Cerezo Osaka vs FC Tokyo, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 1st Leg

Cerezo Osaka

45'+2': Masaya Shibayama
79': Kyohei Noborizato

FT
2 - 2
1st Leg

FC Tokyo

35': Ayumu Ohata (OG)
49': Marcelo Ryan

About

Cerezo Osaka are hosting FC Tokyo at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Nagai, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

7': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 7'
35': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Own Goal at 35'
37': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 37'
40': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 40'
45'+2': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 47'
45': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
49': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Goal at 49'
61': Teruhito Nakagawa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 61'
71': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 71'
71': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 71'
76': Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
76': Kota Tawaratsumida (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
79': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 79'
86': Keigo Higashi (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 86'
86': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 86'
90'+2': Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+3': Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

TOK		CER
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
47.1	Possession	52.9
12	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	374
410	Passes	458
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
26	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Location: Nagai, Japan
Attendance: 18,466

Line-Ups

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
18	Nelson Ishiwatari
11	Thiago
14	Yumeki Yokoyama
48	Masaya Shibayama

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Kyohei Yoshino, Shion Homma, Shinji Kagawa, Hinata Kida, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Kyohei Noborizato, Soromon Sakuragawa, Hayato Tanaka, Satoki Uejo.

FC Tokyo (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Hayate Tanaka (GK)
17	Hayato Inamura
24	Alexander Scholz
42	Kento Hashimoto
2	Sei Muroya
37	Kei Koizumi
27	Kyota Tokiwa
22	Keita Endo
16	Kein Sato
23	Ryunosuke Sato
9	Marcelo Ryan

FC Tokyo Substitutes:

Fuki Yamada, Rio Omori, Leon Nozawa, Teruhito Nakagawa, Masato Morishige, Masataka Kobayashi, Keigo Higashi, Kanta Doi, Kota Tawaratsumida.

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