FC Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
· 2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate
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2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate
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2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate
About
FC Tokyo are hosting Cerezo Osaka
at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on
. The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.
Match Commentary
- 10': Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 10'
- 29': Leon Nozawa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 29'
- 35': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 35'
- 43': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 43'
- 60': Ayumu Ohata (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 60'
- 61': Kota Tawaratsumida (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 61'
- 62': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Goal at 62'
- 66': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 66'
- 67': Kyohei Yoshino (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 67'
- 69': Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 69'
- 73': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 73'
- 76': Keigo Higashi (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 76'
- 79': Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 79'
- 79': Takumi Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 79'
- 89': Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 89'
Statistics
 CER |
FCT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 439 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 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 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 39 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Japanese J.League
Venue: Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 49,693
Venue: Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 49,693
Line-Ups
FC Tokyo (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hayate Tanaka (GK) |
| 2 | Sei Muroya |
| 24 | Alexander Scholz |
| 17 | Hayato Inamura |
| 42 | Kento Hashimoto  |
| 16 | Kein Sato |
| 37 | Kei Koizumi |
| 27 | Kyota Tokiwa |
| 22 | Keita Endo |
| 9 | Marcelo Ryan |
| 23 | Ryunosuke Sato |
Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Kosuke Nakamura (GK) |
| 44 | Shinnosuke Hatanaka |
| 4 | Rikito Inoue |
| 27 | Dion Cools |
| 6 | Kyohei Noborizato |
| 10 | Shunta Tanaka |
| 8 | Shinji Kagawa |
| 19 | Shion Homma |
| 13 | Motohiko Nakajima |
| 48 | Masaya Shibayama |
| 9 | Soromon Sakuragawa |
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