Nothing to separate Shimizu S-Pulse and Sagan Tosu

On matchday 23, the game between Shimizu S-Pulse and Sagan Tosu on Sunday ended in a very competitive draw, 3x3. In this competition, Zé Ricardo's team came from a defeat, and Kenta Kawai's team came from a draw.

Yuto Iwasaki opened the score in the 4th minute. After 30 minutes, Sagan Tosu increased their lead with a goal from Yoichi Naganuma.

In a very unlucky moment, Masaya Tashiro scored an own-goal in the 62nd minute. Sub Koya Kitagawa, with 63 minutes on the clock, changed the course of the game. After 80 minutes, Tosu's team extended their lead with a goal from Yuki Horigome. Shimizu S-Pulse scored their second goal of the game through Koya Kitagawa, after 81 minutes, assisted by Thiago Santana. In the 83rd minute, forward netted the final goal of the game, laid on by Reon Yamahara.

After the result Sagan Tosu are 9th in the table, with 29 points, while Shimizu S-Pulse sit 18th place, with 21 points. In their next fixture, Zé Ricardo's team will play away against FC Tokyo. Meanwhile, Kenta Kawai's team will play at home against Júbilo Iwata.