Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata, 2024 Japanese J1 League

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Cerezo Osaka

82': Yuichi Hirano
90'+10': Lucas Fernandes

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Albirex Niigata

36': Eitaro Matsuda
47': Yuji Ono

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Cerezo Osaka are hosting Albirex Niigata at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

36': Eitaro Matsuda (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 36'
45': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
47': Yuji Ono (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 47'
52': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 52'
65': Ryogo Yamasaki (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 65'
75': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 75'
75': Takumi Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 75'
78': Yuichi Hirano (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 78'
82': Yuichi Hirano (Cerezo Osaka) Red Card at 82'
90'+4': Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 94'
90'+10': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 100'

Statistics

ALB		CER
8	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	3
49.7	Possession	50.3
20	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
6	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 18,468

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	+14	17
2	Machida Zelvia	7	+13	17
3	FC Tokyo	8	+6	17
4	Vissel Kobe	7	+6	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cerezo Osaka (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
14	Funaki Kakeru
24	Koji Toriumi
6	Kyohei Noborizato
16	Hayato Okuda
10	Shunta Tanaka
25	Hiroaki Okuno
7	Satoki Uejo
9	Léo Pereira
27	Capixaba
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Yuichi Hirano, Keisuke Shimizu, Ryogo Yamasaki, Hirotaka Tameda, Masaya Shibayama, Vitor Bueno, Ryosuke Shindo.

Albirex Niigata (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Koto Abe (GK)
3	Thomas Deng
5	Michael James
31	Yuto Horigome
25	Soya Fujiwara
27	Motoki Nagakura
8	Eiji Miyamoto
6	Hiroki Akiyama
99	Yuji Ono
14	Motoki Hasegawa
22	Eitaro Matsuda

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Yoshiaki Takagi, Takumi Hasegawa, Yuzuru Shimada, Kaito Taniguchi, Daisuke Yoshimitsu, Ryo Endo, Aozora Ishiyama.

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