Japanese J.League

Cerezo Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

· Cerezo Osaka win 4-2 on penalties
Cerezo Osaka
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Cerezo Osaka win 4-2 on penalties
Shimizu S-Pulse

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Cerezo Osaka are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

  • 2': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 2'
  • 3': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 3'
  • 3': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 3'
  • 4': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 4'
  • 5': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 5'
  • 5': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 5'
  • 6': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 6'
  • 7': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 7'
  • 7': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 7'
  • 7': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 7'
  • 7': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 7'
  • 7': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 7'
  • 7': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 7'
  • 7': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 7'
  • 8': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 8'
  • 8': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 8'
  • 8': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 8'
  • 9': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 9'
  • 9': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 9'
  • 9': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 9'
  • 9': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 9'
  • 10': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 10'
  • 10': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 10'
  • 11': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 11'
  • 11': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 11'
  • 12': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 12'
  • 12': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 12'
  • 13': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 13'
  • 13': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 13'
  • 14': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 14'
  • 14': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 14'
  • 16': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Offside at 16'
  • 17': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 17'
  • 17': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 17'
  • 18': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 18'
  • 19': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 19'
  • 19': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 19'
  • 19': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 19'
  • 20': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 20'
  • 20': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 20'
  • 20': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 20'
  • 21': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Blocked at 21'
  • 21': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 21'
  • 21': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 21'
  • 21': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 21'
  • 21': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 21'
  • 22': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 22'
  • 22': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 22'
  • 22': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 22'
  • 23': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 23'
  • 23': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 23'
  • 24': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 24'
  • 25': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 25'
  • 25': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 25'
  • 26': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 26'
  • 26': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 26'
  • 26': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 26'
  • 26': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 26'
  • 26': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 26'
  • 27': Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Blocked at 27'
  • 27': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 27'
  • 28': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 28'
  • 29': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 29'
  • 30': Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 30'
  • 30': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 30'
  • 30': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 30'
  • 30': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 30'
  • 31': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 31'
  • 31': Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 31'
  • 31': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 31'
  • 34': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 34'
  • 35': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 35'
  • 35': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 35'
  • 35': Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 35'
  • 35': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 35'
  • 36': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 36'
  • 36': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 36'
  • 37': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 37'
  • 38': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 38'
  • 38': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 38'
  • 39': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 39'
  • 39': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 39'
  • 40': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 40'
  • 41': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 41'
  • 41': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 41'
  • 42': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 42'
  • 42': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 42'
  • 42': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 42'
  • 42': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 42'
  • 42': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 42'
  • 43': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 43'
  • 43': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 43'
  • 43': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 43'
  • 43': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 43'
  • 43': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 43'
  • 43': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 43'
  • 43': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 43'
  • 43': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 43'
  • 43': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 43'
  • 45': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 45'
  • 45'+2': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 47'
  • 45'+2': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 47'
  • 45'+3': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 48'
  • 45'+3': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 48'
  • 45'+3': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 48'
  • 45'+3': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 46': Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 46'
  • 47': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 47'
  • 47': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 47'
  • 47': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 47'
  • 47': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 47'
  • 48': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 48': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 48'
  • 49': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 49'
  • 50': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 50'
  • 50': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 50'
  • 50': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 50'
  • 51': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 51'
  • 51': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 51'
  • 52': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 52'
  • 52': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 52'
  • 52': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 52'
  • 53': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 53'
  • 53': Koya Kitagawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 53'
  • 53': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 53'
  • 53': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 53'
  • 53': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 53'
  • 53': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 53'
  • 54': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 54'
  • 55': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 55'
  • 55': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 55'
  • 56': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 56'
  • 57': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 57'
  • 57': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 57'
  • 60': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 60'
  • 60': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 60'
  • 61': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Offside at 61'
  • 62': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  • 62': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  • 62': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  • 62': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 62'
  • 62': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 62'
  • 63': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 63'
  • 64': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 64'
  • 65': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 65'
  • 65': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 65'
  • 65': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 65'
  • 66': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 66'
  • 67': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
  • 67': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
  • 67': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 67'
  • 67': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 67'
  • 68': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 68'
  • 68': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 68'
  • 69': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 69'
  • 69': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 69'
  • 69': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 69'
  • 71': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 71'
  • 72': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 72'
  • 72': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 72'
  • 72': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 72'
  • 73': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 73'
  • 73': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 73'
  • 74': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 74'
  • 74': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 74'
  • 74': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 74'
  • 75': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 75'
  • 75': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 75'
  • 76': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 76'
  • 76': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 76'
  • 76': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 76'
  • 76': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 76'
  • 76': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 76'
  • 77': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 77'
  • 77': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 77'
  • 77': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 77'
  • 78': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 78'
  • 78': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Blocked at 78'
  • 79': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 79'
  • 79': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 79'
  • 79': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 79'
  • 79': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 79'
  • 80': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 80'
  • 80': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 80'
  • 80': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 80'
  • 80': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 80'
  • 81': Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 81'
  • 81': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 81'
  • 81': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 81': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Blocked at 81'
  • 81': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 81'
  • 81': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Shot On Target at 81'
  • 81': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 81'
  • 81': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 81'
  • 82': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 82'
  • 82': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 82'
  • 82': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 82'
  • 83': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 83'
  • 83': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 83'
  • 84': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 84'
  • 84': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 84'
  • 85': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 85'
  • 85': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 85'
  • 87': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 87'
  • 87': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 87'
  • 88': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 88'
  • 88': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 88'
  • 89': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 89'
  • 89': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 89'
  • 90': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Off Target at 90'
  • 90': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 90'
  • 90'+2': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 92'
  • 90'+2': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Foul at 92'
  • 90'+3': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 93'
  • 90'+3': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 93'
  • 90'+3': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Save at 93'
  • 90'+3': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 93'
  • 90'+3': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 93'
  • 90'+3': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 90'+4': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Throw In at 94'
  • 90'+5': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Blocked Pass at 95'
  • 90'+5': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 95'
  • 90'+5': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 95'
  • 90'+5': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 95'
  • 90'+5': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Shot Blocked at 95'
  • 90'+5': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 95'
  • 90'+5': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+5': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Corner Kick at 95'
  • 90'+5': Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 95'
  • 91': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Missed at 91'
  • 92': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 94'
  • 95': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Scored at 95'
  • 96': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Penalty - Missed at 97'
  • 98': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 98'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 6
8 Saves 0
40.6 Possession 59.4
11 SHOTS 18
0 ON GOAL 8
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
261 Accurate Passes 436
372 Passes 552
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
16 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.4
73 Long Balls 63
25 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 8
34 Effective Clearances 28
34 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 15,503

