Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima · J1 League
Cerezo Osaka lost to Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 in the J1 League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Cerezo Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima met in the J1 League at Yodokou Sakura Stadium in Osaka on Sunday, 22 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Cerezo Osaka: S. Sakuragawa 90'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: R. Germain 55'; S. Higashi 90'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Cerezo Osaka had 8 shots with 1 on target, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Cerezo Osaka and 6 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Cerezo Osaka conceded 9 fouls, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Cerezo Osaka, 0 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
Line-ups
Cerezo Osaka started in a 4-2-3-1: Kosuke Nakamura, Dion Cools, Rikito Inoue, Shunta Tanaka, Ayumu Ohata, Hinata Kida, Shinji Kagawa, Reiya Sakata, Masaya Shibayama, Thiago Andrade, Solomon Sakuragawa.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima started in a 3-4-2-1: Keisuke Osako, Tsukasa Shiotani, Hayato Araki, Ju-sung Kim, Shuto Nakano, Hayao Kawabe, Taichi Yamasaki, Shunki Higashi, Ryo Germain, Motoki Ohara, Akito Suzuki.
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