Football: Cerezo kick off J1 season with 5-2 derby win over Gamba

Youngster Sota Kitano netted a pair of goals to spark Cerezo Osaka to a 5-2 victory over local rivals Gamba Osaka in their J-League season-opening clash on Friday.The 20-year-old forward opened the scoring for the visitors in the seventh minute of the Osaka Derby at a packed Panasonic Stadium when he fired home a loose ball in the area.After Neta Lavi's equalizer left the game knotted 1-1 at the break, Kitano restored Cerezo's lead just a minute into the second half with a deflected shot from the right of the box.Former Japan star Shinji Kagawa made it 3-1 in the 52nd minute, stroking into …READ FULL ARTICLE