Welcome to the match between Cerezo Osaka and Sendai city

1'

Tsubasa Maki tried to get past Nori Kawaguchi but Nori Kawaguchi nicked the ball from the toes of Tsubasa Maki .

2'

The corner was taken by Osamu Tachibana towards the edge of the area.

Rokurou Inoue jumped with Kazuki Tachibana and won the ball, then connected with a looping header for the goal.

But Rokurou Inoue sent it wide of the goal ... It was a shocking miss.

3'

Osamu Tachibana tried to float the ball over into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

4'

Goro Mori tried to jink past Nobuyuki Ito but failed.

6'

Goro Mori attempted to lob the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Tsubasa Maki .

9'

Shin Koizumi tried to feed the high ball but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Yuuta Kurosawa .

10'

Shin Koizumi swung the corner into the box.

Kazuki Tachibana got well above Takumi Ueda to win the ball, then used his head to clear the ball.

13'

Hayato Tsukino stepped away from Jirou Yamamoto and sent the ball flying towards goal from 40 yards.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... He was angry with himself for missing that chance.

15'

Ryuu Miyamoto made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Kyo Matsumoto .

17'

Nori Kawaguchi knocked a lovely ball for Osamu Tachibana , Osamu Tachibana trapped the ball nicely before Nori Fujioka could reach it.

Osamu Tachibana made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Tsubasa Maki .

18'

Nori Kawaguchi tried to get onto the pass but Nori Fujioka had no problem in intercepting the ball.

19'

Goro Mori made an attempt to move the ball forward but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Tsubasa Maki .

20'

Takuma Motou made an attempt to move the ball forward but it was well intercepted by Naoki Fujioka .

23'

Takuma Motou tried to knock a long ball forward but Yuuta Kurosawa coolly intercepted the pass.

24'

Nobuyuki Ito tried to sprint past Shou Yamamoto but Shou Yamamoto robbed Nobuyuki Ito .

26'

Takuma Motou laid it forward to Shou Yamamoto , Shou Yamamoto latched onto the ball before Yuuta Kurosawa could intercept.

Shou Yamamoto dribbled past Nobuyuki Ito .

Shou Yamamoto crossed the ball high and hard, Yuuta Kurosawa failed to reach the ball.

Shin Koizumi tried to cushion a headed pass but Kazuki Tachibana threw himself in front of the header.

27'

Kyo Matsumoto dribbled past Jirou Yamamoto .

Kyo Matsumoto struck the ball from 25 yards toward the goal. Ryuu Miyamoto approached too late to tackle him.

Hachiro Hashimoto had no chance to stop the ball ... Kyo Matsumoto finished a fine move. GOAL!!! ... The fans were ecstatic !

Cerezo Osaka 1 - 0 Sendai city

28'

Tsubasa Maki made a pass to Nori Fujioka , Nori Kawaguchi couldn't cut out the pass.

Nori Fujioka tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Goro Mori came close and blocked it.

29'

Shin Koizumi looked to send a hanging ball over from the corner.

Osamu Tachibana met the ball with a diving header at goal, Isamu Nishimura approached too late to head the ball clear.

Hachiro Hashimoto managed to get a hand to it and turn it behind.

30'

Nori Kawaguchi tried to dribble past Nori Fujioka but Nori Fujioka succesfully won the ball from Nori Kawaguchi .

31'

Hayato Tsukino tried to use his skill to go past Isamu Nishimura but Isamu Nishimura took the ball away from Hayato Tsukino .

32'

Tsubasa Maki tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but Shou Yamamoto intercepted but couldn't control.

33'

Kyo Matsumoto took the corner.

Osamu Tachibana rose bravely above Kazuki Tachibana to win the ball, then got his head to the ball and sent it across the goalmouth.

But Osamu Tachibana sent it far too high ... He should have hit the target at least.

34'

Takuma Motou made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but Nobuyuki Ito intercepted but couldn't control the ball.

35'

Tsubasa Maki directed the ball to Nori Fujioka , Goro Mori couldn't cut out the pass.

Nori Fujioka tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Nori Kawaguchi .

36'

Shou Yamamoto passed along the floor for Takuma Motou to pick it up, the ball was picked up by Takuma Motou before Yuuta Kurosawa could reach it.

Takuma Motou crossed the ball low into the box, Nobuyuki Ito failed to intercept the pass.

Rokurou Inoue quickly took a shot before Kazuki Tachibana could reach the ball.

Hachiro Hashimoto had no chance of stopping the ball ... Rokurou Inoue capped an excellent move. GOAL!!! ... He kissed the badge on his shirt !

Cerezo Osaka 2 - 0 Sendai city

37'

Nori Kawaguchi tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Kazuki Tachibana .

38'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Shin Koizumi .

Ryuu Miyamoto played a pinpoint pass to Jirou Yamamoto , Jirou Yamamoto latched onto the ball before Hayato Tsukino could reach it.

Jirou Yamamoto squared the ball, Kyo Matsumoto missed his interception.

Ryouta Tsukuda let the ball drop before hitting a spectacular half volley but the shot was blocked by Rokurou Inoue .

39'

Hayato Tsukino skipped easily past the challenge of Jirou Yamamoto .

Hayato Tsukino put a low cross in to the far post, Ryuu Miyamoto tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

The ball was expertly converted via a side-foot volley by Nori Kawaguchi , Kazuki Tachibana approached too late to tackle him.

