Cerezo Osaka steals a 2-1 win against Sagan Tosu. HIGHLIGHTS

Cerezo Osaka defeated Sagan Tosu to win 2-1. A goal from J. Patric was decisive in the 90min.

September 11, 2022

Cerezo Osaka topped Sagan Tosu to win 2-1. A goal from J. Patric was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cerezo Osaka to strike first with a goal of T. Suzuki at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Patric gave the win to Cerezo Osaka in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The referee was Takuto Okabe with the assistance of Kota Watanabe and Makoto Hibino. The 4th official was Satoshi Michiyama.

Match Statistics

Cerezo Osaka

2 - 1

Sagan Tosu

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

18 Total 7
9 On Target 2
9 Off Target 5
0 Shots blocked 0

97 Attack 96
35 Dangerous attack 37
87 Ball safe 84

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

3 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cerezo Osaka was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sagan Tosu that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Cerezo Osaka found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Cerezo Osaka shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Sagan Tosu shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cerezo Osaka received 1 yellow card (R. Matsuda). Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

52'

56'

F. Honda- sub ->N. Fujita

Hiroshi Kiyotake- sub ->M. Kato

62'

64'

Taichi Kikuchi- sub ->Y. Horigome

64'

66'

Kakeru Funaki- sub ->R. Yamanaka

80'

Kohei Tezuka- sub ->K. Koizumi

82'

F. Honda(goal)Diego

86'

Hikaru Nakahara- sub ->S. Maikuma

86'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Cerezo Osaka will have 44 points like Kashiwa Reysol to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu will stay with 40 points like Tokyo to hold in the 7th 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 statistic in favor of Nagoya Grampus (3 draws).

Sagan Tosu will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

6.8

M. Jonjić 22.Croatia

6.6

Ryosuke Yamanaka 6.Japan

6.8

80'

Riku Matsuda 2.Japan

7.1

66'

Koji Toriumi 24.Japan

6.8

Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan

6.8

86'

Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan

6.8

Hirotaka Tameda 19.Japan

7.1

86'

Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan

7.9

52'

Adam Taggart 9.Australia

6.5

86'

Mutsuki Kato 20.Japan

6.8

62'

Substitutes

Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan

R. Nishio 33.Japan

Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan

6.7

80'

Hiroshi Kiyotake 10.Japan

7.2

62'

Hikaru Nakahara 41.Japan

86'

Jean Patric 26.Brazil

7.8

86'

90'

Bruno Mendes 11.Brazil

86'

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 (6.8), Riku Matsuda (7.1), Matej Jonjić (6.6), Koji Toriumi (6.8), Ryosuke Yamanaka (6.8), Seiya Maikuma (6.8), Hiroaki Okuno (6.8), Tokuma Suzuki (7.9), Hirotaka Tameda (7.1), Adam Taggart (6.5) and Mutsuki Kato (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Hiroshi Kiyotake (7.2), Ryuya Nishio, Keisuke Shimizu, Jean Patric (7.8), Hikaru Nakahara, Kakeru Funaki (6.7) and Bruno Mendes.

Substitutions

Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: M. Kato for H. Kiyotake (62′), R. Yamanaka for K. Funaki (80′), H. Tameda for J. Patric (86′), S. Maikuma for H. Nakahara (86′) and A. Taggart for B. Mendes (86′).

Best player: Tokuma Suzuki

The player that probably impressed the most for Cerezo Osaka was Tokuma Suzuki.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 54 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu

Il-gyu Park 40.Japan

7.3

Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea

6.6

Diego 5.Brazil

7.1

Wataru Harada 42.Japan

6.6

Naoyuki Fujita 14.Japan

7.0

56'

Kei Koizumi 37.Japan

6.5

80'

Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan

6.8

Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan

6.4

64'

Yuki Horigome 44.Japan

6.7

64'

Akito Fukuta 6.Japan

6.8

Taisei Miyashiro 11.Japan

6.6

80'

Substitutes

Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan

Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan

6.8

64'

Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan

6.2

64'

F. Honda 8.Japan

6.8

56'

82'

Kentaro Moriya 47.Japan

Kohei Tezuka 7.Japan

6.8

80'

Yuki Kakita 19.Japan

6.6

80'

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Kenta Kawai played with: Park Il-Kyu (7.3), Wataru Harada (6.6), Seok Ho Hwang (6.6), Diego (7.1), Yoichi Naganuma (6.8), Kei Koizumi (6.5), Naoyuki Fujita (7.0), Yuto Iwasaki (6.4), Akito Fukuta (6.8), Yuki Horigome (6.7) and Taisei Miyashiro (6.6).

They had on the bench: Taichi Kikuchi (6.2), Masaya Tashiro (6.8), Masahiro Okamoto, Yuki Kakita (6.6), Fuchi Honda (6.8), Kentaro Moriya and Kohei Tezuka (6.8).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: N. Fujita for F. Honda (56′), Y. Horigome for T. Kikuchi (64′), Y. Iwasaki for M. Tashiro (64′), T. Miyashiro for Y. Kakita (80′) and K. Koizumi for K. Tezuka (80′).