Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama 2-1
S. Sakuragawa 20'
Y. Yokoyama 24'
N. Browne 8'
Cerezo Osaka beat Fagiano Okayama 2-1 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in the opening round of the J1 League on 8 August 2026. Fagiano Okayama led through N. Browne's 8th-minute goal, but Cerezo Osaka turned the match around with goals from S. Sakuragawa (20') and Y. Yokoyama (24'). Cerezo Osaka had 17 shots to Okayama's 6, though possession was level at 50% each.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 8'N. Browne assist Y. Suzuki
- S. Sakuragawa assist K. Okazawa20'
- Y. Yokoyama assist S. Kagawa24'
- 46'M. Matsumoto for Oberdan
- S. Kagawa for L. Fernandes58'
- Y. Yokoyama for S. Uejo58'
- 58'N. Browne for T. Yamane
- N. Takahashi for A. Ohata67'
- 67'Lucao for K. Ichimi
- 67'E. Miyamoto for Kamiya Yuta
- Ayumu Ohata · Yellow card75'
- S. Sakuragawa for Thiago Andrade79'
- T. Nakamura for H. Okuda79'
- 79'A. Esaka for K. Kawano
- 87'Substitution for R. Sueyoshi
- K. Okazawa for H. Kida88'
Match stats
Line-ups
Cerezo Osaka starting XI
- 23K. Nakamura
- 27D. Cools
- 44S. Hatanaka
- 4R. Inoue
- 2T. Nakamura
- 28K. Okazawa
- 10S. Tanaka
- 22N. Takahashi
- 8S. Kagawa
- 14Y. Yokoyama
- 9S. Sakuragawa
Cerezo Osaka bench · coach Pablo Machin
Fagiano Okayama starting XI
- 13S. Matsuda
- 6H. Omori
- 48Y. Tatsuta
- 43Y. Suzuki
- 51K. Shirai
- 28M. Matsumoto
- 41E. Miyamoto
- 79N. Browne
- 10Na Sang-Ho
- 8A. Esaka
- 99Lucao
Fagiano Okayama bench · coach Takashi Kiyama
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J1 League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | +6 | 21 |
| 9 |  Urawa | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 |  Fagiano Okayama | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 |  Nagoya Grampus | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Cerezo Osaka | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 13 |  Shimizu S-pulse | 13 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 |  Kyoto Sanga | 13 | -6 | 13 |
Match info
CompetitionJ1 League
RoundMatchweek 1
Kick-off
VenueYodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka
RefereeYoshimi Yamashita
