Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Cerezo Osaka

35': Lucas Fernandes (P)

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1 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

72': Kosuke Kinoshita

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

Match Timeline

35': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 35'
45': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
45': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
57': Kyohei Yoshino (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 57'
62': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 62'
66': Reiya Sakata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
66': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
72': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
72': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 72'
78': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 78'
83': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 83'
88': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 88'
90'+2': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

SAN		CER
14	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
50.5	Possession	49.5
10	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
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
5	Blocked Shots	6
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: 19,899

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
31	Rikito Inoue
66	Ayumu Ohata
27	Dion Cools
48	Masaya Shibayama
35	Kyohei Yoshino
8	Shinji Kagawa
13	Motohiko Nakajima
11	Thiago
77	Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Ryuya Nishio, Hinata Kida, Reiya Sakata, Vitor Bueno, Hayato Okuda, Rafael Ratão, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Yuichi Hirano.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
37	Kim Ju-Sung
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
6	Hayao Kawabe
14	Satoshi Tanaka
24	Shunki Higashi
15	Shuto Nakano
9	Ryo Germain
35	Yotaro Nakajima
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Cailen Hill, Mutsuki Kato, Kosuke Kinoshita, Valère Germain, Sho Sasaki, Naoto Arai, Taichi Yamasaki, Marcos Júnior, Daiki Suga.

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