sapporo (3 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Keisuke Osako 38.Japan

7.4

Tsukasa Shiotani 3.Japan

6.1

65'

Sho Sasaki 19.Japan

7.3

Hayato Araki 4.Japan

8.1

Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan

7.3

Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan

7.3

Yusuke Chajima 25.Japan

6.1

90'

Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan

7.1

90'

Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan

6.9

66'

Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland

6.9

75'

Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus

6.6

75'

Substitutes

Goro Kawanami 22.Japan

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi 21.Japan

6.7

66'

Takumu Kawamura 27.Japan

8.6

75'

83', 90'

Ezequiel 14.Brazil

Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan

90'

Toshihiro Aoyama 6.Japan

90'

Douglas Vieira 9.Brazil

6.8

75'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako (7.4), Tsukasa Shiotani (6.1), Hayato Araki (8.1), Sho Sasaki (7.3), Yusuke Chajima (6.1), Taishi Matsumoto (7.1), Gakuto Notsuda (7.3), Yoshifumi Kashiwa (7.3), Tsukasa Morishima (6.9), Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.9) and Pieros Sotiriou (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Takumu Kawamura (8.6), Ezequiel, Kosei Shibasaki, Toshihiro Aoyama, Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi (6.7), Douglas Vieira (6.8) and Goro Kawanami.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: T. Morishima for J. R. Sumiyoshi (66′), N. Ben Khalifa for T. Kawamura (75′), P. Sotiriou for D. Vieira (75′), T. Matsumoto for T. Aoyama (90′) and Y. Chajima for K. Shibasaki (90′).

Best player: Takumu Kawamura

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Takumu Kawamura.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.

Shimizu S-Pulse – Formation

Shimizu S-Pulse

Shuichi Gonda 21.Japan

6.4

Eiichi Katayama 7.Japan

7.3

82'

Yoshinori Suzuki 50.Japan

6.2

Yugo Tatsuta 2.Japan

6.2

Teruki Hara 4.Japan

6.8

87'

Takashi Inui 33.Japan

6.8

Ryohei Shirasaki 18.Japan

7.1

Yago Pikachu 27.Brazil

7.3

75'

D. Matsuoka 8.Japan

6.8

Thiago 9.Brazil

6.7

Carlinhos Junior 10.Brazil

6.7

82'

Substitutes

T. Ōkubo 1.Japan

Reon Yamahara 29.Japan

5.9

82'

Valdo 5.Brazil

R. da 3.Brazil

Y. Suzuki 23.Japan

6.3

75'

Koya Kitagawa 45.Japan

6.6

82'

Y. Goto 14.Japan

6.7

87'

Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jose Ricardo Mannarino played with: Shuichi Gonda (6.4), Teruki Hara (6.8), Yugo Tatsuta (6.2), Yoshinori Suzuki (6.2), Eiichi Katayama (7.3), Yago Pikachu (7.3), Ryohei Shirasaki (7.1), Daiki Matsuoka (6.8), Takashi Inui (6.8), Thiago Santana (6.7) and Carlinhos Junior (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ronaldo, Reon Yamahara (5.9), Koya Kitagawa (6.6), Valdo, Yusuke Goto (6.7), Yuito Suzuki (6.3) and Takuo Okubo.

Substitutions

Shimizu S-Pulse made 4 changes: Yago Pikachu for Y. Suzuki (75′), Carlinhos for K. Kitagawa (82′), E. Katayama for R. Yamahara (82′) and T. Hara for Y. Goto (87′).