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Thrilling Draw Between FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka in J1 League
Chōfu, Japan – In a hard-fought match at the Ajinomoto Stadium, FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka drew in a vibrant game corresponding to matchday 20 of the J1 League. The match, officiated by Yusuke Araki, was marked by moments of great intensity and back-and-forth scoring.
FC Tokyo took an early lead in the 3rd minute with a goal by Marcelo Ryan, who received a precise assist from T. Ko. However, Cerezo Osaka responded before halftime. Rafael Ratao leveled the score in the 42nd minute thanks to a masterful assist from S. Kagawa.
In the second half, Cerezo Osaka took the lead in the 71st minute with a goal by S. Hatanaka, assisted by L. Fernandes. Just when it seemed that victory was leaning towards the visiting side, Marcelo Ryan reappeared for FC Tokyo, scoring his second goal of the match in the 81st minute, this time with an assist from L. Nozawa, sealing the final draw.
Regarding the statistics, Cerezo Osaka dominated ball possession with 60%, while FC Tokyo had 40%. FC Tokyo was more insistent in attack, with 21 total shots (5 on target and 12 off target) compared to Cerezo Osaka’s 11 (5 on target and 5 off target). Cerezo Osaka had more corners, with 7, while FC Tokyo had 4. The match was relatively clean, with no yellow or red cards shown.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 46 N. Takahashi came in and K. Noborizato went out., at minute 57 M. Nakajima came in and Vitor Bueno went out., at minute 66 S. Tanaka came in and S. Kagawa went out., at minute 66 S. Homma came in and Thiago Andrade went out., at minute 86 M. Shibayama came in and Rafael Ratao went out.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 60 K. Tawaratsumida came in and S. Anzai went out., at minute 60 K. Sato came in and K. Higashi went out., at minute 75 L. Nozawa came in and K. Endo went out., at minute 84 T. Oka came in and Y. Kimoto went out., at minute 84 Everton Galdino came in and Marcelo Ryan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Tokyo
Cerezo Osaka
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