Cerezo Osaka beat Imabari in a close win on Wednesday, 3-4, in a match relating of the J. League Cup. Hayato Okuda was decisive with 1 goal.
The first goal of the game was scored by Vitor Bueno, after 12 minutes. In the 15th minute, Jaroensak Wonggorn doubled the lead for Cerezo Osaka. With 31 minutes on the clock, Yuri Takeuchi struck for Imabari. Keiji Kuraishi's team scored their second goal of the game through Kosuke Fujioka, with 34 minutes on the clock, from the penalty spot.
After the break, Tomoki Hino fired home for Imabari. In the 80th minute, Shinji Kagawa struck for Arthur Papas's team, from the penalty spot.
Hayato Okuda netted the last goal in the final minutes of the game.
With this result, Cerezo Osaka are into the next round of the competition.
