Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Commentary
- 4': Ryoma Watanabe (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 4'
- 42': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 42'
- 45': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Takashi Inui (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 59': Matheus Sávio (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 59'
- 60': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 60'
- 72': Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Samuel Gustafsson (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 72'
- 77': Genki Haraguchi (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 77'
- 78': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) Own Goal at 79'
- 90'+2': Samuel Gustafsson (Urawa Red Diamonds) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+6': Yoichi Naganuma (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 96'
Statistics
 SHI |
URA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 25,326
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo | 14 | +25 | 33 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | +22 | 30 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | +20 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa (GK) |
| 5 | Marius Hoibraten |
| 3 | Danilo Boza |
| 26 | Takuya Ogiwara |
| 4 | Hirokazu Ishikara |
| 6 | Taishi Matsumoto |
| 25 | Kaito Yasui |
| 13 | Ryoma Watanabe |
| 12 | Thiago Santana |
| 24 | Yusuke Matsuo |
| 8 | Matheus Sávio |
Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yuya Oki (GK) |
| 3 | Yuji Takahashi |
| 66 | Jelani Sumiyoshi |
| 70 | Sen Takagi |
| 98 | Matheus Bueno |
| 36 | Zento Uno |
| 28 | Yutaka Yoshida |
| 5 | Kengo Kitazume |
| 29 | Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov  |
| 55 | Motoki Nishihara |
| 11 | Hikaru Nakahara |
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