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gamba Osaka 5 +2 11
2 Nagoya Grampus 5 +3 9
3 Kyoto Sanga 5 +2 9
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 +2 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

CER Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
44 Shinnosuke Hatanaka
4 Rikito Inoue
66 Ayumu Ohata
27 Dion Cools
13 Motohiko Nakajima
10 Shunta Tanaka Yellow Card
18 Nelson Ishiwatari
9 Soromon Sakuragawa
11 Thiago
14 Yumeki Yokoyama
Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:
Masaya Shibayama, Shion Homma, Koki Fukui, Hinata Kida, Kyohei Noborizato, Reiya Sakata, Hayato Tanaka, Kusini Yengi, Hayato Okuda.

SHI Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
16 Togo Umeda (GK)
15 Yuki Honda
51 Jelani Sumiyoshi Yellow Card
28 Yutaka Yoshida
14 Park Seung-wook Yellow Card
10 Matheus Bueno Yellow Card
81 Kazuki Kozuka
23 Kanta Chiba
9 Oh Se-Hun
7 Capixaba
49 Koya Kitagawa
Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:
Zento Uno, Masaki Yumiba, Rinsei Ohata, Yudai Shimamoto, Kai Matsuzaki, Yuya Oki, Alfredo Stephens, Kengo Kitazume, Toshiki Takahashi.

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