Pohang Steelers vs Vissel Kobe, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage
· AFC Champions League Elite
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3 - 1
3 - 1
About
Pohang Steelers are hosting Vissel Kobe
at Steelyard, Pohang, South Korea, starting on
. The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Lee Gyu-Baek.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kakeru Yamauchi.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim In-Sung with a cross.
- 11': (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Back pass by Powell Obi (Vissel Kobe).
- 13': Goal! Pohang Steelers 1, Vissel Kobe 0. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Baek Sung-Dong following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Lee Gyu-Baek.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross.
- 15': Attempt missed. Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe).
- 15': Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers).
- 16': Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Goal! Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 0. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hong Yun-Sang.
- 23': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
- 28': Foul by Eo Jeong-Won (Pohang Steelers).
- 28': Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Penalty Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Penalty conceded by Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Goal! Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 35': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers).
- 35': Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami.
- 39': Foul by Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe).
- 39': Hong Yun-Sang (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Gyu-Baek.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daiju Sasaki.
- 45': Hand ball by Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nanasei Iino.
- 45'+2': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1.
- 45': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Wanderson replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
- 46': Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers).
- 46': Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
- 47': Kakeru Yamauchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Attempt saved. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rikuto Hirose.
- 51': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
- 51': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryuho Kikuchi following a set piece situation.
- 58': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kang Hyeon-Je replaces Baek Sung-Dong.
- 58': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Jeong Jae-Hee replaces Hong Yun-Sang.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Han Chan-Hee.
- 59': Attempt saved. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami with a through ball.
- 61': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Oberdan (Pohang Steelers).
- 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Taisei Miyashiro replaces Kakeru Yamauchi.
- 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Niina Tominaga replaces Nanasei Iino.
- 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Ryota Morioka replaces Daiju Sasaki.
- 65': Foul by Wanderson (Pohang Steelers).
- 65': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Ryo Hatsuse replaces Rikuto Hirose.
- 70': Attempt saved. Niina Tominaga (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hotaru Yamaguchi with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe).
- 71': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Jonathan Aspropotamitis replaces Kim In-Sung.
- 77': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yosuke Ideguchi replaces Mitsuki Hidaka.
- 78': Hand ball by Niina Tominaga (Vissel Kobe).
- 79': Foul by Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe).
- 79': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Wanderson (Pohang Steelers).
- 80': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yun Pyeong-Gook.
- 82': Attempt missed. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryuho Kikuchi following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Ryo Hatsuse (Vissel Kobe).
- 86': Kang Hyeon-Je (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Hwang Seo-Woong replaces Han Chan-Hee.
- 88': Eo Jeong-Won (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeong Jae-Hee.
- 90': Attempt missed. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niina Tominaga with a cross.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1. Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Teixeira.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oberdan.
- 90'+3': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Powell Obi.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kang Hyeon-Je.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hwang Seo-Woong (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kang Hyeon-Je.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1.
- 0': Match ends, Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
17 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
379 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
477 | Passes | 454 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
23 | Crosses | 7 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
76 | Long Balls | 96 |
40 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
13 | Tackles | 18 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
12 | Interceptions | 15 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
10 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Steelyard
Location: Pohang, South Korea
Attendance: 4,149
Venue: Steelyard
Location: Pohang, South Korea
Attendance: 4,149
AFC Champions League Elite Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shanghai Port | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ulsan HD | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Buriram United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Melbourne City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Pohang Steelers (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yun Pyeong-Gook (GK) |
34 | Lee Gyu-Baeg |
4 | Jeon Min-Gwang |
26 | Lee Tae-Seok |
2 | Eo Jeong-Won |
8 | Oberdan |
16 | Han Chan-Hee |
37 | Hong Yun-Sang |
7 | Kim In-Sung |
9 | Jorge Teixeira |
10 | Sung-Dong Baek |
Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
50 | Powell Obinna Obi (GK) |
81 | Ryuho Kikuchi |
55 | Takuya Iwanami |
44 | Mitsuki Hidaka |
23 | Rikuto Hirose |
25 | Yuya Kuwasaki ![]() |
30 | Kakeru Yamauchi |
96 | Hotaru Yamaguchi ![]() |
22 | Daiju Sasaki |
14 | Koya Yuruki |
2 | Nanasei Iino |
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