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

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.

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	13	+11	25
2	Kashiwa Reysol	13	+5	24
3	Kyoto Sanga	14	+3	24
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	+4	22

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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