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Thrilling Match in Fukuoka: Cerezo Osaka Defeats Avispa in a Goal-Filled Encounter
Fukuoka, Japan – In a vibrant match held at the Best Denki Stadium, Cerezo Osaka defeated Avispa Fukuoka in a J1 League game that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the very last minute. The match, corresponding to matchday 29 of the regular season, was characterized by a constant exchange of attacks and a high number of goals.
Avispa Fukuoka opened the scoring in the 41st minute thanks to a goal by T. Miki, assisted by Y. Hashimoto, unleashing euphoria in the stands. However, Cerezo Osaka reacted strongly in the second half. M. Shibayama equalized in the 54th minute with a goal after an assist from Thiago Andrade. Shibayama scored again in the 64th minute, giving his team the lead.
The match became even more exciting in the final stretch. Rafael Ratao extended Cerezo Osaka’s lead in the 77th minute. Avispa Fukuoka tried to respond and managed to score, but the goal was disallowed by VAR in the 80th minute. Ratao sealed the match with another goal in the 89th minute, increasing his team’s advantage. In added time, Wellington scored for Avispa Fukuoka in the 90th minute, assisted by S. Nago. The match ended with a tight victory for Cerezo Osaka.
Regarding the statistics, Cerezo Osaka slightly dominated possession with 51% compared to Avispa Fukuoka’s 49%. Avispa Fukuoka took 18 shots, 6 of which were on target, while Cerezo Osaka took 17, with 9 of them directed at the goal. Avispa Fukuoka had 8 corners and committed 14 fouls, receiving one yellow card. Cerezo Osaka had 4 corners and committed 7 fouls, without receiving any cards.
Substitutions avispa fukuoka: at minute 56 T. Kamijima came in and M. Yuzawa went out., at minute 66 S. Zahedi came in and Wellington went out., at minute 66 I. Oda came in and K. Konno went out., at minute 83 K. Fujimoto came in and N. Ben Khalifa went out., at minute 83 Y. Hashimoto came in and M. Tashiro went out.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 60 K. Yoshino came in and S. Tanaka went out., at minute 73 M. Nakajima came in and Rafael Ratao went out., at minute 84 R. Inoue came in and R. Shindo went out., at minute 84 M. Shibayama came in and H. Kida went out., at minute 84 Thiago Andrade came in and S. Homma went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Avispa Fukuoka
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