FC Seoul vs Melbourne Victory, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

FC Seoul

8': Park Chu-Young

FT
1 - 0

Melbourne Victory

FC Seoul hand Melbourne Victory defeat in Asian Champions League

Melbourne Victory return to Australia empty-handed following their first ACL away trip after losing 1-0 to South Korean side Seoul FC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hwang Hyun-Soo.
5': Foul by Kim Han-gil (FC Seoul).
5': Migjen Basha (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
8': Goal! FC Seoul 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
11': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
11': Foul by Migjen Basha (Melbourne Victory).
11': Kim Han-gil (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
12': Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Melbourne Victory).
15': Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Attempt saved. Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Park Chu-Young with a cross.
18': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Migjen Basha.
18': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Yu Sang-Hun.
19': Attempt missed. Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Migjen Basha with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giancarlo Gallifuoco following a corner.
30': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Anthony Lesiotis replaces Jay Barnett because of an injury.
31': Anthony Lesiotis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Park Dong-Jin (FC Seoul).
31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ikromjon Alibaev.
32': Foul by Kim Han-gil (FC Seoul).
32': Migjen Basha (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Park Dong-Jin (FC Seoul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Osmar.
36': Foul by Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Melbourne Victory).
36': Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
39': Foul by Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Melbourne Victory).
39': Park Dong-Jin (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Ola Toivonen is caught offside.
42': Foul by Kim Nam-Chun (FC Seoul).
42': Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
44': Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Melbourne Victory).
45'+1': Park Dong-Jin (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Seoul 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
45': Second Half begins FC Seoul 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
46': Attempt saved. Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ko Kwang-Min with a cross.
47': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Anthony Lesiotis.
48': Attempt blocked. Ju Se-Jong (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Foul by Anthony Lesiotis (Melbourne Victory).
52': Ko Kwang-Min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Attempt missed. Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Park Chu-Young.
57': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Nam-Chun.
61': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Elvis Kamsoba.
62': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Benjamin Carrigan.
63': Substitution, FC Seoul. Han Chan-Hee replaces Ju Se-Jong.
64': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul).
64': Foul by James Donachie (Melbourne Victory).
64': Park Dong-Jin (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': James Donachie (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Joo-Sung.
67': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (FC Seoul).
67': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Lawrence Thomas tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
69': Attempt saved. Han Chan-Hee (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ikromjon Alibaev.
70': Anthony Lesiotis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Osmar (FC Seoul).
70': Anthony Lesiotis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Osmar (FC Seoul).
71': Substitution, FC Seoul. Adriano replaces Park Dong-Jin.
73': Foul by Ikromjon Alibaev (FC Seoul).
73': Migjen Basha (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory).
73': Osmar (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (FC Seoul).
76': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt missed. Brandon Lauton (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
80': Attempt saved. Ikromjon Alibaev (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adriano.
81': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Giancarlo Gallifuoco.
82': Attempt blocked. Osmar (FC Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Park Chu-Young with a cross.
82': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
82': Han Chan-Hee (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt blocked. Adriano (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ko Kwang-Min.
83': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kenny Athiu replaces James Donachie.
84': Han Chan-Hee (FC Seoul) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Park Chu-Young.
85': Hand ball by Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul).
88': Offside, FC Seoul. Hwang Hyun-Soo tries a through ball, but Adriano is caught offside.
89': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Joo-Sung.
90': Foul by Ikromjon Alibaev (FC Seoul).
90': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, FC Seoul. Han Seung-Gyu replaces Ikromjon Alibaev.
90'+2': Offside, FC Seoul. Han Chan-Hee tries a through ball, but Adriano is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny Athiu with a headed pass.
90'+3': Foul by Anthony Lesiotis (Melbourne Victory).
90'+3': Han Seung-Gyu (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Seoul 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
0': Match ends, FC Seoul 1, Melbourne Victory 0.

Statistics

MVC		SEO
12	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
48.2	Possession	51.8
8	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
342	Accurate Passes	390
469	Passes	511
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	71
16	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
21	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	20
10	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, Korea Republic
Attendance: 5,229

Line-Ups

FC Seoul (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Yu Sang-Hun (GK)
4	Nam-Chun Kim
6	Kim Ju-Sung
2	Hwang Hyun-Soo
5	Osmar Barba
9	Ikromjon Alibaev
16	Ju Se-Jong
14	Kim Han-gil
27	Ko Kwang-Min
10	Park Chu-Young
50	Park Dong-Jin

FC Seoul Substitutes:

Adriano, Jinya Kim, Han Seung-Gyu, Woong-Hee Lee, Han Chan-Hee, Yang Han-Been, Aleksandar Pesic.

Melbourne Victory (3-4-3)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	James Donachie
19	Benjamin Carrigan
15	Giancarlo Gallifuoco
26	Jay Barnett
18	Migjen Basha
21	Adama Traoré
25	Brandon Lauton
11	Ola Toivonen
9	Andrew Nabbout
17	Elvis Kamsoba

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Anthony Lesiotis, Josh Hope, Marco Rojas, Kenjok Athiu, Matthew Sutton.

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