J-League: Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeats Cerezo Osaka 3-0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was after all too good for Cerezo Osaka.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was eventually too strong for Cerezo Osaka with the goal of Y. Chajima (25′), T. Matsumoto (81′) and (90′). Cerezo Osaka lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was held on Saturday and this began at 10:00 am UTC. The referee was Hayato Shimizu who was helped by Yusuke Hamamoto and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Bumpei Ueda.
Match Statistics
Cerezo Osaka was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match.
Cerezo Osaka shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (R. Matsuda). On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Y. Nogami).
After playing this contest, Cerezo Osaka will stay with 41 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 44 points like Kashima Antlers to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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25'25'
Y. Chajima
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41'41'
Y. Nogami
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46'46'
J. R. Sumiyoshi
Y. Nogami
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63'63'
S. Kitano
S. Uejo
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63'63'
J. Patric
S. Maikuma
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63'63'
H. Yamada
M. Kato
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67'67'
D. Vieira
N. Ben Khalifa
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75'75'
H. Kiyotake
H. Okuno
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75'75'
B. Mendes
H. Tameda
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81'81'
T. Matsumoto
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84'84'
T. Kawamura
Y. Chajima
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90'90'
R. Matsuda
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90'90'
T. Aoyama
T. Matsumoto
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90'90'
P. Sotiriou
T. Morishima
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90'90'
P. Sotiriou
M. Mitsuta
Next match
In the upcoming J-League match, Cerezo Osaka will play away with Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of September with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cerezo Osaka (4 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will host Shimizu S-Pulse on the 2nd of September with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (5 draws).
Cerezo Osaka: Formation and Lineups
Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Akio Kogiku chose to play with the following team: Jin Hyeon Kim , Riku Matsuda , Matej Jonjić , Ryuya Nishio , Ryosuke Yamanaka , Seiya Maikuma , Hiroaki Okuno , Tokuma Suzuki , Hirotaka Tameda , Satoki Uejo and Mutsuki Kato .
Substitutes
Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: S. Uejo for S. Kitano (63′), S. Maikuma for J. Patric (63′), M. Kato for H. Yamada (63′), H. Okuno for H. Kiyotake (75′) and H. Tameda for B. Mendes (75′).
Top player: Tokuma Suzuki
The player who no doubt impressed Cerezo Osaka the most was Tokuma Suzuki.
His rating is with 59 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Formation and Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako , Yuki Nogami , Hayato Araki , Sho Sasaki , Yusuke Chajima , Taishi Matsumoto , Gakuto Notsuda , Yoshifumi Kashiwa , Tsukasa Morishima , Makoto Mitsuta and Nassim Ben Khalifa .
Substitutes
Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5 changes: Y. Nogami for J. R. Sumiyoshi (46′), N. Ben Khalifa for D. Vieira (67′), Y. Chajima for T. Kawamura (84′), T. Matsumoto for T. Aoyama (90′) and T. Morishima for P. Sotiriou (90′).
Top player: Taishi Matsumoto
Probably the most impressive player in Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Taishi Matsumoto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
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