The time is edging ever-closer to the Cerezo Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka J1 League match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the team sheets have now been announced.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Cerezo Osaka which has been officially confirmed as:
Cerezo Osaka
Koki Fukui #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Niko Takahashi #22
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Cornellá, Spain
Ryuya Nishio #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Shinnosuke Hatanaka #44
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Yokohama, Japan
Ryosuke Shindo #3
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hayato Okuda #16
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Hinata Kida #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shinji Kagawa #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kobe, Japan
Rafael Rogerio da Silva #9
Also known as Rafael Ratão
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cascavel, Brazil
Lucas Fernandes #77
Also known as Lucas Fernandes
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Uniao dos Palmares, Brazil
Sota Kitano #38
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
The starting line-up for Avispa Fukuoka has also been confirmed as follows:
Avispa Fukuoka
Masaaki Murakami #31
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Taakaki Shichi #77
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Gifu, Japan
Masaya Tashiro #37
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tomoya Ando #20
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Takumi Kamijima #5
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yota Maejima #29
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shintaro Nago #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Daiki Matsuoka #88
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
Yuto Iwasaki #18
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shiga, Japan
Kazuya Konno #8
Forward
Height: 1.61m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Kazuki Fujimoto #22
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
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