J1 League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-08 19:00 JST
2 – 1
20' S. Sakuragawa 24' Y. Yokoyama
Match summary Cerezo Osaka and Fagiano Okayama met in the J1 League 2026-27 Matchday 1 on August 8. Cerezo Osaka held on to beat Fagiano Okayama 2-1. Cerezo Osaka led 2-1 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Scorers: Cerezo Osaka – Y. Yokoyama and S. Sakuragawa; Fagiano Okayama – N. Browne. Assists: Cerezo Osaka – K. Okazawa and S. Kagawa; Fagiano Okayama – Y. Suzuki.
Possession was an even 50% each. Shots: Cerezo Osaka 6, Fagiano Okayama 17. Cerezo Osaka won despite having fewer shots. Cerezo Osaka scored 2 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats View as table Cerezo Osaka Stat Fagiano Okayama 3-4-2-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 50% Possession 50% 6 Shots 17 4 Shots on target 5 1 Shots off target 10 1 Blocked shots 2 3 Shots inside the box 13 3 Shots outside the box 4 5 Corner kicks 8 2 Offsides 6 14 Fouls 10 410 Passes 397 313 Accurate passes 305 76% Pass accuracy 77% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita, Japan
Player stats Cerezo Osaka Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kosuke Nakamura 0 19(56%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 100 1(1) DF Dion-Johan Cools 0 1(100%) 32(84%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 100 1 11(5) DF S. Hatanaka 0 46(88%) 0 0 0 6.7 100 3 2(1) DF R. Inoue 0 4 1 40(82%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 100 1 1 10(6) MF T. Nakamura 0 1(100%) 28(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 79 1 5(2) MF K. Okazawa 0 1(100%) 1 20(80%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 88 2 7(2) MF S. Tanaka 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 1 43(81%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.2 100 1 9(6) MF Niko Takahashi Cendagorta 0 3 1 15(62%) 0 0 0 6.9 67 2 2 7(4) FW S. Kagawa 0 21(75%) 1 0 0 2 1 6.6 58 1 1 6(3) FW Y. Yokoyama 2 2 1 1(25%) 10(100%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 58 5(1) FW S. Sakuragawa 1 1 1 1(50%) 9(47%) 0 0 0 1 1 8 79 16(11) MF Lucas Fernandes 0 1(100%) 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 42 1 5(2) MF S. Uejo 1 0 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 42 6(4) DF A. Ohata 0 2 4(50%) 0 1 0 2 6.7 33 1 5(2) DF H. Okuda 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 21 1 FW Thiago Andrade 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 21 3(None) MF H. Kida 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 12 3(None) GK K. Abe 0 0 0 0 DF T. Takahashi 0 0 0 0 FW Y. Komi 0 0 0 0
Fagiano Okayama Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Shun Matsuda 0 9(47%) 0 0 0 6.9 100 1(1) DF H. Omori 1 1 0 2 39(85%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.9 100 1 11(8) DF Y. Tatsuta 1 0 37(84%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.5 100 2 10(5) DF Y. Suzuki 3 1 0 34(74%) 1 0 0 6.2 100 1 1 13(6) MF K. Shirai 0 3 24(75%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 100 3 8(5) MF M. Matsumoto 1 0 20(77%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 1 2(None) MF E. Miyamoto 0 3 25(86%) 0 0 0 3 7 67 1 10(7) MF N. Browne 3 2 1 1 7(58%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 58 4(1) FW Na Sang-Ho 0 1 11(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 100 4 1 5(2) FW A. Esaka 3 0 1(50%) 35(74%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 79 11(5) FW Lucão 2 0 1 5(45%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 67 1 10(3) MF Oberdan 0 1(100%) 41(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 55 2(1) MF T. Yamane 0 10(83%) 0 0 0 6.6 42 MF Y. Kamiya 0 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 33 5(2) FW K. Ichimi 0 1 4(50%) 0 0 0 6.9 33 1 4(4) FW K. Kawano 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.3 8 4(None) MF R. Sueyoshi 0 0 0 0 6.7 13 1(1) GK G. Kawanami 0 0 0 0 DF S. Mori 0 0 0 0 DF Ikedo Shu 0 0 0 0
Lineups Cerezo Osaka Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 Kosuke Nakamura Starter DF 27 Dion-Johan Cools Starter DF 44 S. Hatanaka Starter DF 4 R. Inoue Starter MF 2 T. Nakamura Starter MF 28 K. Okazawa Starter MF 10 S. Tanaka Starter MF 22 Niko Takahashi Cendagorta Starter FW 8 S. Kagawa Starter FW 14 Y. Yokoyama Starter FW 9 S. Sakuragawa Bench MF 77 Lucas Fernandes Bench MF 7 S. Uejo Bench DF 66 A. Ohata Bench DF 16 H. Okuda Bench FW 11 Thiago Andrade Bench MF 5 H. Kida
Show unused substitutes (3) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 K. Abe Bench DF 97 T. Takahashi Bench FW 41 Y. Komi
Fagiano Okayama Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 13 Shun Matsuda Starter DF 6 H. Omori Starter DF 48 Y. Tatsuta Starter DF 43 Y. Suzuki Starter MF 51 K. Shirai Starter MF 28 M. Matsumoto Starter MF 41 E. Miyamoto Starter MF 79 N. Browne Starter FW 10 Na Sang-Ho Starter FW 8 A. Esaka Starter FW 99 Lucão Bench MF 80 Oberdan Bench MF 88 T. Yamane Bench MF 33 Y. Kamiya Bench FW 22 K. Ichimi Bench FW 20 K. Kawano Bench MF 17 R. Sueyoshi
Show unused substitutes (3) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 77 G. Kawanami Bench DF 44 S. Mori Bench DF 5 S. Miidera
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Fagiano Okayama ⚽ Goal N. Browne 0-1 1H 20' Cerezo Osaka ⚽ Goal S. Sakuragawa 1-1 1H 24' Cerezo Osaka ⚽ Goal Y. Yokoyama 2-1 2H 1' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Matsumoto → IN Oberdan 2H 13' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Yokoyama → IN S. Uejo 2H 13' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Kagawa → IN Lucas Fernandes 2H 13' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Browne → IN T. Yamane 2H 22' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT Niko Takahashi Cendagorta → IN A. Ohata 2H 22' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT Lucão → IN K. Ichimi 2H 22' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Miyamoto → IN Y. Kamiya 2H 30' Cerezo Osaka 🟨 Yellow card A. Ohata 2H 34' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Nakamura → IN H. Okuda 2H 34' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Sakuragawa → IN Thiago Andrade 2H 34' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Esaka → IN K. Kawano 2H 42' Fagiano Okayama 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Kawano → IN R. Sueyoshi 2H 43' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Okazawa → IN H. Kida
Match info Item Detail Match Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama Competition J1 League 2026-27 Round Matchday 1 Kickoff (JST) August 8, 2026 19:00 Venue ヨドコウ桜スタジアム Attendance 21,843 Humidity 0.7%
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