Kagoshima Utd 0, Cerezo Osaka 2

OSAKA (Interstat) — Cerezo Osaka defeated Kagoshima Utd 2-0 on Wednesday at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, turning a first-half goal and a late second-half goal into a home victory. Lucas Fernandes opened the scoring in the 25th minute, and Reiya Sakata added the second goal in the 81st minute. Cerezo Osaka took a 1-0 lead into halftime and maintained that advantage until Sakata doubled the margin in the closing stages. Kagoshima Utd could not answer with a goal of its own, and the visitors finished the match without scoring. The opening goal arrived midway through the first half when Fernandes scored… Read more...