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Cerezo beat Jeju United to keep hopes alive in Asian Champions League
First-half goals from Eiichi Katayama and Yoichiro Kakitani helped Cerezo Osaka secure a vital 2-1 win Tuesday over visiting South Korean side Jeju United in the Asian Champions League. The victory at Yanmar Stadium ensures Cerezo are still alive in the tournament going into their ...
Kenyu Sugimoto strikes late to help Cerezo salvage point in Asian Champions League contest
Kenyu Sugimoto's 88th-minute equalizer salvaged a 2-2 Asian Champions League draw for Cerezo Osaka against Thailand's Buriram United on Wednesday. Tightly marked for most of the night, Sugimoto shook his marker on a cross from the right, off the boot of captain Hotaru Yamaguchi, to ...
Cerezo Osaka ran through final preparations Monday on the eve of their Asian Champions League clash away to Thai side Buriram United. With hot and humid weather forecast for matchday, the visitors will need to maintain their focus to win, manager Yoon Jong-hwan said. "We have ...
Sagan, Vissel meet in opener as teams aim for Frontale's crown
The 2018 J. League season kicks off with just one fixture on Friday, but every club in the 18-team division will get the chance to throw down the gauntlet to defending champions Kawasaki Frontale before the weekend is over. Sagan Tosu host Vissel Kobe in ...
Emperor's Cup holders Cerezo Osaka opened the season on a winning note Saturday, defeating reigning J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup. Cerezo, who defeated Frontale 2-0 in November's League Cup final, opened the scoring at Saitama Stadium on a ...
J. League teams gearing up for early season start
With the J. League preparing for its earliest-ever opening to a season, teams around the league are busy putting in the work ahead of the Feb. 23 kickoff. Cerezo Osaka will only have had a 40-day break by the time they contest the annual curtain-raising ...
Cerezo Osaka capped Japan's soccer season with a 2-1 extra-time win over Yokohama F. Marinos in Monday's Emperor's Cup final. Kazuya Yamamura equalized in the 65th minute and Kota Mizunuma struck the winner five minutes into the first extra period before a crowd of 42,029 ...
Yoichiro Kakitani scored the winner as Cerezo Osaka advanced to the Emperor's Cup final against Yokohama F. Marinos thanks to a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time win over Vissel Kobe on Saturday. At Osaka's Yanmar Stadium, Kakitani, who entered in the 77th minute, headed home the rebound ...
Cerezo Osaka, Argentina's Independiente to meet in Suruga Bank Championship
Cerezo Osaka will face Independiente of Argentina in the Suruga Bank Championship next summer, the Japan Football Association said Thursday. The match between the winners of the Japanese League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana will take place at Osaka's Yanmar Stadium on Aug. 8. Independiente won ...
Kenyu Sugimoto withdraws from Japan squad ahead of E-1 Football Championship
Cerezo Osaka striker Kenyu Sugimoto has pulled out of Japan's squad for the upcoming E-1 Football Championship due to injury, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday. Sugimoto, the second-top scorer in the J. League top flight this season with 22 goals, has withdrawn with a ...
Spanish first division side Getafe is moving to acquire Cerezo Osaka striker Kenyu Sugimoto, a source close to the matter said Saturday. The 25-year-old Sugimoto may make his move during the offseason to the Spanish side, where fellow Japanese Gaku Shibasaki plays. "We're trying to persuade ...
Cerezo Osaka captured their first major domestic title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the final of the YBC Levain Cup. Japan international Kenyu Sugimoto opened the scoring with an early strike at Saitama Stadium before Brazilian midfielder Souza netted deep ...
