The time is edging ever-closer to the Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol J1 League game as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting line-up 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
Ayumu Ohata #16
Defender
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Rikito Inoue
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shimane, Japan
Ryosuke Shindo #3
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Dion Cools
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Malaysia
Place of birth: Kuching, Malaysia
Shunta Tanaka #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, 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 Ratão
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cascavel, Brazil
Thiago Eduardo de Andrade #11
Also known as Andrade
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Araras, Brazil
Masaya Shibayama #48
Forward
Height: 1.61m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Gunma, Japan
Lucas Fernandes #77
Also known as Fernandes
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Uniao dos Palmares, Brazil
The starting line-up for Kashiwa Reysol has also been confirmed as:
Kashiwa Reysol
Ryosuke Kojima #25
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Hiromu Mitsumaru #2
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Taiyo Koga #4
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Seiya Baba
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Wataru Harada #42
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hyogo, Japan
Nobuteru Nakagawa #39
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuto Yamada #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yoshio Koizumi #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tomoya Koyamatsu #14
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 57kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Hayato Nakama #19
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Mao Hosoya #9
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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