Japanese J.League

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Shimizu S-Pulse
  • 45'+2': Capixaba
  • 62': Kai Matsuzaki
FT
2 - 0
Albirex Niigata
  • Red Card 26': Hiroki Akiyama

About

Shimizu S-Pulse are hosting Albirex Niigata at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimzu, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Location: Shimzu, Japan
Attendance: 18,141

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 5 +8 12
2 Shonan Bellmare 5 +3 11
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 +3 10
4 Kashiwa Reysol 5 +2 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

SHI Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yuya Oki (GK)
4 Sodai Hasukawa
66 Jelani Sumiyoshi
14 Reon Yamahara
70 Sen Takagi
33 Takashi Inui
98 Matheus Bueno
36 Zento Uno
23 Koya Kitagawa
7 Capixaba
11 Hikaru Nakahara
Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:
Kazuki Kozuka, Tanque , Yui Inokoshi, Kai Matsuzaki, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Kengo Kitazume, Kota Miyamoto, Yutaka Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi.

ALB Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kazuki Fujita (GK)
3 Hayato Inamura
5 Michael James
42 Kento Hashimoto Yellow Card
25 Soya Fujiwara
6 Hiroki Akiyama Red Card
8 Eiji Miyamoto
30 Jin Okumura
28 Shusuke Ota
7 Kaito Taniguchi
41 Motoki Hasegawa
Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
Taiki Arai, Yuto Horigome, Miguel Silveira, Jason Geria, Yoshiaki Takagi, Ken Yamura, Ryuga Tashiro, Riku Ochiai, Kazuhiko Chiba.

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