SHIMIZU S-PULSE vs NAGOYA GRAMPUS (November 10th 2018) LIVE COVERAGE!

SHIMIZU S-PULSE 2 NAGOYA GRAMPUS 0

A great win thanks to two moments of brilliance during the second half! Next year this team will be hard to beat!
Additional time 4 minutes.
43′ Almost another goal for S-Pulse in extremis pushed into corner kick! Inconclusive.
Chong Tese in for Douglas.
83′ The game is finally turning exciting with chances on both sides!
Duke in for Kitagawa.
79′ Corner kick for Grampus. Very dangerous counter but Kaneko completely miskicks!
78′ Super save by Rokutan!
75′ Corner kick for Grampus. Goal disallowed for off side!
72′ Coorner kick for Grampus. Incoclusive.
Substitution for Grampus.
68′ Dangerous shot byGrampus just ver the bar!
66′ Corner kick for Grampus.
65′ GOAL! Almost a reepetition of first goal! Tatsuta senda again the same perfect looping cross to be headed in this time by Douglas!
58′ Dangerous shot by Kaneko. Corner kick. GOAL! On the second ball great cross by Tatsuta tthat finds the head of Kitagawa!
57′ Corner kick for Grampus.
Freire yellow carded.
Kaneko in for Ishige.54′ Corner kick forGrampus. Inconclusive.
49′ Corner kick for Nagoya.
46′ Ambitious shot by S-Pulse which gooes nowhere.
Kick off by Grampus.

Half Time. Apart of a few chances very even and static game. S-Pulse will have to up the tempo!
43′ Another silly defense mistake by S-Pulse which barely evaded the right post!
32′ Dangerous free kick for Grampus like a short corner kick. Very aangerous. Corner kick. Second corner kick. inconclusive.
26′ Weak shot by S-Pulse off target.
Takeuchi yellow carded.
22′ very dangerous misundertanding by S-Pulse’s defense almost leading to goal!
20′ Dangerous shot by Nagoya just wide of left ost!
18′ Good attack by SPulse but Kawai’s shot wide!
16′ over ambitious by Grampus that goes nowhere.
5′ Douglas just misses the goal! Corner kick. Weak heading caught by keeper!
2′ Dangerus free kick for Grampus. 26 meters from goal. Inconclusive.
Kick off by Shimizu S-Pulse.

Kick off at 14:03

Note: Coach Jan Anders Jonsson not being allowed to officiate today. He is replaced on th epith by his second coach, Yoshiyuki Shinoda.

SHIMIZU S-PULSE:

GK 13 Yuji ROKUTAN
DF 28 Yugo TATSUTA
DF 3 HWANG Seok Ho
DF 4 FREIRE
DF 25 Ko MATSUBARA
MF 17 Yosuke KAWAI
MF 6 Ryo TAKEUCHI
MF 29 Hideki ISHIGE
MF 10 Ryohei SHIRASAKI
FW 23 Koya KITAGAWA
FW 49 DOUGLAS

Substitutes:
GK 1 Yohei NISHIBE
DF 26 Hiroshi FUTANI
DF 27 Takahiro IIDA
MF 11 Kazuya MURATA
MF 30 Shota KANEKO
FW 9 CHONG Tese
FW 19 Mitchell DUKE

Team Manager: Toshiyuki SHINODA

NAGOYA GRAMPUS

GK 22 LANGERAK
DF 29 Ryuji IZUMI
DF 20 Shinnosuke NAKATANI
DF 17 Yuichi MARUYAMA
DF 14 Yosuke AKIYAMA
MF 23 Ryota AOKI
MF 4 Yuki KOBAYASHI
MF 15 EDUARDO NETO
MF 28 Keiji TAMADA
MF 7 JO
FW 10 Gabriel XAVIER

Substitutes:
GK 16 Yohei TAKEDA
DF 3 Kazuki KUSHIBIKI
DF 5 Ikki ARAI
MF #! Takashi KANAI
MF 9 Ariajasuru HASEGAWA
MF 25 Naoki MAEDA
FW 11 Hisato SATO

Team Manager: Yahiro KAZAWA

Referee: Ryuji SATO
Assistant Referee：Taku NAKANO
Assistant Referee: Hironobu KIKAWADA
4th Official: Tsuyoshi OGURA

13:00

Shimizu S-Pulse are hosting Nagoya Grampus presently battling o avoid relegation. S-Pulse is on the other hand keen to improve their standing in the top half of the J1 League. It promises a tense confrontation!

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Shimizu S-Pulse Soccer Club: Food Stands at Nihondaira Stadium in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

A Shizuoka specialty on offer at Nihondaira Stadium: Sakuraebi Kakiage to shirasu donburi/bowl of rice topped with cherry shrimps fritters and biled sardine whiting (Seasonal only!)!

Watching a soccer/game, even in Japan, is certainly a hungry and thirsty job!
But do not worry, there is plenty on offer at food stands both outside and inside the stadium to satisfy all palates!

