Borussia Dortmund 0 – 1 Cerezo Osaka

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 29, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Cerezo Osaka pulled off the upset tonight, walking out of Dortmund with a one-nil victory in what turned out to be a genuinely competitive July friendly. Dortmund had the ball for most of the night, controlling possession at nearly fifty-six percent, but Cerezo made every touch count on the other end. The Japanese side generated twelve total shots to Dortmund's seven, put four on frame to Dortmund's one, and that gap in clinical efficiency told the whole story. Dortmund's goalkeeper was busy — three saves kept it respectable — while Cerezo's keeper wasn't tested once. That is a stat that stings. Yumeki Yokoyama led all players with three total shots and was a constant threat going forward, while Takumi Nakamura was the engine in midfield with forty-three accurate passes keeping Cerezo connected and fluid. On the defensive side, Shinnosuke Hatanaka was everywhere with twelve interventions, and Kouakou Gadou was the standout two-way performer, logging seventy-three accurate passes and ten defensive interventions of his own. Dortmund pressed, they had the corners, they had the set pieces, but they simply could not manufacture a finish when it mattered. Cerezo came to Germany, played with discipline and purpose, and left with the result. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Filippo Mané. 4'

Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Takato Yamamoto. 5'

Attempt saved. Takumi Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alexander Meyer (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Shunta Tanaka. 5'

Attempt blocked. Kosei Okazawa (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 6'

Attempt blocked. Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solomon Sakuragawa. 7'

Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Filippo Mané. 7'

Goal! Cerezo Osaka 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Solomon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Nakamura with a cross following a corner. 8'

Attempt saved. Solomon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Meyer (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Kosei Okazawa. 9'

Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Takato Yamamoto is caught offside. 13'

Attempt missed. Justin Lerma (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy following a fast break. 15'

Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18'

Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund). 18'

Foul by Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka). 22'

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 23'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 25'

Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing. 26'

Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund). 26'

Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 28'

Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund). 28'

Attempt blocked. Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa. 32'

Attempt blocked. Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 32'

Delay in match because of an injury Filippo Mané (Borussia Dortmund). 34'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 35'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jan-Luca Riedl replaces Filippo Mané because of an injury. 35'

Attempt blocked. Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham. 36'

Foul by Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka). 39'

Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 39'

Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Takato Yamamoto. 40'

Solomon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 42'

Foul by Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund). 42'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. 45'

Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Takumi Nakamura is caught offside. 45'+1'

First Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. 45'+2'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Koto Abe replaces Kosuke Nakamura. 45'

Second Half begins Cerezo Osaka 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. 45'

Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Solomon Sakuragawa is caught offside. 47'

Attempt blocked. Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 48'

Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Yan Couto. 48'

Attempt missed. Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner. 49'

Foul by Kosei Okazawa (Cerezo Osaka). 49'

Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49'

Niko Takahashi (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 50'

Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund). 50'

Foul by Solomon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka). 52'

Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 52'

Foul by Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka). 53'

Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 53'

Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Almugera Kabar is caught offside. 55'

Foul by Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka). 59'

Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 59'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva replaces Serhou Guirassy. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Miguel Adje replaces Takato Yamamoto. 60'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ayman Azhil replaces Samuele Inácio. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Roméo Ritter replaces Yan Couto. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marwan Mirza replaces Luca Reggiani. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos replaces Jobe Bellingham. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mathis Albert replaces Almugera Kabar. 60'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Arne Wessels replaces Justin Lerma. 60'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 61'

Attempt blocked. Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Silva. 63'

Foul by Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka). 64'

Marwan Mirza (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 64'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Travis Takahashi replaces Dion Cools. 65'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Satoki Uejo replaces Shinji Kagawa. 65'

Delay in match because of an injury Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka). 67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 67'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Travis Takahashi. 69'

Attempt missed. Ayman Azhil (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner. 69'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 71'

Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 77'

Foul by Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund). 77'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Yota Komi replaces Yumeki Yokoyama. 77'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Kyohei Noborizato replaces Rikito Inoue. 77'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Hinata Kida replaces Solomon Sakuragawa. 78'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Tom Faust replaces Jan-Luca Riedl. 78'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kosei Okazawa. 79'

Attempt missed. Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner. 79'

Foul by Takumi Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka). 83'

Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 83'

Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. 84'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Hayato Okuda replaces Takumi Nakamura. 85'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Eiji Kubo replaces Kosei Okazawa. 85'

Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Ayumu Ohata replaces Niko Takahashi. 85'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Travis Takahashi. 86'

Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 87'

Foul by Ayman Azhil (Borussia Dortmund). 87'

Attempt saved. Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Meyer (Borussia Dortmund). 88'

Eiji Kubo (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 89'

Foul by Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund). 89'

Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 89'

Attempt missed. Hayato Okuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 90'

Attempt blocked. Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Satoki Uejo. 90'

Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Joane Gadou. 90'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time. 90'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Shunta Tanaka. 90'+2'

Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roméo Ritter is caught offside. 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. 90'+3'

Match ends, Cerezo Osaka 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.