Shimizu S-Pulse (1) v. (2) FC Tokyo – Nihondaira Stadium, 7pm

S-Pulse go into this game minus Lee Kije and Yosuke Kawai – the latter suspended after giving away the PK that was “earned” by a spectacular dive in the 1st leg – S-Pulse fans, players and team officials alike will be hoping for divine retribution, or maybe just a single goal, taking them through on away goals, perhaps!

picture – Yosuke Kawai

They drew the quarter final 4-4 over two legs, with their two very late goals in Nagoya giving them the away goals win… same again here?

With FC Tokyo coming off a 5-1 thrashing from Kashima Antlers and S-Pulse having won the Shizuoka Derby, away, and moving up to 4th place, the momentum is with S-Pulse. Enjoy the game.