TOTTORI, Japan (Interstat) — Cerezo Osaka defeated Gainare Tottori 3-2 on Wednesday at Axis Bird Stadium, using a late Lucas Fernandes goal to secure the win. Satoki Uejo opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Pablo Sabbag made it 2-1 in the 37th after Hinata Konishi equalized in the 31st. Konishi scored again in the 47th, but Fernandes struck in the 89th minute. Konishi finished with two goals in 90 minutes. J. Hernandez recorded two assists in 90 minutes. Uejo played 88 minutes and scored once, while Sabbag played 70 minutes and scored once. T. Nozawa Van Eerden S. added an assist in 90 minutes, and Itto Fujita provided an assist in 79 minutes. Yumeki Yokoyama recorded an assist in 20 minutes. Cerezo Osaka improved to 2-0 in the competition and 3-0-1 overall. Gainare Tottori moved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-3 overall. Kaneura M. received a yellow card in the 59th minute.