Cerezo Osaka vs Yokohama FC, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Cerezo Osaka

42': Dion Cools

FT
1 - 3

Yokohama FC

20': João Queiroz
30': Hinata Ogura
64': Ryo Kubota

About

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

Match Timeline

20': João Queiroz (Yokohama FC) Goal at 20'
30': Hinata Ogura (Yokohama FC) Goal at 30'
42': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 42'
45': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
45': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
45': Junya Suzuki (Yokohama FC) Substitution at 45'
56': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 56'
60': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 60'
61': Takanari Endo (Yokohama FC) Substitution at 61'
64': Ryo Kubota (Yokohama FC) Goal at 64'
66': Keisuke Muroi (Yokohama FC) Substitution at 66'
73': Vitor Bueno (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
73': Yoshihiro Nakano (Yokohama FC) Substitution at 73'
85': Kengo Furuyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

YFC		CER
14	Fouls	17
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
8	Saves	0
38	Possession	62
11	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
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	2
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: 19,070

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

Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koki Fukui (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
3	Ryosuke Shindo
16	Hayato Okuda
27	Dion Cools
13	Motohiko Nakajima
10	Shunta Tanaka
5	Hinata Kida
9	Rafael Ratão
11	Thiago
48	Masaya Shibayama

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Kim Jin-Hyeon, Takumi Nakamura, Kyohei Yoshino, Vitor Bueno, Shinji Kagawa, Kengo Furuyama, Rikito Inoue, Kyohei Noborizato, Shion Homma.

Yokohama FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
24	Jakub Slowik (GK)
2	Boniface Nduka
16	Makito Ito
30	Kosuke Yamazaki
28	Koki Kumakura
34	Hinata Ogura
48	Kaili Shimbo
20	Toma Murata
91	Lukian
23	Ryo Kubota
10	João Queiroz

Yokohama FC Substitutes:

Takanari Endo, Yoshihiro Nakano, Sho Ito, Akito Fukumori, Ryo Ishii, Junya Suzuki, Musashi Suzuki, Keisuke Muroi, Adailton dos Santos Silva.

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