Shizuoka shame as Jubilo thump S-Pulse
Sunday, 19 April 09, 03:55 AM · Comments(3)
Talk about a thumping!
The less said about the Shizuoka derby, the better - at least from a Shimizu S-Pulse point of view - as bottom club Jubilo Iwata dished out an embarrassing 3-0 thumping of Kenta Hasegawa's side in front of a dismal crowd of just 22,152 fans at Ecopa Stadium.
Korean striker Lee Keun-Ho made his debut off the bench for Jubilo Iwata and promptly scored twice, while Ryoichi Maeda also got on the scoresheet for a Jubilo side missing top scorer Gilsinho through suspension.
This was a dreadful performance from S-Pulse and questions must be asked of Kenta Hasegawa's inability to motivate his team for their biggest game of the season.
Shimizu were non-existent going forward and even worse at the back, and the club is now likely to lose millions of yen by hosting Urawa Reds at Ecopa Stadium in their holiday blockbuster on April 29.
No excuses for what happened on the pitch, though. Jubilo Iwata simply wanted this more and they out-manouevered their nervy looking opponents in brilliant sunshine in Fukuroi.
Just when S-Pulse fans thought their team was on the up and up, they come crashing back down to earth with a humiliating defeat.
Dark days indeed in Shimizu, and there'll be plenty of wounds to lick following this humiliating loss.
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Lee sounded like he was on fire with a brace. What was the reason for the low crowd figure though?
Probably a combination of Jubilo being bottom of the table and the credit crunch, Ben.
Attendances were down across the board this weekend (only 30,000 at Albirex Niigata, just under 19,000 for Kashima vs Marinos and even Urawa drew less than 42,000 for their clash with Kyoto) but I suspect that grounds across the country will be jam-packed throughout the Golden Week holiday period.
I only just realised that Lee actually started the game (got there a bit late and missed the line-ups... I had assumed that Hiroki Bandai would start). He certainly looked a more than capable striker!