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Gamba Osaka Secures Narrow Victory in Osaka Derby
Ōsaka (Osaka) – The Yodoko Sakura Stadium hosted a vibrant derby between Cerezo Osaka and Gamba Osaka, corresponding to matchday 23 of the J1 League. Gamba Osaka took the victory in a hard-fought match, where possession heavily favored Cerezo Osaka with 62%, while Gamba Osaka held 38%.
Cerezo Osaka generated more offensive danger with 18 shots, 5 of which were on target, but failed to convert their chances. Gamba Osaka, on the other hand, was more effective with 14 shots, 4 of them directed at the opponent’s goal.
The only goal of the match came in the 70th minute, scored by R. Handa for Gamba Osaka, assisted by N. Lavi. The game remained tense until the end, with several incidents, including three yellow cards for Gamba Osaka players and a goal disallowed for offside to Rafael Ratao of Cerezo Osaka in added time, as ruled by VAR. Although Cerezo Osaka dominated possession and generated more shots, Gamba Osaka’s effectiveness gave them the three points in this derby. Referee Ryo Tanimoto officiated the match.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 46 N. Takahashi came in and K. Noborizato went out., at minute 73 H. Okuda came in and D. Cools went out., at minute 73 Thiago Andrade came in and S. Homma went out., at minute 73 M. Nakajima came in and M. Shibayama went out., at minute 84 S. Kagawa came in and H. Kida went out., at minute 85 S. Tanaka came in and R. Sakata went out.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 58 G. Miura came in and S. Fukuoka went out., at minute 61 S. Abe came in and T. Suzuki went out., at minute 61 S. Kurata came in and Juan Alano went out., at minute 81 R. Yamashita came in and T. Kishimoto went out., at minute 81 N. Lavi came in and T. Usami went out., at minute 87 D. Hummet came in and S. Nakano went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cerezo Osaka
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