Plenty of beer with Sapporo Company, on of Shimizu S-Pulse official sponsors which also has a big brewery in the Prefecture! Outside the stadium!

Inside the stadium!
Of course soft drinks are available!

As for food, there is really a lot to chose from!
Let’s start with outside the stadium!

No less than 8 kinds of snacks from yaki soba/pan-fried noodles to jagaimo/boiled and buttered potatoes and 6 sof drinks!

What do they make here?

Taiyaki/hot fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam!

Tako yaki/hot octopus dumplings!

Shaved ice!
Choose your topping!

Shorounpo/hot and juicy Chinese dumplings!

Chinese fried rice!

And more Chinese treats!

Bread and cakes!

Pop corn!

Seafood ramen, curry noodles and chicken karaage!

Bento!

And more from sausages to fried potatoes!

Let’s go inside1
Fried potatoes (French fires for the Americans! LOL)!

No less than 9 dishes from Bacon steak to Japanese Chazuke!

Pineapple!

Fried chicken!

Brochettes!

And for dessert, a smile form the pop corn girls!

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Shimizu S-Pulse Soccer Club: Atmosphere at Nihondaira Stadium in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Nihondaira Stadium in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City is the home of Shimizu S-Pulse Soccer Club

The two official mascots of Shimizu S-Pulse soccer Club was created in 1993 to become one the teams taking part in the inaugural Japan League (J-League) the same year.
It is still the only non-corporate-owned club in the upper tier of Japan Professional soccer leagues, and the atmosphere is certainly different from in other clubs!

Most come by bus, although some do choose to reach the stadium in many ways from walking to private cars.
Do check the parking availability first!

Even the home team comes by bus, but this is fairly normal!

As it can be pretty crowded I advise to come at least an hour before kick-off to enjoy the atmosphere at ease!

It is a very children-friendly stadium and the mascots make sure they enjoy their trip!
Fans are extremely well-behaved by European and South American standards, and although you should ensure a minimum of care thefts and fights are unheard of, even during the most crowded games, whatever the result!

The venue has become increasingly popular with overseas fans of both genders and any age for many reasons: safety, great hygiene, superlative service and crowds truly enjoying themselves!

Staff at the information are extremely dedicated and will gladly serve you beyond the language barrier!

Join the local fans and get your face painted to the colors and emblems of Shimizu S-Pulse!

There are plenty of food stands outside and inside the stadium for hungry and thirsty fans!
Plenty of beer available!

I will introduce the food stands in a separate article but you must try the Japanese specialty: octopus dumplings!

And tai yaki/sweetmeat fish-shaped cakes, freshly cooked for the sweet tooth!

And there is plenty to choose from the souvenir stand!

Don’t worry, there plenty of washrooms all around inside the stadium, gender-separated and even for wheelchair users!

The home fan stand!
The seatings are divided between 4 stands, the main, the back stand, the home fans stand and the away fans stand!
The big difference is that many fans choose to mingle with other fans, difficult to imagine abroad!

The stadium with a capacity of 19,000 is very compact and the stands are very close to the pitch!
Some Kashima Antlers fans pointed out to me that Shimizu SPulse ground had a great atmosphere because it is just right size with a great proximity to the players. A German fan I met during the Sanga Tosa game said the same thing with the safety added to it!

Especially for those arriving early young fans’ bags can be left on their seats safely!

Local fans are passionate and keep singing all the time, all in good humor!

And you can be assured there plenty of competition from visiting fans!

Shimizu SPulse who boasts one of the best youth clubs in the whole country always give an important place to youngsters!

Pageantry is at a premium, too!

Game on!

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Shimizu S-Pulse Soccer Club: How to reach Nihondaira Stadium in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Shimizu -S Pulse, the only non corporate-owned soccer/football club in the top Japanese J-League, generally have home League matches either on Saturday or Sunday afternoon and Cup games on Wednesday evenings!

A practical, especially if you plan on a drink or two, to reach their official ground located in Nihondaira, Shizmizu Ku, Shizuoka City  is to use the Shizutetsu shuttle bus.

The shuttle going exclusively to the Nihondaira Stadium on home games is to be boarded along Matsuzakaya Depatment Store across from Shizuoka Station north exit. The bus stop number is 17!

Great staff on hand always ready to answer your questions with a smile!
Buses swill start leaving from Shizuoka Sttation about 2 hours before kick-off, bu come early as the buses are crowded!

Remember that bus stop!

Expect long queues constantly growing!

One of the  shuttle buses!

40 minutes ride!

Arrival at your destination!

Getting off the bus and walking to the entrance gates!

Local fans having stickers applied on their faces!

17,000 visitors for 20,000 seats available!

Very efficient information desk!

The back stand, from the back! Lol

The main stand!

Game day!

Players in action!

Remember to start early back after the game as the queues for their return bus are extremely long!

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