[J.League (J1) results]The 23rd round of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League will be held on July 31st. Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sagan Tosu at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
On July 31st, the 23rd match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Sagan Tosu was held in the Meiji Yasuda J1 League.
Other clubs completed this section on the previous 30th, and provisional bottom Shimizu, who is chasing 17th place Vissel Kobe with a one point difference, faced 9th place Tosu, who had not won the last three games.
Shimizu appointed Thiago Santana and Daiki Matsuoka as starting lineups, while new MF Yago Pikachu made his debut, while Takashi Inui and Koya Kitagawa started on the bench. On the other hand, Tosu has sent out Yuto Iwasaki, Daisei Miyashiro, and Akito Fukuda, who are returning from the national team, from the start.
The game showed movement in the early 4th minute. Iwasaki, who received a long ball on the left side of the box, hit his right foot as it bounced. He put the first goal into the net.
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This man on the way home from the national team is the first shot ????
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Yuto Iwasaki strikes a right foot from a splendid trap⚡????2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League Section 23
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Tosu, who continued to take the initiative following that, activated a short counter in the 30th minute. New member Yoichi Naganuma took the ball high and Miyashiro picked up the loose ball and made a quick through pass. Naganuma, who was running in himself, shot through the near with his right foot from the right of the box and made it the first bullet in the new world.
In the 43rd minute, Shimizu went on the offensive towards the end of the first half, and in the 43rd minute, Santana shot from inside the box, but was unable to catch the target. The game ended with a two-point lead.
At the beginning of the second half, Shimizu went overboard with a powerful mid-range shot from the front center of the box by Reine Yamahara. Wanting to keep their lead, Tosu sent Yuki Horigome and Fuchi Honda in place of Kentaro Moriya and Naganuma in the 57th minute.
However, in the 62nd minute, Yamahara, who had the ball on the left flank, dribbled sharply and invaded deep positions. When Ryohei Shirasaki tried to match it with his heel on the return to the center, the ball hit DF Masaya Tashiro and was sucked into the goal.
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S-Pulse still won’t give up ????
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From the rise of Reine Yamahara
The last one is Ryohei Shirasaki????????2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League Section 23
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Shimizu, who wanted to catch up, immediately changed three cards. He replaced Yuta Kamiya, Yusuke Goto, and Pikachu with Kitagawa, Inui, and Carlinhos Junio. Kitagawa, who returned this summer, and Inui, who is a new member of the Japan national team, and talents who have played in overseas clubs, are simultaneously appointed to the stadium.
Shimizu continued to increase his chances from here, but in the final 80 minutes, Horigome turned forward and shot with his left foot in the middle of the front of the box. Sinking a strong curved blow and returned to 2 points difference once more.
Even so, right following that, T. Santana, who slipped out to the front of the box, supplied a side pass while crossing with GK Park Il-kyu, who jumped out. Kitagawa made sure to put it into the unmanned goal and made it one point difference once more.
Then, in the 84th minute, Yamahara delivered a fast cross from a shallow position on the left side. T.Santana, who met with his feet, flew a strong shot and finally tied the score.
The match ended in a tie. Shimizu has been overtaken by Jubilo Iwata and is sinking to the bottom, but they have avoided a losing streak and are tied with Kobe with 21 points. On the other hand, Tosu has not won 4 games.
■ Match result
Shimizu S-Pulse 3-3 Sagan Tosu
■ Scorer
Shimizu: Ryohei Shirasaki (62 minutes), Koya Kitagawa (81 minutes), Thiago Santana (83 minutes)
Tosu: Yuto Iwasaki (4 minutes), Yoichi Naganuma (30 minutes), Yuki Horigome (80 minutes)