Cerezo Osaka scores twice in stoppage time to draw Chiba

OSAKA (Interstat) — Cerezo Osaka scored twice in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw against Chiba at Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Sunday. Chiba took the lead in the 23rd minute when Makoto Himeno scored, and Erison doubled the advantage in the 47th minute. Erison finished with one goal and one assist, while Hiroto Goya also assisted for Chiba. Cerezo Osaka answered in the sixth minute of stoppage time when Solomon Sakuragawa scored, and Yumeki Yokoyama equalized in the eighth minute of stoppage time. Rikito Inoue and Ayumu Ohata each provided an assist for Cerezo Osaka. Sakuragawa and Goya received yellow cards. Fernandes was booked in the 26th minute, Tsukui in the 40th, Goya in the 52nd, Sakuragawa in the 65th, Kobayashi in the 78th and Cools in the first minute of stoppage time. Cerezo Osaka made four substitutions, and Chiba made six. Cerezo Osaka is now 0-1-3 in this competition and 3-1-3 across all competitions. Chiba is 0-1-3 in this competition and 0-3-3 across all competitions.