Match highlights
Kyoto Sanga F.C. vs Shimizu S-Pulse highlights
How the goals came
9' Rafael Elias opens the scoring for Kyoto Sanga F.C. (the winner) → 45+5' Rafael Elias extends Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s lead. Full time: 2-0, Kyoto Sanga F.C. win.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 2 goals came after half-time.
9' Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga F.C.) 1-0
Kyoto Sanga F.C. needed only nine minutes to break the deadlock at home. Rafael Elias found the opening goal of the afternoon to put the hosts 1-0 up in front of 16,099 spectators at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera. Shimizu S-Pulse never drew level again, and the match finished 2-0.
45'+5 Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga F.C.) 2-0
With the interval approaching, the margin looked set to stay at 1-0 until Rafael Elias struck again in the fifth minute of first-half added time. It was his second of the day and it sent Kyoto Sanga F.C. in at the break two goals clear. Shimizu S-Pulse never reduced the deficit, making the Elias goal the decisive one in a 2-0 home win.
