Guangzhou vs Eastern SC, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteGuangzhou Evergrande thrash nine-man Eastern SC in ACL opener
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AFC Champions League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Josh Mitchell.
- 3': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Li Xuepeng with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Wong Tsz-Ho (Eastern SC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 3': Wong Tsz-Ho (Eastern SC) is shown the red card.
- 4': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 1, Eastern SC 0. Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 7': Foul by Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 7': Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Diego Eli (Eastern SC).
- 9': Wang Shangyan (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Zheng Zhi with a through ball.
- 12': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zheng Zhi.
- 13': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Wong Chi-Chung.
- 14': Attempt missed. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 15': Foul by Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 15': Yapp Hung-Fai (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Bai He (Eastern SC).
- 16': Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC).
- 18': Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Diego Eli (Eastern SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 20': Foul by Josh Mitchell (Eastern SC).
- 20': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Manuel Bleda.
- 22': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Xuepeng with a cross.
- 22': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 2, Eastern SC 0. Wang Shangyan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 23': Diego Eli (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 24': Penalty conceded by Wong Chi-Chung (Eastern SC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 25': Wong Chi-Chung (Eastern SC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 25': Penalty saved! Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Delay in match Josh Mitchell (Eastern SC) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay in match Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) because of an injury.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Roberto.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Li Xuepeng with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Yapp Hung-Fai.
- 33': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 3, Eastern SC 0. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Goulart.
- 34': Foul by Wong Chi-Chung (Eastern SC).
- 34': Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Second yellow card to Wong Chi-Chung (Eastern SC) for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Josh Mitchell.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Goulart.
- 38': Foul by Roberto (Eastern SC).
- 38': Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liao Lisheng with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Wang Shangyan tries a through ball, but Gao Lin is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wang Shangyan with a cross.
- 42': Attempt saved. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 42': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Yapp Hung-Fai.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gao Lin.
- 45': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Lee Hong-Lim.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Yapp Hung-Fai.
- 45'+2': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Tsang Kam-To.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Goulart.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Guangzhou Evergrande 3, Eastern SC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Guangzhou Evergrande 3, Eastern SC 0.
- 47': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 4, Eastern SC 0. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gao Lin.
- 49': Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Zheng Zhi tries a through ball, but Gao Lin is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan.
- 51': Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Zheng Zhi tries a through ball, but Ricardo Goulart is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 55': Foul by Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 55': Roberto (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Goulart.
- 57': Hand ball by Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 58': Attempt missed. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Li Xuepeng with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Yu Hanchao replaces Zheng Zhi.
- 62': Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wang Shangyan with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Substitution, Eastern SC. Tse Man-Wing replaces Lee Hong-Lim.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Li Xuepeng.
- 64': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Roberto.
- 65': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 5, Eastern SC 0. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Li Xuepeng.
- 66': Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Zhang Wenzhao replaces Gao Lin.
- 67': Foul by Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 67': Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Delay in match Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Corner, Eastern SC. Conceded by Wang Shangyan.
- 70': Attempt missed. Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Eli.
- 71': Foul by Yu Hanchao (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 71': Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Eastern SC. Xu Deshuai replaces Tsang Kam-To.
- 72': Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Zheng Long replaces Li Xuepeng.
- 74': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Xu Deshuai.
- 75': Attempt missed. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Feng Xiaoting with a cross.
- 78': Hand ball by Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 80': Attempt missed. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wang Shangyan.
- 80': Substitution, Eastern SC. Ng Wai-Chiu replaces Roberto.
- 81': Delay in match Manuel Bleda (Eastern SC) because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 6, Eastern SC 0. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zheng Long.
- 84': Goal! Guangzhou Evergrande 7, Eastern SC 0. Wang Shangyan (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Zhang Wenzhao.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zhang Wenzhao.
- 87': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Bai He.
- 88': Foul by Zheng Long (Guangzhou Evergrande).
- 88': Josh Mitchell (Eastern SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Liao Lisheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Xu Deshuai.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hanchao with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Tse Man-Wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zheng Long with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Guangzhou Evergrande 7, Eastern SC 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
2 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
11 | Saves | 0 |
24.3 | Possession | 75.7 |
2 | SHOTS | 38 |
0 | ON GOAL | 18 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
103 | Accurate Passes | 480 |
182 | Passes | 526 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 15 |
3 | Crosses | 47 |
0.7 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 36 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
16 | Tackles | 11 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
29 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Tianhe Stadium
Location: Guangzhou, China PR
Attendance: 38,631
Venue: Tianhe Stadium
Location: Guangzhou, China PR
Attendance: 38,631
Line-Ups
Guangzhou (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
19 | Cheng Zeng (GK) |
6 | Feng Xiaoting |
5 | Zhang Linpeng |
35 | Xuepeng Li |
12 | Wang Shangyuan |
11 | Ricardo Goulart |
8 | Paulinho |
10 | Zheng Zhi |
29 | Gao Lin |
7 | Alan |
2 | Liao Lisheng |
Eastern SC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Hung-Fai Yapp (GK) |
2 | Josh Mitchell |
15 | Roberto Júnior |
30 | Tsz-Ho Wong ![]() |
21 | Kam-To Tsang |
3 | Diego Eli |
4 | He Bai |
28 | Wong Chi-Chung ![]() |
9 | Manuel Bleda |
17 | Hong-Lim Lee |
23 | Jaimes McKee |
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