Cerezo Osaka vs Gamba Osaka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Cerezo Osaka

FT
0 - 1

Gamba Osaka

70': Riku Handa

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

Match Timeline

45': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
58': Shota Fukuoka (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 58'
61': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 61'
61': Juan Alano (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 61'
70': Riku Handa (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 70'
73': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
79': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 79'
81': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 81'
81': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 81'
84': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 84'
85': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 85'
87': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 87'
90': Riku Handa (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+5': Juan Alano (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

GAM		CER
14	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	2
38.2	Possession	61.8
14	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
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
6	Blocked Shots	3
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: 22,365

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Koki Fukui (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
33	Ryuya Nishio
22	Niko Takahashi
16	Hayato Okuda
8	Shinji Kagawa
10	Shunta Tanaka
11	Thiago
77	Lucas Fernandes
9	Rafael Ratão
13	Motohiko Nakajima

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Vitor Bueno, Shion Homma, Kyohei Yoshino, Hinata Kida, Kyohei Noborizato, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Reiya Sakata, Dion Cools, Masaya Shibayama.

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani
5	Genta Miura
4	Keisuke Kurokawa
3	Riku Handa
51	Makoto Mitsuta
6	Neta Lavi
13	Shuto Abe
23	Deniz Hümmet
10	Shu Kurata
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Takeru Kishimoto, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Welton Felipe, Shinya Nakano, Tokuma Suzuki, Juan Alano, Takashi Usami, Issam Jebali, Shota Fukuoka.

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