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Kyoto Sanga Stuns Cerezo Osaka in Thrilling Match
Ōsaka, Japan – In a vibrant match played at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Kyoto Sanga defeated Cerezo Osaka in a J1 League match corresponding to matchday 32. The visiting team showed great efficiency by converting several of its opportunities.
The first goal came in the 44th minute thanks to T. Matsuda, who took advantage of an assist from T. Hirato to put Kyoto Sanga ahead just before halftime. In the second half, Cerezo Osaka reacted and found the equalizer in the 58th minute through D. Cools, after an assist from M. Shibayama. The home side’s joy was short-lived, as S. Nagasawa, in the 87th minute, scored the winning goal for Kyoto Sanga, assisted by None.
The match was intense, with a total of 25 fouls committed (14 by Kyoto Sanga and 11 by Cerezo Osaka) and three yellow cards shown (two to Kyoto Sanga players and one to a Cerezo Osaka player). Cerezo Osaka dominated possession with 55% compared to Kyoto Sanga’s 45%, and generated more corners (11 against 6). Both teams had 13 total shots, but only 3 from each side were on target.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 25 Rafael Elias came in and F. Yamada went out., at minute 59 Joao Pedro came in and R. Nakano went out., at minute 59 H. Sugai came in and K. Sato went out., at minute 75 T. Hirato came in and Leo Gomes went out., at minute 75 S. Fukuoka came in and S. Nagasawa went out.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 26 L. Fernandes came in and S. Homma went out., at minute 82 S. Kagawa came in and K. Yoshino went out., at minute 82 M. Shibayama came in and M. Nakajima went out., at minute 88 Rafael Ratao came in and Vitor Bueno went out., at minute 88 Thiago Andrade came in and N. Takahashi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cerezo Osaka
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