Week 25 features a match on Sun Aug 14th, where Gamba Osaka will play host to Shimizu S-Pulse in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. 16th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kyoto Sanga. Ryotaro Meshino struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 57th minute, then Genki Omae tied it up for Kyoto Sanga in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Kyoto Sanga at least a draw. Gamba Osaka looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while shimizu S-Pulse sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Tokyo. Carlinhos Junior scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 57th minute, then Thiago Santana added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tokyo couldn’t manage to score, and Shimizu S-Pulse took the shutout win. Shimizu S-Pulse is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka last played eachother at the Iai Stadium Nihondaira on Apr 10th. Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka battled to a 1-1 draw. Oh Se-Hun scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 57th minute, then Kosuke Onose tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Gamba Osaka.
Shimizu S-Pulse is glad to have Thiago Santana in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Mitsuki Saito and Kwon Kyung-Won are the top scorers for Gamba Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.