Sanfrecce Hiroshima conquers Cerezo Osaka 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was ultimately too strong for Cerezo Osaka.

August 28, 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was finally too good for Cerezo Osaka with the goal of Y. Chajima (25′), T. Matsumoto (81′) and P. Sotiriou (90′). Cerezo Osaka lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The referee was Hayato Shimizu who was helped by Yusuke Hamamoto and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Bumpei Ueda.

Match Statistics

Cerezo Osaka

0 - 3

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

15 Total 13
5 On Target 5
10 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 0

82 Attack 78
31 Dangerous attack 38
83 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6

Fouls

13 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cerezo Osaka was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match.

Cerezo Osaka shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (R. Matsuda). Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima received 1 yellow card (Y. Nogami).

Match Timeline

25'

Yusuke Chajima(goal)Y. Kashiwa

41'

46'

S. Kitano- sub ->S. Uejo

63'

Hiroto Yamada- sub ->M. Kato

63'

67'

Douglas Vieira - sub ->N. Ben Khalifa

Hiroshi Kiyotake- sub ->H. Okuno

75'

81'

Taishi Matsumoto(goal)

84'

Takumu Kawamura- sub ->Y. Chajima

90'

Toshihiro Aoyama- sub ->T. Matsumoto

90'

Pieros Sotiriou- sub ->T. Morishima

90'

Pieros Sotiriou(goal)M. Mitsuta

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Cerezo Osaka will stay with 41 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 47 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka will host Nagoya Grampus on the 4th of November with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Nagoya Grampus (3 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Cerezo Osaka – Formation

Cerezo Osaka

Jin-hyeon Kim 21.South Korea

6.2

M. Jonjić 22.Croatia

6.4

Ryosuke Yamanaka 6.Japan

6.6

Riku Matsuda 2.Japan

6.4

90'

R. Nishio 33.Japan

7.3

Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan

6.3

63'

Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan

6.9

75'

Hirotaka Tameda 19.Japan

6.7

75'

Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan

6.9

Satoki Uejo 7.Japan

6.8

63'

Mutsuki Kato 20.Japan

6.5

63'

Substitutes

Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan

Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan

Hiroshi Kiyotake 10.Japan

6.1

75'

Bruno Mendes 11.Brazil

6.7

75'

Hiroto Yamada 34.Japan

6.6

63'

Jean Patric 26.Brazil

6.5

63'

S. Kitano 38.Japan

6.2

63'

Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Akio Kogiku decided to play with the following team: Jin Hyeon Kim (6.2), Riku Matsuda (6.4), Matej Jonjić (6.4), Ryuya Nishio (7.3), Ryosuke Yamanaka (6.6), Seiya Maikuma (6.3), Hiroaki Okuno (6.9), Tokuma Suzuki (6.9), Hirotaka Tameda (6.7), Satoki Uejo (6.8) and Mutsuki Kato (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Hiroshi Kiyotake (6.1), Bruno Mendes (6.7), Hiroto Yamada (6.6), Kakeru Funaki, Keisuke Shimizu, Jean Patric (6.5) and Sota Kitano (6.2).

Substitutions

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′).

Best player: Ryuya Nishio

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cerezo Osaka was Ryuya Nishio.

His rating is (7.3) with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Keisuke Osako 38.Japan

8.1

Sho Sasaki 19.Japan

7.6

Yuki Nogami 2.Japan

6.5

46'

41'

Hayato Araki 4.Japan

6.9

Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan

7.9

Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan

7.2

Yusuke Chajima 25.Japan

7.2

84'

25'

Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan

8.0

90'

81'

Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan

7.4

90'

Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland

6.4

67'

Makoto Mitsuta 39.Japan

7.8

Substitutes

Goro Kawanami 22.Japan

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi 21.Japan

6.8

46'

Toshihiro Aoyama 6.Japan

90'

Ezequiel 14.Brazil

Takumu Kawamura 27.Japan

7.3

84'

Douglas Vieira 9.Brazil

6.6

67'

Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus

90'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (8.1), Yuki Nogami (6.5), Hayato Araki (6.9), Sho Sasaki (7.6), Yusuke Chajima (7.2), Taishi Matsumoto (8.0), Gakuto Notsuda (7.2), Yoshifumi Kashiwa (7.9), Tsukasa Morishima (7.4), Makoto Mitsuta (7.8) and Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Toshihiro Aoyama, Ezequiel, Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi (6.8), Goro Kawanami, Douglas Vieira (6.6), Takumu Kawamura (7.3) and Pieros Sotiriou.

Substitutions

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′).

Best player: Keisuke Osako

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the goalkeeper: Keisuke Osako. His rating is 8.05. He performed 4 saves.