Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2026 Japanese J1 League, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

· Sanfrecce Hiroshima win 5-4 on penalties
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 74': Kosuke Kinoshita
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima win 5-4 on penalties
Shimizu S-Pulse
  • 71': Oh Se-Hun

About

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

  • 1': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 1'
  • 1': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 1'
  • 1': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 1'
  • 2': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 2'
  • 2': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 2'
  • 2': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 2'
  • 2': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 2'
  • 2': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 2'
  • 4': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 4'
  • 4': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 4'
  • 4': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 4'
  • 4': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 4'
  • 4': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 4'
  • 5': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 5'
  • 5': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 5'
  • 5': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 5'
  • 5': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 5'
  • 5': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Offside at 5'
  • 6': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 6'
  • 7': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 7'
  • 7': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 7'
  • 8': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 8'
  • 9': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 9'
  • 10': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 10'
  • 11': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 11'
  • 11': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 11'
  • 12': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 12'
  • 13': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 13'
  • 13': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 13'
  • 15': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 15'
  • 15': Kenta Inoue (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 15'
  • 15': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 15'
  • 16': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 16'
  • 17': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 17'
  • 17': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 17'
  • 18': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 18'
  • 19': Kenta Inoue (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 19'
  • 20': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 20'
  • 21': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 21'
  • 21': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 21'
  • 22': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 22'
  • 22': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 22'
  • 23': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 23'
  • 25': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 25'
  • 26': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 26'
  • 26': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 26'
  • 26': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 26'
  • 27': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 27'
  • 27': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 27'
  • 29': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 29'
  • 29': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 29'
  • 29': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 29'
  • 30': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 30'
  • 31': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 31'
  • 31': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 31'
  • 34': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 34'
  • 34': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 34'
  • 34': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 34'
  • 34': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 34'
  • 34': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 34'
  • 34': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 34'
  • 34': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 34'
  • 34': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 34'
  • 35': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 35'
  • 35': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 35'
  • 37': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 37'
  • 37': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 37'
  • 39': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 39'
  • 39': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 39'
  • 39': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 39'
  • 41': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 41'
  • 41': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 41'
  • 41': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 41'
  • 42': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 42'
  • 42': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 42'
  • 42': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 42'
  • 43': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 43'
  • 43': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 43'
  • 45': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 45'
  • 45': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 45'
  • 45': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 45'
  • 45': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 45'
  • 45'+1': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 45'+1': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 46'
  • 45'+1': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 46'
  • 45'+2': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 47'
  • 45'+2': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 47'
  • 45'+2': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 47'
  • 45'+2': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 47'
  • 45'+3': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Offside at 48'
  • 45'+3': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 48'
  • 46': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 46'
  • 46': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 46'
  • 46': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 46'
  • 46': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 46'
  • 47': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 47'
  • 47': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 47'
  • 48': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 49': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 49'
  • 49': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 49'
  • 51': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 51'
  • 52': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 52'
  • 52': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 52'
  • 52': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 52'
  • 52': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 52'
  • 53': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 53'
  • 54': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 54'
  • 54': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 54'
  • 54': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 54'
  • 54': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 54'
  • 55': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 55'
  • 55': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 55'
  • 55': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 55'
  • 55': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 55'
  • 56': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 56'
  • 56': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 56'
  • 58': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 58'
  • 58': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 58'
  • 58': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 58'
  • 58': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 58'
  • 59': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 59'
  • 59': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 59'
  • 59': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 59'
  • 59': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 59'
  • 59': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 59'
  • 60': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 60'
  • 60': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 60'
  • 60': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 60'
  • 60': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 60'
  • 60': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 60'
  • 60': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 60'
  • 60': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 60'
  • 61': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Offside at 61'
  • 62': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  • 62': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 62'
  • 63': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 63'
  • 63': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 63'
  • 63': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Offside at 63'
  • 64': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 64'
  • 65': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 65'
  • 66': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 66'
  • 67': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 67'
  • 71': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal - Volley at 71'
  • 71': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assist at 71'
  • 73': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 73'
  • 74': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 74'
  • 75': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 75'
  • 75': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 75'
  • 75': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 75'
  • 75': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 75'
  • 75': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 75'
  • 76': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Haruto Hidaka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 76'
  • 77': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 77'
  • 77': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 77'
  • 77': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 77'
  • 78': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 78'
  • 78': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 78'
  • 78': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 78'
  • 78': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 78'
  • 79': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 79'
  • 79': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 79'
  • 79': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 79'
  • 79': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 79'
  • 79': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 79'
  • 79': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 79'
  • 82': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 82'
  • 83': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 83'
  • 83': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 83'
  • 84': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 84'
  • 85': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 85'
  • 85': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 85'
  • 86': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 86'
  • 86': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 86'
  • 86': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 86'
  • 87': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 87'
  • 88': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 88'
  • 88': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 88'
  • 90': Ryota Hariu (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 90'
  • 90': Alfredo Stephens (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'+1': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 91'
  • 90'+1': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 91'
  • 90'+2': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 92'
  • 90'+2': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 92'
  • 90'+2': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 92'
  • 90'+2': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 92'
  • 90'+2': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 92'
  • 90'+2': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 92'
  • 90'+3': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 93'
  • 90'+3': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 93'
  • 90'+3': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+4': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 94'
  • 90'+4': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot On Target at 94'
  • 90'+4': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 94'
  • 90'+4': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+4': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 94'
  • 90'+5': Ryota Hariu (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 95'
  • 90'+6': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 96'
  • 90'+7': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 97'
  • 90'+7': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 97'
  • 90'+7': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 97'
  • 90'+7': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 97'
  • 90'+8': Ryota Hariu (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 98'
  • 91': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 91'
  • 92': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 94'
  • 94': Alfredo Stephens (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 94'
  • 95': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 95'
  • 96': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Missed at 96'
  • 97': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 98': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 99': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 99'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
42.6 Possession 57.4
7 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
243 Accurate Passes 348
347 Passes 455
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 50
25 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 7
47 Effective Clearances 23
47 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 26,488

Japanese J1 League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vissel Kobe 18 +6 35
2 Cerezo Osaka 18 +7 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 +3 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 +8 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
4 Hayato Araki
19 Sho Sasaki
33 Tsukasa Shiotani
14 Taishi Matsumoto
6 Hayao Kawabe
13 Naoto Arai
15 Shuto Nakano
10 Akito Suzuki
30 Tolgay Arslan
9 Ryo Germain
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
Sota Nakamura, Motoki Ohara, Mutsuki Kato, Taichi Yamasaki, Naoki Maeda, Issei Ouchi, Kosuke Kinoshita, Shunki Higashi, Yotaro Nakajima.

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

No. Name
16 Togo Umeda (GK)
14 Park Seung-wook
25 Mateus Brunetti Valor
4 Sodai Hasukawa
10 Matheus Bueno
6 Zento Uno
39 Haruto Hidaka
5 Kengo Kitazume
9 Oh Se-Hun
47 Yudai Shimamoto
8 Kenta Inoue
Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:
Yuya Oki, Ryota Hariu, Rinsei Ohata, Masaki Yumiba, Kazuki Kozuka, Alfredo Stephens, Yutaka Yoshida, Hikaru Nakahara, Toshiki Takahashi.

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