Match highlights
Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka highlights
How the goals came
14' Élber opens the scoring for Kashima Antlers → 22' Élber extends Kashima Antlers's lead (the winner) → 25' パブロ サバック pulls one back for Cerezo Osaka → 36' Matheus Bueno extends Kashima Antlers's lead → 70' Aleksandar Cavric extends Kashima Antlers's lead. Full time: 4-1, Kashima Antlers win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
14' Élber (Kashima Antlers) 1-0
At Mercari Stadium, the Meiji Yasuda J1 League meeting between Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka was broken open in the 14th minute, when Elber scored to make it 1-0. The goal put the home side in front, and Kashima would not surrender the lead for the rest of the afternoon. With 24,251 in attendance, Cerezo Osaka were left chasing the match from an early stage.
22' Élber (Kashima Antlers) 2-0
Eight minutes after the opener, in the 22nd minute, Elber struck again to make it 2-0. Two goals from the same player before the first half was halfway through gave Kashima Antlers a cushion of two. For Cerezo Osaka, the gap had widened before they could settle.
25' パブロ サバック (Cerezo Osaka) 2-1
Only three minutes after falling two behind, in the 25th minute, Cerezo Osaka pulled a goal back to make it 2-1. The deficit was down to one before the interval, and the visitors were back within reach. It proved to be the only goal Cerezo Osaka would register on the day.
36' Matheus Bueno (Kashima Antlers) 3-1
The run of play after Cerezo Osaka's reply was checked in the 36th minute, when Matheus Bueno made it 3-1. Kashima Antlers restored their two-goal advantage and would take that scoreline into the interval. Whatever momentum the visitors' goal had created was undone within 11 minutes.
70' Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) 4-1
The only goal of the second half came in the 70th minute, scored by Aleksandar Cavric. It made the score 4-1 and put the result beyond doubt for Kashima Antlers. Nothing changed from there, and the home side closed out the match at 4-1.
