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

· 2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate

FC Tokyo

62': Ryunosuke Sato

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2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate

Cerezo Osaka

10': Shion Homma
35': Soromon Sakuragawa (P)
43': Soromon Sakuragawa

About

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

Match Timeline

10': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 10'
29': Leon Nozawa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 29'
35': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 35'
43': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 43'
60': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 60'
61': Kota Tawaratsumida (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 61'
61': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 61'
62': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Goal at 62'
66': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
67': Kyohei Yoshino (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
69': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 69'
73': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 73'
76': Keigo Higashi (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
76': Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
79': Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 79'
79': Takumi Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 79'
89': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 89'

Statistics

CER		TOK
10	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	11
3	Saves	3
47.3	Possession	52.7
12	SHOTS	22
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
364	Accurate Passes	390
439	Passes	457
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
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
3	Blocked Shots	9
12	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
39	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 49,693

Line-Ups

FC Tokyo (4-4-2)

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

FC Tokyo Substitutes:

Fuki Yamada, Kota Tawaratsumida, Rio Omori, Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa, Leon Nozawa, Masato Morishige, Keigo Higashi, Wataru Goto, Kanta Doi.

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
4	Rikito Inoue
6	Kyohei Noborizato
27	Dion Cools
8	Shinji Kagawa
10	Shunta Tanaka
13	Motohiko Nakajima
9	Soromon Sakuragawa
19	Shion Homma
48	Masaya Shibayama

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Thiago, Wigi Kanemoto, Hinata Kida, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Takumi Nakamura, Ayumu Ohata, Hayato Tanaka, Satoki Uejo, Kyohei Yoshino.

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