Japanese J.League

Cerezo Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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CER

12': Niko Takahashi
18': Motohiko Nakajima
54': Rafael Ratão
70': Lucas Fernandes

FT
4 - 2

SHI

Shimizu S-Pulse

4': Reon Yamahara
89': Riku Gunji

About

Cerezo Osaka are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

4': Reon Yamahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 4'
11': Sota Kitano (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Saved at 11'
12': Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 12'
18': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 18'
25': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 25'
45': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
45': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
54': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 54'
64': Yuji Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 64'
68': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 68'
70': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 70'
73': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Riku Gunji (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 73'
77': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 77'
83': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 83'
83': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 83'
89': Riku Gunji (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 89'
90'+4': Kengo Furuyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 94'
90'+4': Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

SHI		CER
12	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	13
6	Saves	2
51	Possession	49
14	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 20,864

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	16	+17	39
2	FC Tokyo	17	+13	37
3	Machida Zelvia	16	+3	33
4	Tokyo Verdy 1969	17	0	28

Line-Ups

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koki Fukui (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
33	Ryuya Nishio
22	Niko Takahashi
16	Hayato Okuda
38	Sota Kitano
13	Motohiko Nakajima
5	Hinata Kida
9	Rafael Ratão
11	Thiago
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Reiya Sakata, Shinji Kagawa, Kengo Furuyama, Ryosuke Shindo, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Masaya Shibayama, Vitor Bueno, Funaki Kakeru, Satoki Uejo.

Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yuya Oki (GK)
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
3	Yuji Takahashi
14	Reon Yamahara
70	Sen Takagi
33	Takashi Inui
98	Matheus Bueno
36	Zento Uno
23	Koya Kitagawa
7	Capixaba
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Kazuki Kozuka, Sodai Hasukawa, Kengo Kitazume, Shinya Yajima, Yui Inokoshi, Motoki Nishihara, Hikaru Nakahara, Masaki Yumiba, Riku Gunji.

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