J.League YBC Levain Cup knockout stage draw took place at the Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo today and Cerezo Osaka have been drawn to face last year’s Levain Cup winners Urawa Reds in the quarter-finals.
The draw was officially aired on YouTube, Facebook, and LINE.
Initially captain Yoichiro Kakitani was going to join but because he got sick, Yasuki Kimoto (who has constantly played as a part of the team for cup games) participated in it. J.League posted a video of Kimoto talking with Kawasaki Frontale’s Ryota Oshima whom he played together at Shizuoka Gakuen High School before the event started.
オープンドローに参加する選手たちもスタンバイ完了！
— Ｊリーグ (@J_League) July 31, 2017
談笑する大島僚太選手と木本恭生選手🐬🌸#ルヴァンカップ25歳
ライブ配信はこちら⏬https://t.co/TUo9QOEIb6 pic.twitter.com/SmsmIKYx0D
As a result of the draw, Cerezo Osaka will face last year’s Levain Cup winners Urawa Reds in the quarter-finals. We won 4-2 against them in the most recent meeting but yesterday they sacked long-serving Mihailo “Mischa” Petrovic and appointed coach Takafumi Hori as his successor, so we can’t predict how the game will go yet.
The quarter-finals will be held on August 30 and September 3.
Hiromi talking ahead of knockout stage draw... pic.twitter.com/SYb2duX0hJ
— CRZ Tweets (@crz_tweets) July 31, 2017
Yasuki Kimoto is there from Cerezo. pic.twitter.com/nwVCZ3FnkT
— CRZ Tweets (@crz_tweets) July 31, 2017
Cerezo Osaka have been drawn to face last year's champion Urawa Reds. pic.twitter.com/w6RHXntX2e
— CRZ Tweets (@crz_tweets) July 31, 2017
If we and G win in the quarter-finals, the third Osaka derby of the season will take place. pic.twitter.com/wAbuxRCYGl
— CRZ Tweets (@crz_tweets) July 31, 2017
— CRZ Tweets (@crz_tweets) July 31, 2017