Shimizu S-Pulse won 1-0 at Nagoya Grampus, with Koya Kitagawa's first-half goal proving decisive. The visitors then held on despite having Se-hun Oh sent off after 61 minutes.
Kitagawa converted Tomoya Fujii's assist in the 38th minute to put Shimizu ahead. Se-hun Oh received a second yellow card on the hour mark, but Nagoya could not find an equaliser, and Seung-wook Park was booked late on as Shimizu saw out the win.
The stats show how unlikely the result looked. Nagoya dominated with 75% possession, 532 accurate passes and 18 shots, yet Shimizu matched them with six shots on target and scored from the one big chance they created. Shimizu's goalkeeper made six saves to keep the clean sheet.
