FC Seoul vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
FC Seoul
  • 31': Jesse Lingard
FT
1 - 1
Melbourne City FC
  • 74': Takeshi Kanamori

About

FC Seoul are hosting Melbourne City FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, 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.
  • 1': Offside, Melbourne City. Max Caputo is caught offside.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Kim Jin-Su (Seoul).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Cheon Seong-Hoon (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Kai Trewin (Melbourne City).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Lucas Silva (Seoul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Kim Jin-Su (Seoul).
  • 7': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 10': Foul by Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City).
  • 10': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Choi Jun.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won.
  • 15': Foul by Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul).
  • 15': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 19': Yazan Al Arab (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
  • 22': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 30': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 30': Choi Jun (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Goal! Seoul 1, Melbourne City 0. Jesse Lingard (Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Choi Jun with a cross following a fast break.
  • 35': Foul by Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City).
  • 35': Yazan Al Arab (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Patrick Beach (Melbourne City). Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 44': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emin Durakovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Choi Chul-Won (Seoul). Assisted by Zane Schreiber.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City).
  • 45'+2': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seoul 1, Melbourne City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seoul 1, Melbourne City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City).
  • 46': Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 47': Delay in match (Melbourne City). VAR checking.
  • 47': VAR Decision: No Red Card Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 51': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City).
  • 51': Lucas Silva (Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Cheon Seong-Hoon (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Zane Schreiber.
  • 54': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 54': Patrick Beach (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kim Jin-Su (Seoul).
  • 57': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Seoul. Anderson Oliveira replaces Lucas Silva.
  • 58': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City).
  • 60': Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City).
  • 61': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Choi Chul-Won.
  • 65': Foul by Kai Trewin (Melbourne City).
  • 65': Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Seoul. Moon Seon-Min replaces Jeong Seung-Won.
  • 66': Substitution, Seoul. Cho Young-Wook replaces Cheon Seong-Hoon.
  • 68': Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hwang Do-Yun.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne City. Peter Antoniou replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne City. Takeshi Kanamori replaces Elbasan Rashani.
  • 70': Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Yazan Al Arab (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! Seoul 1, Melbourne City 1. Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.
  • 76': Foul by Yazan Al Arab (Seoul).
  • 76': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Yazan Al Arab (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Kai Trewin (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Choi Chul-Won (Seoul).
  • 78': Foul by Germán Ferreyra (Melbourne City).
  • 78': Jesse Lingard (Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Seoul) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne City. Liam Bonetig replaces Emin Durakovic.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne City. Medin Memeti replaces Max Caputo.
  • 82': Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Kai Trewin (Melbourne City).
  • 83': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City).
  • 83': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Andreas Kuen.
  • 84': Handball by Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City).
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Seoul. Ryu Jae-Moon replaces Lee Seung-Mo because of an injury.
  • 88': Foul by Kai Trewin (Melbourne City).
  • 88': Jesse Lingard (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Seoul).
  • 88': Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Jesse Lingard (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ryu Jae-Moon (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Beach (Melbourne City). Assisted by Anderson Oliveira.
  • 90': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Patrick Beach.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Seoul. Jesse Lingard is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Melbourne City. Medin Memeti is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Seoul).
  • 90'+4': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Seoul 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Seoul 1, Melbourne City 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
49.5 Possession 50.5
10 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
331 Accurate Passes 356
435 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 70
21 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 14
17 Effective Clearances 25
17 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 8,106

Line-Ups

SEO FC Seoul (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Choi Chul-Won (GK)
5 Yazan Al-Arab Yellow Card
40 Park Seong-Hoon
22 Kim Jin-Su Yellow Card
16 Jun Choi Yellow Card
8 Seung-Mo Lee
41 Hwang Do-Yun Yellow Card
77 Lucas
7 Jeong Seung-Won
10 Jesse Lingard
11 Cheon Seong-Hoon
FC Seoul Substitutes:
Young-Wook Cho, Ryu Jae-Moon, Anderson Oliveira, Yun Ki-Wook, Moon Seon-Min, Kim Ji-Won, Jeong Tae-Wook, Bae Hyun-Seo, Gbato Samuel, Min Ji-Hoon, Park Jang Han-Gyeol.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Patrick Beach (GK)
27 Kai Trewin Yellow Card
22 German Ferreyra
16 Aziz Behich
13 Nathaniel Atkinson
39 Emin Durakovic
19 Zane Schreiber
30 Andreas Kuen
17 Max Caputo
11 Elbasan Rashani Yellow Card
47 Kavian Rahmani
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Angus Mackintosh, Benjamin Mazzeo, Ryan Kalms, Beckham Baker, Takeshi Kanamori, Liam Bonetig, Medin Memeti, Jayden Necovski, Dakota Ochsenham, Peter Antoniou, Harrison Shillington.

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