Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Gamba Osaka

31': Neta Lavi
54': Keisuke Kurokawa

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2 - 5

Cerezo Osaka

7': Sota Kitano
46': Sota Kitano
52': Shinji Kagawa
63': Shunta Tanaka
90'+4': Motohiko Nakajima

About

Gamba Osaka are hosting Cerezo Osaka at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

7': Sota Kitano (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 7'
31': Neta Lavi (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 31'
46': Sota Kitano (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 46'
52': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 52'
54': Keisuke Kurokawa (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 54'
63': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 63'
66': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 66'
73': Takumi Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
82': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 82'
87': Shoji Toyama (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 87'
87': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 87'
90'+1': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Ryuya Nishio (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 91'
90'+4': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 94'

Statistics

CER		GAM
7	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
55.7	Possession	44.3
12	SHOTS	18
7	ON GOAL	5
0.6	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
3	Blocked Shots	4
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: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 34,860

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

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
2	Shota Fukuoka
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani
4	Keisuke Kurokawa
3	Riku Handa
38	Gaku Nawata
16	Tokuma Suzuki
6	Neta Lavi
7	Takashi Usami
44	Kanji Okunuki
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Shoji Toyama, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Harumi Minamino, Takeru Kishimoto, Rin Mito, Shinya Nakano, Shogo Sasaki, Issam Jebali, Shu Kurata.

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
3	Ryosuke Shindo
14	Funaki Kakeru
16	Hayato Okuda
38	Sota Kitano
8	Shinji Kagawa
10	Shunta Tanaka
9	Rafael Ratão
17	Reiya Sakata
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Koki Fukui, Masaya Shibayama, Motohiko Nakajima, Satoki Uejo, Vitor Bueno, Takumi Nakamura, Thiago, Ryuya Nishio, Hinata Kida.

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