Match Report
12 points and 1 places separated them: Cerezo Osaka 3rd with 0, Kashiwa Reysol 2nd with 12.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Kashiwa Reysol. Over the last five, Cerezo Osaka had taken 9 of 15 points to Kashiwa Reysol's 15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 4 draws and 2 for Kashiwa Reysol, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
With 63 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, H. Shimizu was the man in the middle. The venue was KINCHO Stadium, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cerezo Osaka led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Cerezo Osaka: Solomon Sakuragawa (20'), Solomon Sakuragawa (68')
Key stats
Possession: Cerezo Osaka 48% · Kashiwa Reysol 52% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-9