Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Kashima Antlers

31': Kei Chinen
53': Léo Pereira
68': Yuta Matsumura

FT
3 - 1

Cerezo Osaka

28': Vitor Bueno (P)

About

Kashima Antlers are hosting Cerezo Osaka at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

8': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 8'
11': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 11'
28': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 28'
31': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 31'
41': Kyohei Yoshino (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
51': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 51'
53': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 53'
62': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 62'
62': Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 62'
62': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 62'
64': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 64'
68': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 68'
68': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 68'
68': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 68'
71': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 71'
74': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 74'

Statistics

CER		KAN
11	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	3
53.1	Possession	46.9
10	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
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: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Attendance: 25,752

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

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
25	Ryuta Koike
23	Keisuke Tsukui
10	Gaku Shibasaki
13	Kei Chinen
18	Élber
22	Kimito Nono
17	Talles
9	Léo Pereira

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Aleksandar Cavric, Yuma Suzuki, Yu Funabashi, Yuji Kajikawa, Ryoya Ogawa, Kento Misao, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Yuta Matsumura, Kaito Chida.

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
33	Ryuya Nishio
22	Niko Takahashi
16	Hayato Okuda
55	Vitor Bueno
5	Hinata Kida
35	Kyohei Yoshino
13	Motohiko Nakajima
19	Shion Homma
17	Reiya Sakata

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Dion Cools, Koki Fukui, Masaya Shibayama, Shunta Tanaka, Lucas Fernandes, Ayumu Ohata, Thiago, Rikito Inoue, Shinji Kagawa.

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