Kitchee vs Guangzhou, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Kitchee
  • 70': Dejan Damjanovic (P)
FT
1 - 0
Guangzhou

    About

    Kitchee are hosting Guangzhou at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Helio (Kitchee SC).
    • 2': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Akande with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Huang Yang (Kitchee SC).
    • 12': Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Ho Chun-Ting (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Orr.
    • 18': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wang Tianqing with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Helio (Kitchee SC).
    • 22': Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tong Kin-Man with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Wang Wenxuan.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ho Chun-Ting with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Huang Yang (Kitchee SC).
    • 26': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liao Jintao.
    • 30': Corner, Guangzhou. Conceded by Paulo César.
    • 33': Foul by Wang Wenxuan (Guangzhou).
    • 33': Helio (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Li Jiahao (Guangzhou).
    • 34': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zhang Zili.
    • 35': Foul by Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC).
    • 35': Ruan Sai (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Offside, Kitchee SC. Matthew Orr tries a through ball, but Chan Shinichi is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou).
    • 40': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 42': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Wang Wenxuan.
    • 43': Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Kitchee SC 0, Guangzhou 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kitchee SC 0, Guangzhou 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. He Shaolin replaces Huang Kaizhou.
    • 45': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Raúl Baena replaces Ngan Cheuk Pan.
    • 46': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Zhou Tiancheng (Guangzhou).
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ho Chun-Ting with a cross.
    • 47': Offside, Guangzhou. Wang Tianqing tries a through ball, but He Shaolin is caught offside.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Alex Akande (Kitchee SC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Orr with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chan Shinichi with a cross.
    • 52': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhou Tiancheng.
    • 53': Foul by Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC).
    • 53': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Alex Akande (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Damjanovic.
    • 55': Foul by Roberto (Kitchee SC).
    • 55': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 58': Foul by Helio (Kitchee SC).
    • 58': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fan Hengbo.
    • 60': Offside, Kitchee SC. Matthew Orr tries a through ball, but Dejan Damjanovic is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC).
    • 62': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Cleiton replaces Ho Chun-Ting.
    • 64': Offside, Kitchee SC. Matthew Orr tries a through ball, but Cleiton is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 65': Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Guangzhou. Ning Haoxu replaces Li Jiahao.
    • 67': Offside, Kitchee SC. Cleiton tries a through ball, but Matthew Orr is caught offside.
    • 68': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Zhou Tiancheng (Guangzhou).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Alex Akande (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 70': Goal! Kitchee SC 1, Guangzhou 0. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Alex Akande (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Baena.
    • 72': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 72': Ning Haoxu (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Hand ball by Zhou Tiancheng (Guangzhou).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 75': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 75': Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Alex Akande (Kitchee SC).
    • 76': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Substitution, Guangzhou. Zhou Pinxi replaces Liao Jintao.
    • 78': Substitution, Guangzhou. Li Xingxian replaces Ruan Sai.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 79': Hand ball by He Shaolin (Guangzhou).
    • 80': Foul by Alex Akande (Kitchee SC).
    • 80': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC).
    • 82': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Law Tsz-Chun replaces Alex Akande.
    • 84': Foul by Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC).
    • 84': Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Guangzhou. Chen Guanxuan replaces Wang Tianqing.
    • 85': Offside, Kitchee SC. Cleiton tries a through ball, but Dejan Damjanovic is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Zhou Pinxi (Guangzhou).
    • 86': Huang Yang (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Hand ball by Zhou Pinxi (Guangzhou).
    • 88': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Cheng Chin-Lung replaces Matthew Orr.
    • 89': Hand ball by Zhou Pinxi (Guangzhou).
    • 89': Foul by Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou).
    • 89': Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Helio (Kitchee SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cleiton with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+1': Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhou Tiancheng.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Kitchee SC 1, Guangzhou 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Kitchee SC 1, Guangzhou 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/12009.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originGUA KIT
    13 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 0
    43.9 Possession 56.1
    6 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    271 Accurate Passes 347
    345 Passes 427
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 52
    25 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 13
    23 Effective Clearances 7
    23 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    KIT Kitchee (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    86 Paulo César (GK)
    5 Helio
    15 Roberto Júnior
    19 Yang Huang
    95 Shinichi Chan
    21 Kin Man Tong
    14 Ho Chun-Ting
    16 Cheuk Pan Ngan
    8 Matthew Orr
    88 Alex Tayo Akande
    9 Dejan Damjanovic
    Kitchee Substitutes:
    Yingzhi Ju, Sebastian Buddle, Jun-Hyung Park, Tsz-Chun Law, Raul Baena, Cleiton, Sohgo Ichikawa, Chin Lung Cheng, Guo Jianqiao.

    GUA Guangzhou (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    71 Zhang Jianzhi (GK)
    79 Zhou Tiancheng
    89 Wang Wenxuan
    78 Zhang Zili
    76 Tianqing Wang
    84 Wenzhe Zhao Yellow Card
    68 Jintao Liao
    65 Sai Ruan
    73 Fan Hengbo
    66 Li Jiahao
    82 Huang Kaizhou
    Guangzhou Substitutes:
    Chen Rao, He Shaolin, Guo Jiayu, Lyu Shihao, Zhou Pinxi, Zhang Zhihao, Chen Kun, Chen Guanxuan, Ning Hao, Li Xingxian.

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