Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse DLWLW 0
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Cerezo Osaka DWWWL 1
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SHI000
CER011
Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
42.2
Possession
57.8
10
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
370
343
Passes
482
0.7
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
3
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
42
Clearances
35

Head to Head

CER leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CER · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Kosuke NakamuraG
  2. 44Shinnosuke HatanakaCD
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-L
  4. 27Dion CoolsCD-R
  5. 10Shunta TanakaCM-L
  6. 36Jackson IrvineCM-R
  7. 66Ayumu OhataLM
  8. 2Takumi NakamuraRM
  9. 9Soromon SakuragawaF
  10. 14Yumeki YokoyamaCF-L
  11. 8Shinji KagawaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Hayato OkudaSUB
  2. 97Travis TakahashiSUB
  3. 6Kyohei NoborizatoSUB
  4. 31Koto AbeSUB
  5. 11ThiagoSUB
  6. 28Kosei OkazawaSUB
  7. 19Pablo SabbagSUB
  8. 41Yota KomiSUB
  9. 77Lucas FernandesSUB

SHI · 4-3-3

  1. 16Togo UmedaG
  2. 15Yuki HondaCD-L
  3. 14Park Seung-wookCD-R
  4. 25Mateus Brunetti ValorLB
  5. 24Hidehiro SugaiRB
  6. 17Masaki YumibaCM
  7. 13Ryo GermainLM
  8. 47Yudai ShimamotoRM
  9. 9Oh Se-HunF
  10. 50Tomoya FujiiLF
  11. 49Koya KitagawaRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Sodai HasukawaSUB
  2. 1Yuya OkiSUB
  3. 7CapixabaSUB
  4. 21Kai MatsuzakiSUB
  5. 28Yutaka YoshidaSUB
  6. 70Sen TakagiSUB
  7. 2DieguinhoSUB
  8. 37Kei KoizumiSUB
  9. 19Kosuke KinoshitaSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
  2. 45' Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
  3. 48' Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 48'
  4. 51' Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 51'
  5. 57' Kei Koizumi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
  6. 58' Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 58'
  7. 62' Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 62'
  8. 63' Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 63'
  9. 66' Dieguinho (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
  10. 66' Kosuke Kinoshita (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
  11. 66' Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
  12. 76' Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 76'
  13. 77' Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 77'
  14. 90' Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 90'
  15. 90' Pablo Sabbag (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 90'

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