J-League: Júbilo Iwata steals a draw versus Shimizu S-Pulse
SHIZUOKA. Júbilo Iwata found a way to snatch a late draw against Shimizu S-Pulse with a late goal from R. Germain.
SHIZUOKA. Júbilo Iwata was capable to capture a draw against Shimizu S-Pulse with a late goal from R. Germain scored in the (90′) after Shimizu S-Pulse got a lead with a goal from T. Santana (34′).
The match was held at the IAI Stadium Nihondaira Stadium in Shizuoka on Saturday and this began at 7:00 am UTC. The referee was Ryuji Sato with the help of Takumi Takagi and Makoto Hibino. The 4th official was Tomohiro Inoue. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Júbilo Iwata was in firm control of the ball 55% while Shimizu S-Pulse was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Júbilo Iwata was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Júbilo Iwata to win the match.
Shimizu S-Pulse shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Júbilo Iwata shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Shimizu S-Pulse received 2 yellow cards (K. Kitagawa and Y. Tatsuta). On the opposite side, Júbilo Iwata received 1 yellow card (R. Uehara).
After playing this encounter, Shimizu S-Pulse will have 32 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Júbilo Iwata will have 28 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
Thiago Santana
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49'49'
K. Kitagawa
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59'59'
Y. Otsu
S. Kaneko
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59'59'
R. Germain
H. Yamada
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64'64'
R. Uehara
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67'67'
K. Matsubara
M. Matsumoto
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67'67'
Y. Endo
R. Uehara
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73'73'
Yago Pikachu
K. Nakayama
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79'79'
Y. Furukawa
N. Yamamoto
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82'82'
B. Kololli
K. Kitagawa
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90'90'
T. Hara
E. Katayama
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90'90'
R. Germain
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90'90'
Y. Tatsuta
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Shimizu S-Pulse will host Kashima Antlers on the 29th of October with a 19-7 head to head in favor of Kashima Antlers (5 draws).
Júbilo Iwata will play away against Gamba Osaka on the 29th of October with a 8-8 head to head stats.
Shimizu S-Pulse: Formation and Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jose Ricardo Mannarino chose to play with the following team: Shuichi Gonda , Eiichi Katayama , Yugo Tatsuta , Yoshinori Suzuki , Reon Yamahara , Katsuhiro Nakayama , Daiki Matsuoka , Ryohei Shirasaki , Carlinhos Junior , Thiago Santana and Koya Kitagawa .
Shimizu S-Pulse could not rely on the presence of Yago Pikachu (injured) and T. Hara (injured).
Substitutes
Shimizu S-Pulse made 3 changes: K. Nakayama for Yago Pikachu (73′), K. Kitagawa for B. Kololli (82′) and E. Katayama for T. Hara (90′).
Top player: Thiago Santana
Probably the most impressive player in Shimizu S-Pulse was Thiago Santana.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Júbilo Iwata: Formation and Lineups
Júbilo Iwata started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Hiroki Shibuya played with: Ryuki Miura , Riku Morioka , Makito Ito , Norimichi Yamamoto , Yuto Suzuki , Kosuke Yamamoto , Rikiya Uehara , Masaya Matsumoto , Hiroki Yamada , Shota Kaneko and Kenyu Sugimoto .
Substitutes
Júbilo Iwata made 5 changes: S. Kaneko for Y. Otsu (59′), H. Yamada for R. Germain (59′), M. Matsumoto for K. Matsubara (67′), R. Uehara for Y. Endo (67′) and N. Yamamoto for Y. Furukawa (79′).
Top player: Kosuke Yamamoto
The player who no doubt impressed Júbilo Iwata the most was Kosuke Yamamoto.
His rating is with 72 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
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