Guangzhou vs Kitchee, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

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

    About

    Guangzhou are hosting Kitchee 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.
    • 1': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 1': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Wang Tianqing.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Orr.
    • 8': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhang Jianzhi.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 10': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
    • 10': Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Chen Quangjiang.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ho Chun-Ting (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cleiton.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Ho Chun-Ting (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Damjanovic.
    • 19': Offside, Guangzhou. Zhang Jianzhi tries a through ball, but Huang Kaizhou is caught offside.
    • 20': Offside, Kitchee SC. Tong Kin-Man tries a through ball, but Cleiton is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou).
    • 23': Park Jun-Hyung (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Chen Kun (Guangzhou).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tong Kin-Man with a cross.
    • 29': Offside, Guangzhou. Chen Quangjiang tries a through ball, but Chen Kun is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 33': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 33': Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 33': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Guangzhou. Zhang Jianzhi tries a through ball, but Huang Kaizhou is caught offside.
    • 35': Penalty Kitchee SC. Dejan Damjanovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Penalty conceded by Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Goal! Guangzhou 0, Kitchee SC 1. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Foul by Ho Chun-Ting (Kitchee SC).
    • 37': Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Buddle.
    • 38': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Wang Wenxuan.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Park Jun-Hyung with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 40': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Wang Tianqing.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Helio (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cleiton with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Sebastian Buddle (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Helio following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Helio (Kitchee SC).
    • 41': Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Chen Rijin (Guangzhou).
    • 43': Chen Rijin (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cleiton with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ho Chun-Ting (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Orr.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Chen Kun (Guangzhou).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 45'+3': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Guangzhou 0, Kitchee SC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Guangzhou 0, Kitchee SC 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. Rao Chen replaces Zhang Zhihao.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. Zhao Wenzhe replaces Huang Kaizhou.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Buddle.
    • 47': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cleiton with a cross.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Buddle (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 47': Park Jun-Hyung (Kitchee SC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC).
    • 51': Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Substitution, Guangzhou. Zhou Tiancheng replaces Chen Quangjiang because of an injury.
    • 56': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Law Tsz-Chun replaces Sebastian Buddle.
    • 56': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Ju Yingzhi replaces Ho Chun-Ting.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Law Tsz-Chun with a cross.
    • 59': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhou Tiancheng.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Cleiton (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 63': Hand ball by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 63': Foul by Wang Wenxuan (Guangzhou).
    • 63': Ju Yingzhi (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Law Tsz-Chun with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhang Jianzhi.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Helio (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ju Yingzhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Offside, Kitchee SC. Paulo César tries a through ball, but Matthew Orr is caught offside.
    • 71': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 71': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Guangzhou. Li Jiahao replaces Chen Kun.
    • 72': Substitution, Guangzhou. Ning Haoxu replaces Chen Rijin.
    • 73': Hand ball by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 74': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Chan Shinichi replaces Matthew Orr.
    • 76': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
    • 76': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC).
    • 77': Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 77': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Corner, Guangzhou. Conceded by Park Jun-Hyung.
    • 80': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 80': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ning Haoxu (Guangzhou).
    • 81': Park Jun-Hyung (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Park Jun-Hyung (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ju Yingzhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 85': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Chan Shinichi (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Li Jiahao (Guangzhou).
    • 86': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
    • 86': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 89': Foul by Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC).
    • 89': Zhou Tiancheng (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Li Jiahao (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Chan Shinichi (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+3': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Guangzhou 0, Kitchee SC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Guangzhou 0, Kitchee SC 1.

    Statistics

    KIT GUAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/12009.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    15 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    11 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 4
    69.4 Possession 30.6
    24 SHOTS 1
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    515 Accurate Passes 204
    597 Passes 275
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    13 Accurate Crosses 0
    33 Crosses 5
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    49 Long Balls 41
    20 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    7 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 17
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 12
    5 Effective Clearances 26
    5 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    GUA Guangzhou (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    71 Zhang Jianzhi (GK)
    40 Zhang Zhihao Yellow Card
    89 Wang Wenxuan
    70 Chen Quangjiang
    76 Tianqing Wang
    87 Rijin Chen Yellow Card
    68 Jintao Liao
    78 Zhang Zili
    73 Fan Hengbo Yellow Card
    67 Chen Kun
    82 Huang Kaizhou
    Guangzhou Substitutes:
    Ning Hao, Zhou Tiancheng, Wu Junhao, Zhou Pinxi, Li Jiahao, Jihao Zhang, He Shaolin, Wenzhe Zhao, Chen Rao, Li Xingxian.

    KIT Kitchee (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    86 Paulo César (GK)
    5 Helio
    6 Jun-Hyung Park
    37 Raul Baena Yellow Card
    3 Dani Cancela Yellow Card
    21 Kin Man Tong
    14 Ho Chun-Ting
    10 Cleiton
    8 Matthew Orr
    67 Sebastian Buddle
    9 Dejan Damjanovic
    Kitchee Substitutes:
    Yingzhi Ju, Guo Jianqiao, Tsz-Chun Law, Roberto Júnior, Sohgo Ichikawa, Shinichi Chan, Cheuk Pan Ngan, Chin Lung Cheng, Alex Tayo Akande.

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