Week 28 brings us a match on Sep 3rd, where Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play a match in Hiroshima in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Cerezo Osaka. Yusuke Chajima struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 25th minute on a feed from Yoshifumi Kashiwa, then Taishi Matsumoto added another in the 81st minute In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Sanfrecce Hiroshima ran away with the shutout win. Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Shimizu S-Pulse, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kyoto Sanga. Takashi Inui struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 68th minute on a feed from Carlinhos Junior, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Shimizu S-Pulse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shimizu S-Pulse ended the match with the shutout victory. Shimizu S-Pulse is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Apr 29th, Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima battled to a 2-2 draw. Thiago Santana struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 20th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara, then in the 68th minute, Kashiwa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Morishima .
Shimizu S-Pulse’s most prolific scorer has been Thiago Santana. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Nassim Ben Khalifa has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.