September 17th features a match where Shonan Bellmare plays host to Urawa Reds in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 14th placed Shonan Bellmare, recorded a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Thiago Santana scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 12th minute, then in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Akimi Barada sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Wellington earning Shonan Bellmare at least a draw. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Urawa Reds, recorded a 4-1 win against Kashiwa Reysol. Yusuke Matsuo struck first for Urawa Reds in the 7th minute on a feed from Okubo, then Alex Schalk added another in the 24th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Urawa Reds should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 6th of March, Urawa Reds hosted Shonan Bellmare in their last match together. Urawa Reds won by a score of 2 to 0. Ataru Esaka scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 16th minute, then Kazuaki Mawatari added another in the 87th minute on a feed from T. Akimoto At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shonan Bellmare couldn’t manage to score, and Urawa Reds took the shutout win.
Urawa Reds’s top weapon lately has been Yusuke Matsuo, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Shonan Bellmare’s most prolific scorer has been Hiroyuki Abe. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.