Match highlights
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka highlights
How the goals came
9' Yuki Honda opens the scoring for Shimizu S-Pulse → 42' Kai Matsuzaki extends Shimizu S-Pulse's lead → 84' Ryotaro Meshino pulls one back for Gamba Osaka → 90+5' Issam Jebali equalises for Gamba Osaka. Full time: 2-2, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
9' Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) 1-0
Shimizu S-Pulse took an early hold on this meeting at IAI Stadium Nihondaira on 17 October 2026. Yuki Honda scored the opening goal in the 9th minute, breaking the 0-0 deadlock and putting the hosts 1-0 ahead. From that point Gamba Osaka were chasing the game on the road.
42' Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) 2-0
Holding their lead, Shimizu S-Pulse stretched it as the first half drew to a close. Kai Matsuzaki made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, sending the hosts into the interval two goals clear of Gamba Osaka. The opening half alone had tilted the match firmly towards Shimizu.
84' Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) 2-1
Two goals down, Gamba Osaka finally found a way back with time running short. Ryotaro Meshino scored in the 84th minute to make it 2-1 and cut the Shimizu S-Pulse lead to a single goal. The closing minutes would take on a very different shape from there.
90'+5 Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) 2-2
In the 5th minute of added time, Issam Jebali levelled the match at 2-2. Coming six minutes after Meshino's goal, it earned Gamba Osaka a point at the very end of the contest. Shimizu S-Pulse, unable to protect a two-goal lead, were held to a draw at home in front of 15,865 spectators.
