Cerezo Osaka beat Nagoya Grampus 6-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yusuke Ohashi. It was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
First half: Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 12' when S. Tanaka scored, with the assist credited to M. Shibayama, making the score 1-0. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 22' when Y. Yokoyama scored, with the assist credited to M. Nakajima, making the score 2-0. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 39' when Y. Yokoyama scored, making the score 3-0. Nagoya Grampus reduced the deficit at 42' when Y. Kimura scored, making the score 3-1.
Second half: VAR intervened at 47' for Nagoya Grampus (Goal Disallowed - offside). VAR intervened at 50' for Nagoya Grampus (Goal cancelled). Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 53', with H. Okuda replacing A. Ohata. Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 54' when Thiago Andrade scored, with the assist credited to N. Ishiwatari, making the score 4-3. Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 60', with Y. Yamagishi replacing K. Nagai. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 60', with T. Uchida replacing Y. Sato. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Thiago Andrade replacing S. Sakuragawa. Nagoya Grampus made their 3rd substitution at 67', with R. Izumi replacing M. Ono. Nagoya Grampus made their 4th substitution at 67', with K. Nakayama replacing H. Koda. Nagoya Grampus made their 5th substitution at 67', with R. Izumi replacing M. Ono. Nagoya Grampus made their 6th substitution at 67', with K. Nakayama replacing H. Koda. A. Ohata received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 79'. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Nakajima replacing S. Homma. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Shibayama replacing S. Uejo. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 82', with Y. Yokoyama replacing S. Kagawa. Cerezo Osaka made their 6th substitution at 82', with M. Nakajima replacing S. Homma. Cerezo Osaka made their 7th substitution at 82', with Y. Yokoyama replacing S. Kagawa. Nagoya Grampus made their 7th substitution at 83', with Y. Nogami replacing S. Mori. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 87' when S. Sakuragawa scored, with the assist credited to S. Homma, making the score 5-3. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 89' when S. Sakuragawa scored, with the assist credited to S. Homma, making the score 6-3.
Cerezo Osaka used 7 substitutions while Nagoya Grampus used 7 substitutions. Cerezo Osaka got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (15-12).
- Nagoya Grampus controlled possession (58%).
- Cerezo Osaka had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).
