FRISCO (Interstat) — Katsuhiro Nakayama scored in the third minute and Pablo Sabbag answered in the 62nd as Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka played to a 1-1 draw Wednesday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The match produced one goal for each side, with Nagoya taking the early lead and Cerezo finding the equalizer after the break. Nagoya’s goal was the only score of the first half, and Sabbag’s finish was the only goal after halftime. The teams combined for two goals and five yellow cards.

Nagoya opened the scoring when Nakayama finished in the third minute. The early goal gave the home side the first advantage of the match, and Nagoya held that lead through the first half. Cerezo equalized when Sabbag scored in the 62nd minute, leveling the match at 1-1. That goal stood as the final scoring of the game. Nagoya made two substitutions just before Cerezo’s equalizer, replacing K. Nakayama and introducing K. Nagai in the 60th minute.

Cerezo’s D. Cools received a yellow card in the 26th minute. Nagoya’s Y. Sato was booked in the 46th minute, and Cerezo’s S. Kagawa followed in the 49th. Cerezo’s L. Fernandes was shown a yellow card in the 66th minute, and H. Okuda was booked in the 90th minute of stoppage time. Cools’ card was the only booking of the first half, while Sato, Kagawa, Fernandes and Okuda were booked after halftime. Cerezo’s Cools, Kagawa, Fernandes and Okuda were booked; Sato was Nagoya’s only player booked.

Nagoya made its first substitution in the 59th minute, bringing on T. Morishima. The home side then replaced K. Nakayama and introduced K. Nagai in the 60th minute. Cerezo made its first change in the 69th minute with Y. Komi. Nagoya’s T. Uchida was substituted in the 70th minute, and Cerezo removed P. Sabbag in the 81st minute. Cerezo also replaced L. Fernandes in the 90th minute. Nagoya used three substitutions before Cerezo made its first change. The match included seven substitutions, four by Nagoya and three by Cerezo.

Sabbag finished with one goal in 81 minutes before his substitution. Nakayama scored in 60 minutes before being replaced. Uchida recorded an assist in 70 minutes. Fernandes logged 90 minutes, supplied an assist and received a yellow card. Uchida was credited with an assist on Nagoya’s goal, and Fernandes was credited with an assist on Cerezo’s goal. Sabbag’s goal came after he had played 62 minutes, and he was replaced in the 81st. Nakayama’s goal came before his 60th-minute substitution.

Cerezo Osaka is now 0-1-2 in the competition, with no wins, one loss and two draws. Nagoya Grampus is 2-0-1 in the competition, with two wins, no losses and one draw. Across all competitions, Cerezo is 3-1-2, with three wins, one loss and two draws, while Nagoya is 4-0-1, with four wins, no losses and one draw. Cerezo had lost 4-2 at home to Kawasaki Frontale, won 3-2 at Gainare Tottori, drawn 0-0 with Yokohama F. Marinos, beaten Kagoshima Utd 2-0 and won 2-1 at Fujieda MYFC in its previous five matches. Nagoya had won 3-1 at Kashiwa Reysol, beaten Okayama 4-3, won 2-1 at Kawasaki Frontale and won 3-1 at Giravanz Kitakyushu in its previous four matches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nagoya Grampus 2, Cerezo Osaka 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nagoya Grampus with a 73 percent probability to win. Nagoya Grampus had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.