Hachiro Hashimoto saved and deflected the ball clear.

42'

The referee reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card for Ryuu Miyamoto .

Nobuyuki Ito delivered the ball to Yuuta Kurosawa , Yuuta Kurosawa took it in his stride before Shou Yamamoto could cut it out.

Yuuta Kurosawa tried to dart past Takuma Motou but Takuma Motou won the ball from Yuuta Kurosawa .

44'

Takuma Motou lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both teams went in for their half-time break which Sendai city were unfortunate to go in behind.Cerezo Osaka maintained 62% of possession and 38% for Sendai city. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47'

Shin Koizumi tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Jirou Yamamoto .

48'

Tsubasa Maki bent it from long range. Goro Mori didn't read the game well enough to block it.

Yuuki Honda got himself in front of the shot.

49'

Shin Koizumi took the corner kick but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

52'

Takuma Motou tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

53'

Nori Kawaguchi went by the challenge of Nori Fujioka .

Nori Kawaguchi passed the ball perfectly to Shin Koizumi , Tsubasa Maki tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Lobbed goalwards by Shin Koizumi . Isamu Nishimura wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Hachiro Hashimoto fisted the ball away.

55'

Hayato Tsukino twisted past Isamu Nishimura .

Hayato Tsukino tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Jirou Yamamoto came close and blocked it.

56'

Shou Yamamoto received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Takuma Motou , Shou Yamamoto latched onto the ball before Yuuta Kurosawa could intercept.

Shou Yamamoto crossed the ball high into the box, Nobuyuki Ito couldn't reach it.

Rokurou Inoue rose bravely above Kazuki Tachibana to win the ball, then had a header for a goal.

Hachiro Hashimoto could only parry it.

57'

Pass by Hayato Tsukino to Goro Mori , Goro Mori took it in his stride before Isamu Nishimura could intercept.

Goro Mori tried to get the cross in but The ball cannoned off Jirou Yamamoto .

59'

Shou Yamamoto tried to dribble past Yuuta Kurosawa but Yuuta Kurosawa nicked the ball from the toes of Shou Yamamoto .

60'

Ryuu Miyamoto failed in his attempt to twist past Kyo Matsumoto .

61'

Hayato Tsukino attempted to lift the ball forward but Jirou Yamamoto had no problem in intercepting the ball.

64'

Jirou Yamamoto tried to pass the ball forward but Kyo Matsumoto intercepted but couldn't control.

66'

Nori Kawaguchi attempted to lift the ball forward but Nori Fujioka intercepted the pass.

68'

Shou Yamamoto delivered the ball to Takuma Motou , Takuma Motou picked up on the ball before Nobuyuki Ito could intercept.

Takuma Motou sprinted to escape from Yuuta Kurosawa .

Takuma Motou hit a crashing drive from a distance. Nobuyuki Ito approached too late to block it.

Held by Hachiro Hashimoto .

70'

Hayato Tsukino struck the ball with fury from 30 yards but Jirou Yamamoto managed to block the shot.

74'

Nori Kawaguchi played it confidently past Nori Fujioka .

Nori Kawaguchi played a great ball for Kyo Matsumoto , Kyo Matsumoto took possession of the ball before Tsubasa Maki could reach it.

Kyo Matsumoto had a go on goal but the shot clattered off Isamu Nishimura .

75'

Takuma Motou knocked a lovely ball for Shou Yamamoto , Yuuta Kurosawa couldn't reach it.

Shou Yamamoto tried to get the cross in but he overhit the cross as he was under pressure from Nobuyuki Ito .

76'

Nori Kawaguchi made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Nori Fujioka .

77'

Hayato Tsukino hit a speculative long-range shot. Ryuu Miyamoto didn't read the game well enough to block it.

But Hayato Tsukino sent the ball wide of the mark ... He's kicked himself for missing that chance.

79'

Takuma Motou hit a crashing drive from 40 yards. Nori Fujioka approached too late to block it.

But Takuma Motou put it high and wide ... He was angry with himself for missing that chance.

80'

Kazuki Tachibana looked to send a hanging ball over from the corner.

Osamu Tachibana won the aerial challenge against Ryouta Tsukuda and retained possession.

83'

Takuma Motou lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

84'

Nobuyuki Ito attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but Shou Yamamoto had no problem in intercepting the ball.

85'

Nori Kawaguchi hit the ball from long range but Nori Fujioka got in and cleared the danger.

86'

Nori Kawaguchi passed along the floor for Goro Mori to pick it up, Tsubasa Maki failed to reach the ball.

Goro Mori made an attempt to pass the ball forward but he got too much purchase on it as he had been pressured by Nori Fujioka .

87'

Nori Kawaguchi showed Ryouta Tsukuda a clean set of heels.

Nori Kawaguchi made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he had been pressured by Nori Fujioka .

89'

Shou Yamamoto had the strength to hold off Nobuyuki Ito .

Shou Yamamoto tried to jink past Yuuta Kurosawa but failed.

91'

Rokurou Inoue fed the ball forward to Takuma Motou , Jirou Yamamoto couldn't cut it.

Takuma Motou twisted past Ryuu Miyamoto .

Takuma Motou looked certain to score from medium range but Jirou Yamamoto blocked him.

92'

Nori Kawaguchi struck the freekick through the wall. But Nori Kawaguchi put it narrowly over.

End Match Cerezo Osaka 2 - 0 Sendai city