Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWWWD 2
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Cerezo Osaka WLLLW 1
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SAN022
CER011
Yodoko Sakura Stadium · 21,013 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
0
48.1
Possession
51.9
14
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
287
Accurate Passes
332
398
Passes
443
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.2
68
Long Balls
62
21
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
7
20
Effective Clearances
35
20
Clearances
35

Head to Head

SAN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Kosuke NakamuraG
  2. 10Shunta TanakaCD-L
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-R
  4. 66Ayumu OhataLB
  5. 27Dion CoolsRB
  6. 48Masaya ShibayamaAM
  7. 8Shinji KagawaLM
  8. 5Hinata KidaRM
  9. 9Soromon SakuragawaF
  10. 11ThiagoAM-L
  11. 17Reiya SakataAM-R

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 37Kim Ju-SungCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 3Taichi YamasakiCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 10Akito SuzukiF
  10. 40Motoki OharaCF-L
  11. 9Ryo GermainCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
  2. 55' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 55'
  3. 59' Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 59'
  4. 64' Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 64'
  5. 64' Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 64'
  6. 71' Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 71'
  7. 71' Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 71'
  8. 76' Kusini Yengi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
  9. 76' Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
  10. 79' Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 79'
  11. 82' Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 82'
  12. 82' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 82'
  13. 90'+5' Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Goal - Volley at 95'
  14. 90'+7' Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 97'
  15. 90'+10' Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 100'

Japanese J1 League News

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