Week 24 brings us a match on Aug 6th where Cerezo Osaka will host Vissel Kobe at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in a meeting of these two J-League teams. In their last match, Cerezo Osaka recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Avispa Fukuoka. Matej Jonjic struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 5th minute on a feed from Ryosuke Yamanaka, then Satoki Uejo added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Avispa Fukuoka couldn’t muster any offence and Cerezo Osaka ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 17th placed Vissel Kobe is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Mao Hosoya struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 17th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vissel Kobe was frustrated by Kashiwa Reysol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashiwa Reysol ended the match with the shutout victory. Vissel Kobe is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cerezo Osaka won by a score of 1 to 0. M. Kato struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 27th minute on a feed from Ryosuke Yamanaka, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Vissel Kobe was frustrated by Cerezo Osaka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cerezo Osaka ended the match with the shutout victory.
Vissel Kobe’s most prolific scorer has been Yuya Osako. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Cerezo Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been Jean Patric. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.