In this week 2 match, on Sat Feb 26th, Cerezo Osaka hosts Kyoto Sanga at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in a clash of these two evenly matched J-League teams. In their last match, Cerezo Osaka recorded a 2-2 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos. Ryosuke Shindo scored the first goal for Cerezo Osaka in the 40th minute, then Teruhito Nakagawa tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 69th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, Kyoto Sanga recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Urawa Reds. Peter Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 49th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Urawa Reds was frustrated by Kyoto Sanga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kyoto Sanga ended the match with the shutout victory. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Cerezo Osaka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hiroaki Okuno and Ryuya Nishio each only have 1 goal in their last five.