Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka WLWLW 1
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Cerezo Osaka LWWLW 1
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AVF100031
CER100041
Cerezo Osaka win 4-3 on penalties · Yodoko Sakura Stadium · 17,310 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
0
Saves
2
28.4
Possession
71.6
8
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
199
Accurate Passes
605
276
Passes
686
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
47
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
12
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14

Head to Head

CER leads series 5-0

Lineups

CER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Kosuke NakamuraG
  2. 44Shinnosuke HatanakaCD-L
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-R
  4. 66Ayumu OhataLB
  5. 16Hayato OkudaRB
  6. 13Motohiko NakajimaAM
  7. 10Shunta TanakaLM
  8. 18Nelson IshiwatariRM
  9. 11ThiagoF
  10. 19Shion HommaAM-L
  11. 48Masaya ShibayamaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Dion CoolsSUB
  2. 3Hayato TanakaSUB
  3. 26Eiji KuboSUB
  4. 9Soromon SakuragawaSUB
  5. 21Kim Jin-HyeonSUB
  6. 8Shinji KagawaSUB
  7. 14Yumeki YokoyamaSUB
  8. 7Satoki UejoSUB
  9. 5Hinata KidaSUB

AVF · 3-4-2-1

  1. 41Kazuki FujitaG
  2. 5Takumi KamijmaCD
  3. 15Yuma TsujiokaCD-L
  4. 16Teppei OkaCD-R
  5. 11Tomoya MikiCM-L
  6. 8Kohei OkunoCM-R
  7. 22Kazuki FujimotoLM
  8. 47Yu HashimotoRM
  9. 7Shosei UsuiF
  10. 25Yuji KitajimaCF-L
  11. 6Masato ShigemiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Powell Obinna ObiSUB
  2. 34Keiya ShiihashiSUB
  3. 33Kaoru YamawakiSUB
  4. 45Daiki MiyaSUB
  5. 3Tatsuki NaraSUB
  6. 46Kazuki FukushimaSUB
  7. 29Yota MaejimaSUB
  8. 32Sani BrownSUB
  9. 27Yutaka MichiwakiSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Shosei Usui (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 11'
  2. 35' Nelson Ishiwatari (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 35'
  3. 37' Yota Maejima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 37'
  4. 40' Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 40'
  5. 45'+1' Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka) Goal - Header at 46'
  6. 62' Keiya Shiihashi (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 62'
  7. 62' Kaoru Yamawaki (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 62'
  8. 63' Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 63'
  9. 63' Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 63'
  10. 73' Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
  11. 73' Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
  12. 82' Yutaka Michiwaki (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 82'
  13. 82' Kazuki Fukushima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 82'
  14. 90'
  15. 93' Kosuke Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Saved at 93'
  16. 99'

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