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

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Shimizu S-Pulse

84': Takashi Inui

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Cerezo Osaka

3': Rafael Ratão
11': Vitor Bueno
42': Rafael Ratão
90'+3': Kengo Furuyama

About

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

Match Timeline

3': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 3'
11': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 11'
27': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 27'
27': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 27'
42': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 42'
45': Takashi Inui (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
66': Hayato Okuda (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 66'
66': Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 66'
70': Alfredo Stephens (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
77': Kengo Furuyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 77'
77': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 77'
78': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 78'
84': Takashi Inui (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 84'
90'+1': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Kengo Furuyama (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 93'

Statistics

CER		SHI
6	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
7	Saves	2
37.5	Possession	62.5
15	SHOTS	22
6	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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	7
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: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Location: Shimzu, Japan
Attendance: 15,910

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	1	+4	3
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	+3	3
3	Gamba Osaka	1	+1	3
4	Kashima Antlers	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Shimizu S-Pulse (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Togo Umeda (GK)
4	Sodai Hasukawa
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
14	Reon Yamahara
70	Sen Takagi
98	Matheus Bueno
47	Yudai Shimamoto
7	Capixaba
19	Kai Matsuzaki
38	Toshiki Takahashi
23	Koya Kitagawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Kanta Chiba, Yuya Oki, Shinya Yajima, Alfredo Stephens, Hikaru Nakahara, Kim Min-Tae, Yutaka Yoshida, Kazuki Kozuka, Takashi Inui.

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koki Fukui (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
3	Ryosuke Shindo
22	Niko Takahashi
16	Hayato Okuda
55	Vitor Bueno
13	Motohiko Nakajima
5	Hinata Kida
9	Rafael Ratão
11	Thiago
48	Masaya Shibayama

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Kim Jin-Hyeon, Dion Cools, Shunta Tanaka, Takumi Nakamura, Shion Homma, Rikito Inoue, Kengo Furuyama, Shinji Kagawa, Eiji Kubo.

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