Cerezo Osaka vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Cerezo Osaka

20': Rafael Ratão
62': Thiago

FT
2 - 1

Tokyo Verdy 1969

45'+2': Shuhei Kawasaki

About

Cerezo Osaka are hosting Tokyo Verdy 1969 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

20': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 20'
45'+2': Shuhei Kawasaki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 47'
45': Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
45': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
52': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 52'
59': Yudai Kimura (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 59'
59': Kosuke Saito (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 59'
62': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 62'
71': Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 71'
77': Soma Meshino (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
77': Issei Kumatoriya (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
77': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 77'
90': Kyohei Yoshino (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 90'
90'+5': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

TYKV		CER
11	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	0
53.1	Possession	46.9
9	SHOTS	7
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.6
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
4	Blocked Shots	1
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: 18,024

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
33	Ryuya Nishio
6	Kyohei Noborizato
16	Hayato Okuda
55	Vitor Bueno
8	Shinji Kagawa
5	Hinata Kida
9	Rafael Ratão
11	Thiago
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Reiya Sakata, Motohiko Nakajima, Masaya Shibayama, Kyohei Yoshino, Dion Cools, Shunta Tanaka, Shion Homma, Niko Takahashi, Kim Jin-Hyeon.

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
23	Yuto Tsunashima
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
6	Kazuya Miyahara
16	Rei Hirakawa
7	Koki Morita
2	Daiki Fukazawa
22	Hijiri Onaga
40	Yuta Arai
37	Shuhei Kawasaki
14	Yuya Fukuda

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Itsuki Someno, Yuan Matsuhashi, Issei Kumatoriya, Soma Meshino, Yuya Nagasawa, Kosuke Saito, Tetsuyuki Inami, Kaito Suzuki, Yudai Kimura.

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