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V-Varen Nagasaki — Cerezo Osaka: 1:1, J1 League

J1 League
V-Varen Nagasaki L29 Aug · Home FC Tokyo · 0:3D2 Sep · Home Gamba Osaka · 2:2L6 Sep · Away Vissel Kobe · 1:3W9 Sep · Away Kochi United · 1:0W12 Sep · Home Nagoya Grampus · 2:0D19 Sep · Home Cerezo Osaka · 1:1
1:1
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Cerezo Osaka W26 Aug · Home FC Gifu · 3:1L29 Aug · Away Vissel Kobe · 0:1W2 Sep · Home Kashiwa Reysol · 2:0D6 Sep · Home Tokyo Verdy · 0:0L12 Sep · Away Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 1:6D19 Sep · Away V-Varen Nagasaki · 1:1
Venue: PEACESTADIUM Connected by SoftBank City: Nagasaki

In the J1 League game on 19 September 2026, V-Varen Nagasaki beat Cerezo Osaka 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:6, corners 7:4.

Match report

V-Varen Nagasaki drew 1-1 with Shonan Bellmare in the J-League 1 regular season eighth round at the Connected Stadium by SoftBank on September 19th. The home side took the lead through Matheus Jesus before Lucas Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot. Three yellow cards were shown to V-Varen players while Shonan received two. Both teams made heavy changes across the second half.

Matheus Jesus broke the deadlock in the 34th minute with a well-taken goal. The Brazilian forward found space in the box and finished clinically. Shonan's Jackson Irvine picked up a yellow card shortly after, in the 41st minute. The visitors had created chances but could not find the net before the break.

And here's the thing about the second half — a VAR decision changed the complexion of the game. In the 48th minute, Kosei Okazawa was awarded a penalty after a review. Lucas Fernandes stepped up and converted in the 51st minute. Shonnosuke Hatanaka and Riku Yamada were both substituted in the 17th minute, suggesting early tactical adjustments.

Shonan dominated possession at 56 per cent but V-Varen made their chances count. The hosts registered only two shots on target with 13 per cent accuracy, while Shonan hit the target six times from 40 per cent accuracy. Both sides created two big chances each. V-Varen attempted 68 attacks to Shonan's 73, but the visitors could not turn their superiority into a win.

By then, both teams had made several changes. Shonan brought on Thiago Santana in the 73rd minute while V-Varen replaced Matheus Jesus in the 82nd. Dion Cools picked up a yellow card for Shonan in the 84th minute. The result keeps V-Varen in 14th place with seven points from seven games, while Shonan remain 10th with 10 points.

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Match highlights V-Varen Nagasaki — Cerezo Osaka J.LEAGUE International

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00
Shots on target 2 – 6
Shots off target 7 – 6
Big chances 2 – 2

Match events

  1. 17' 0:0 Cerezo Osaka Substitution Shinnosuke Hatanaka off: Javi Hernández
  2. 17' 0:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Yellow card Riku Yamada
  3. 34' 1:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Goal Matheus Jesus assist: Hijiri Onaga
  4. 41' 1:0 Cerezo Osaka Yellow card Jackson Irvine
  5. 48' 1:0 Cerezo Osaka var_penalty Kosei Okazawa
  6. 50' 1:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Yellow card Shunya Yoneda
  7. 51' 1:1 Cerezo Osaka Penalty Lucas Fernandes
  8. 58' 1:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Shunya Yoneda off: Asahi Masuyama
  9. 58' 1:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Riku Yamada off: Diego Pituca
  10. 68' 1:1 Cerezo Osaka Yellow card Kosuke Nakamura
  11. 73' 1:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Thiago Santana off: Tenmu Matsumoto
  12. 77' 1:1 Cerezo Osaka Substitution Lucas Fernandes off: Thiago Andrade
  13. 82' 1:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Matheus Jesus off: Ryogo Yamasaki
  14. 83' 1:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Ikki Arai off: Kanta Doi
  15. 84' 1:1 Cerezo Osaka Yellow card Dion Cools
  16. 88' 1:1 Cerezo Osaka Substitution Kosei Okazawa off: Satoki Uejo

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00
2 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 6
2 Big chances 2
68 Attacks 73
7 Corners 4
10 Fouls 9
10 Free kicks 11
6 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 6
21 Throw-ins 24
All statistics
13/3339% Aerial duels 20/3361%
69 Backward passes 66
6 Blocked shots 3
21 Clearances 18
8/1747% Crosses 5/2124%
5/1436% Dribbles 3/650%
69 Failed passes 90
5 Goalkeeper saves 0
11 Interceptions 9
12 Key passes 13
20/5536% Long passes 25/6340%
41 Passes into the final third 111
184 Passes in the opposition half 293
208 Passes in own half 206
0.13 Shot accuracy 0.40
4 Shots from outside the box 6
10 Shots inside the box 11
6/1060% Tackles 12/1392%
375 Total passes 478

Line-ups

V-Varen Nagasaki

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Masaaki Goto 1
6 Yusei Egawa 6
29 Arai Ikki 29
50 Shindo Ryosuke 50
5 Yamaguchi Hotaru 5
10 Matheus Sousa de Jesus 10
22 Hijiri Onaga 22
23 Shunya Yoneda 23
24 Riku Yamada 24
41 Motoki Hasegawa 41
9 Thiago Santos Santana 9
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Hatano Go 13
31 Kanta Doyi 31
19 Takashi Sawada 19
20 Nakamura Keita 20
21 Diego Cristiano Evaristo 21
34 Tenmu Matsumoto 34
88 Asahi Masuyama 88
8 Yuto Iwasaki 8
18 Yamasaki Ryogo 18
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Cerezo Osaka

Starting XI
# Player number
23 Kosuke Nakamura 23
4 Rikito Inoue 4
27 Dion Cools 27
44 Shinnosuke Hatanaka 44
10 Shunta Tanaka 10
16 Hayato Okuda 16
28 Kosei Okazawa 28
36 Jackson Alexander Irvine 36
66 Ayumu Ohata 66
77 Lucas Fernandes 77
9 Solomon Sakuragawa 9
Substitutes
# Player number
31 Koto Abe 31
2 Takumi Nakamura 2
15 Javier Hernández Cabrera 15
97 T. Takahashi 97
7 Satoki Uejo 7
17 R. Sakata 17
11 Thiago Eduardo de Andrade 11
19 Pablo Sabbag 19
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