Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

18': Naoto Arai
86': Hayato Araki

FT
2 - 1

Cerezo Osaka

15': Lucas Fernandes

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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

8': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 8'
15': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 15'
18': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 18'
22': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 22'
45': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
45': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
56': Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 56'
57': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 57'
58': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 58'
62': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 62'
62': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 62'
66': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 66'
80': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 81'
81': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 81'
86': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 86'

Statistics

CER		SAN
9	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
51.1	Possession	48.9
14	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
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	2
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: 25,324

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
14	Satoshi Tanaka
6	Hayao Kawabe
18	Daiki Suga
13	Naoto Arai
9	Ryo Germain
98	Valère Germain
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Taichi Yamasaki, Jeong Min-Ki, Motoki Ohara, Mutsuki Kato, Sota Nakamura, Shion Inoue, Sota Koshimichi, Tsukasa Shiotani, Shunki Higashi.

Cerezo Osaka (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
33	Ryuya Nishio
3	Ryosuke Shindo
6	Kyohei Noborizato
16	Hayato Okuda
10	Shunta Tanaka
13	Motohiko Nakajima
38	Sota Kitano
9	Rafael Ratão
11	Thiago
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Vitor Bueno, Kazuma Makiguchi, Niko Takahashi, Satoki Uejo, Masaya Shibayama, Shinji Kagawa, Hinata Kida, Shion Homma, Jaroensak Wonggorn.

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