In a weekend match on Sat Oct 8th, in week 32, Shimizu S-Pulse will travel to Kawasaki to battle Kawasaki Frontale in a J-League match. 2nd placed Kawasaki Frontale is fresh off their 3-4 loss against Consadole Sapporo. Ienaga struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 30th minute on a penalty kick, then Lucas Fernandes tied it up for Consadole Sapporo in the 33rd minute on a penalty kick But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 102nd minute on a goal by. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while shimizu S-Pulse is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Avispa Fukuoka. Leon Yamahara struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 29th minute on a feed from Thiago Santana, then Shun Nakamura tied it up for Avispa Fukuoka in the 36th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 42nd minute on a goal by Yuya Yamagishi. Shimizu S-Pulse is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Iai Stadium Nihondaira, Kawasaki Frontale was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Yasuto Wakizaka struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 14th minute, then Marcinho added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t manage to score, and Kawasaki Frontale took the shutout win.
Shimizu S-Pulse’s most prolific scorer has been Thiago Santana. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Kawasaki Frontale’s most prolific scorer has been Ienaga. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.