Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka, 2024 Japanese J1 League

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

78': Tolgay Arslan
85': Tolgay Arslan

FT
2 - 0

Cerezo Osaka

About

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Cerezo Osaka at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

45': Douglas Vieira (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
55': Makoto Mitsuta (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 55'
63': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 63'
63': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 63'
66': Sota Kitano (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
67': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 67'
73': Aren Inoue (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 73'
76': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 76'
76': Ryogo Yamasaki (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
76': Yuichi Hirano (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
78': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 78'
82': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 82'
82': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 82'
85': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 85'
90'+2': Léo Pereira (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 92'

Statistics

CER		SAN
7	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
51.9	Possession	48.1
9	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	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
2	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: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 25,817

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
15	Shuto Nakano
66	Hayao Kawabe
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
24	Shunki Higashi
13	Naoto Arai
51	Mutsuki Kato
14	Taishi Matsumoto
11	Makoto Mitsuta

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Douglas Vieira, Tolgay Arslan, Goro Kawanami, Sota Koshimichi, Aren Inoue, Osamu Iyoha, Yotaro Nakajima.

Cerezo Osaka (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
14	Funaki Kakeru
24	Koji Toriumi
6	Kyohei Noborizato
33	Ryuya Nishio
10	Shunta Tanaka
25	Hiroaki Okuno
48	Masaya Shibayama
9	Léo Pereira
19	Hirotaka Tameda
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Reiya Sakata, Yang Han-Been, Vitor Bueno, Hayato Okuda, Ryogo Yamasaki, Sota Kitano, Yuichi Hirano.

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