Cerezo Osaka vs Machida Zelvia, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Cerezo Osaka

90'+6': Thiago

FT
1 - 2

Machida Zelvia

49': Oh Se-Hun
78': Ibrahim Dresevic

About

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

Match Timeline

19': Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 19'
26': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 26'
45': Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
45': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
45': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
49': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 49'
52': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 52'
54': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 54'
54': Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 54'
66': Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
66': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
72': Kengo Furuyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 72'
72': Ryohei Shirasaki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 72'
78': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 78'
87': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+6': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 96'

Statistics

ZEL		CER
14	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	2
34.7	Possession	65.3
16	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 18,030

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

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koki Fukui (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
3	Ryosuke Shindo
6	Kyohei Noborizato
33	Ryuya Nishio
38	Sota Kitano
13	Motohiko Nakajima
8	Shinji Kagawa
9	Rafael Ratão
17	Reiya Sakata
48	Masaya Shibayama

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Niko Takahashi, Hinata Kida, Satoki Uejo, Thiago, Lucas Fernandes, Kengo Furuyama, Funaki Kakeru, Kim Jin-Hyeon.

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
50	Daihachi Okamura
3	Gen Shoji
5	Ibrahim Dresevic
18	Hokuto Shimoda
16	Hiroyuki Mae
19	Yuta Nakayama
6	Henry Mochizuki
15	Mitchell Duke
7	Yuki Soma
9	Shota Fujio

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Kotaro Hayashi, Byron Vásquez, Keiya Sento, Tatsuya Morita, Oh Se-Hun, Daigo Takahashi, Ryohei Shirasaki, Kanji Kuwayama, Na Sang-Ho.

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