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Cerezo Osaka Defeats Tokyo Verdy in Tightly Contested Match in Osaka
Ōsaka (Osaka) – Cerezo Osaka secured a home victory against Tokyo Verdy in a match corresponding to the 21st matchday of the J1 League, played at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Under the watchful eye of referee Atsushi Uemura, the match concluded with a result favorable to the home team.
Cerezo Osaka opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a goal by Rafael Ratao, assisted by L. Fernandes, sparking euphoria in the stands. However, Tokyo Verdy did not give up and managed to equalize just before halftime, in the 45th minute, thanks to a goal by S. Kawasaki.
The second half began with a frenetic pace. In the 62nd minute, Thiago Andrade, who received a yellow card in the 52nd minute, managed to give Cerezo Osaka the definitive lead.
Despite Tokyo Verdy dominating possession of the ball with 54% compared to Cerezo Osaka’s 46%, and taking more shots (9 compared to 7), only one of their shots was on target. Cerezo Osaka, on the other hand, demonstrated greater effectiveness by sending four of their shots between the posts. Both teams committed the same number of fouls (11) and neither received red cards. Cerezo Osaka managed a total of 5 corner kicks, while Tokyo Verdy achieved 4.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 46 S. Tanaka came in and H. Kida went out., at minute 46 M. Nakajima came in and Vitor Bueno went out., at minute 77 S. Homma came in and Thiago Andrade went out., at minute 90 K. Yoshino came in and S. Kagawa went out., at minute 90 M. Shibayama came in and Rafael Ratao went out.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 59 Y. Kimura came in and Y. Arai went out., at minute 59 K. Saito came in and S. Kawasaki went out., at minute 71 I. Someno came in and Y. Fukuda went out., at minute 77 S. Meshino came in and R. Hirakawa went out., at minute 77 I. Kumatoriya came in and H. Onaga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cerezo Osaka
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