Japanese J.League

FT Friday, March 6, 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse LLLWL 0
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Cerezo Osaka LLWLL 0
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CER000040
Cerezo Osaka win 4-2 on penalties · Yodoko Sakura Stadium · 15,503 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CER leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Kosuke NakamuraG
  2. 44Shinnosuke HatanakaCD-L
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-R
  4. 66Ayumu OhataLB
  5. 27Dion CoolsRB
  6. 13Motohiko NakajimaAM
  7. 10Shunta TanakaLM
  8. 18Nelson IshiwatariRM
  9. 9Soromon SakuragawaF
  10. 11ThiagoAM-L
  11. 14Yumeki YokoyamaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 48Masaya ShibayamaSUB
  2. 19Shion HommaSUB
  3. 1Koki FukuiSUB
  4. 5Hinata KidaSUB
  5. 6Kyohei NoborizatoSUB
  6. 17Reiya SakataSUB
  7. 3Hayato TanakaSUB
  8. 99Kusini YengiSUB
  9. 16Hayato OkudaSUB

SHI · 4-2-2-2

  1. 16Togo UmedaG
  2. 15Yuki HondaCD-L
  3. 51Jelani SumiyoshiCD-R
  4. 28Yutaka YoshidaLB
  5. 14Park Seung-wookRB
  6. 10Matheus BuenoCM-L
  7. 81Kazuki KozukaCM-R
  8. 23Kanta ChibaCF-L
  9. 9Oh Se-HunCF-R
  10. 7CapixabaAM-L
  11. 49Koya KitagawaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Zento UnoSUB
  2. 17Masaki YumibaSUB
  3. 97Rinsei OhataSUB
  4. 47Yudai ShimamotoSUB
  5. 21Kai MatsuzakiSUB
  6. 1Yuya OkiSUB
  7. 50Alfredo StephensSUB
  8. 5Kengo KitazumeSUB
  9. 38Toshiki TakahashiSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 8'
  2. 43' Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 43'
  3. 45'+2' Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 47'
  4. 62' Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  5. 62' Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  6. 62' Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 62'
  7. 67' Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
  8. 67' Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
  9. 71' Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 71'
  10. 79' Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 79'
  11. 82' Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 82'
  12. 87' Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 87'
  13. 90'+3' Jelani Sumiyoshi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 93'
  14. 90'
  15. 98'

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