Cerezo Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 10': Pedro Romano (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 10'
- 19': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Red Card at 19'
- 31': Reon Yamahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 31'
- 36': Pedro Romano (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 36'
- 41': Reon Yamahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 41'
- 43': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 43'
- 45'+3': Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 45'+3'
- 45': Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 45'
- 48': Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 48'
- 53': Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 53'
- 65': Pablo Sabbag (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 65'
- 66': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
- 74': Yasuto Wakisaka (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 74'
- 75': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 75'
- 76': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 76'
- 85': Kosei Okazawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 85'
- 86': Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 86'
- 87': So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 87'
- 89': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 89'
Statistics
 KAW |
CER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 591 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 25 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | +19 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | +12 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Kosuke Nakamura (GK) |
| 97 | Travis Takahashi |
| 4 | Rikito Inoue |
| 27 | Dion Cools |
| 36 | Jackson Irvine  |
| 10 | Shunta Tanaka |
| 66 | Ayumu Ohata  |
| 16 | Hayato Okuda |
| 19 | Pablo Sabbag |
| 41 | Yota Komi |
| 77 | Lucas Fernandes |
Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Svend Brodersen (GK) |
| 22 | Filip Uremovic |
| 4 | Pedro Romano |
| 13 | Sota Miura |
| 5 | Asahi Sasaki |
| 14 | Yasuto Wakisaka |
| 6 | Yuki Yamamoto |
| 8 | Kento Tachibanada |
| 97 | Derik Lacerda |
| 23 | Marcinho |
| 17 | Tatsuya Ito |
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