Mito Hollyhock vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 20': Kotaro Uchino (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 20'
- 24': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 24'
- 26': Kotaro Uchino (Mito Hollyhock) Yellow Card at 26'
- 45': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Ryo Germain (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Tomoya Fujii (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Yu Funabashi (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 45'
- 48': Chihiro Kato (Mito Hollyhock) Goal at 48'
- 67': Ryo Nemoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Keisuke Tada (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Kosuke Kinoshita (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 67'
- 70': Takumi Mase (Mito Hollyhock) Yellow Card at 70'
- 75': Tomoya Fujii (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 75'
- 84': Taiki Hirato (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 84'
- 85': Hayata Yamamoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+1': Hidehiro Sugai (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 90'+1'
Statistics
 SHI |
MITO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 359 | Passes | 542 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 32 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Kasamatsu Stadium
Location: Nakatsu, Japan
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | +19 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | +12 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Mito Hollyhock (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Konosuke Nishikawa (GK) |
| 17 | Kenta Itakura |
| 50 | Rei Ieizumi |
| 6 | Kazuma Okamoto |
| 25 | Takumi Mase  |
| 38 | Hugo |
| 19 | Taishi Senba |
| 11 | Yoshiki Torikai |
| 30 | Jin Okumura |
| 22 | Kaito Taniguchi |
| 8 | Chihiro Kato |
Shimizu S-Pulse (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Togo Umeda (GK) |
| 15 | Yuki Honda |
| 3 | Yuji Takahashi |
| 25 | Mateus Brunetti Valor |
| 24 | Hidehiro Sugai |
| 2 | Dieguinho |
| 17 | Masaki Yumiba |
| 21 | Kai Matsuzaki |
| 9 | Oh Se-Hun |
| 8 | Kenta Inoue |
| 49 | Koya Kitagawa |
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