Cerezo Osaka vs Kitchee, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Cerezo Osaka
  • 69': Adam Taggart
  • 71': Tiago
FT
2 - 1
Kitchee
  • 38': Dejan Damjanovic

About

Cerezo Osaka 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.
  • 6': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
  • 6': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Tiago (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 9': Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Foul by Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC).
  • 10': Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Dani Cancela.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
  • 16': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 17': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi.
  • 21': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
  • 21': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 27': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Riki Harakawa tries a through ball, but Yusuke Maruhashi is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Yusuke Maruhashi.
  • 29': Foul by Huang Yang (Kitchee SC).
  • 29': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Huang Yang (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 34': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Matthew Orr.
  • 38': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 0, Kitchee SC 1. Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cleiton.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi.
  • 43': Paulo César (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 45': Foul by Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC).
  • 45': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 0, Kitchee SC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cerezo Osaka 0, Kitchee SC 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 50': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 53': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
  • 53': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Roberto.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Riki Harakawa.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroaki Okuno.
  • 57': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 58': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Tong Kin-Man replaces Law Tsz-Chun.
  • 59': Foul by Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 59': Roberto (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayumu Seko.
  • 62': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Yoshito Okubo replaces Motohiko Nakajima.
  • 63': Foul by Huang Yang (Kitchee SC).
  • 63': Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Chan Shinichi replaces Matthew Orr.
  • 66': Foul by Helio (Kitchee SC).
  • 66': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Chan Shinichi (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cleiton following a fast break.
  • 69': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 1, Kitchee SC 1. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
  • 71': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 2, Kitchee SC 1. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riki Harakawa.
  • 73': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Hirotaka Tameda replaces Adam Taggart because of an injury.
  • 74': Foul by Roberto (Kitchee SC).
  • 74': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Raúl Baena.
  • 77': Foul by Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC).
  • 77': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 79': Huang Yang (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Sebastian Buddle replaces Roberto.
  • 82': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Ho Chun-Ting replaces Huang Yang.
  • 82': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Alex Akande replaces Dejan Damjanovic.
  • 84': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Riku Matsuda.
  • 86': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Ayumu Seko tries a through ball, but Yoshito Okubo is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
  • 87': Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Naoyuki Fujita replaces Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 90'+3': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Naoyuki Fujita (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Park Jun-Hyung (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cleiton following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Tiago.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 2, Kitchee SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cerezo Osaka 2, Kitchee SC 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
29.2 Possession 70.8
4 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
176 Accurate Passes 582
270 Passes 659
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 46
18 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 5
16 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
20 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 8
18 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

CER Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
15 Ayumu Seko
6 Tiago Yellow Card
14 Yusuke Maruhashi
2 Riku Matsuda
10 Hiroshi Kiyotake
4 Riki Harakawa
25 Hiroaki Okuno
9 Adam Taggart
28 Motohiko Nakajima
17 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:
Riki Matsuda, Kenya Matsui, Hirotaka Tameda, Naoyuki Fujita, Yoshito Okubo, Mutsuki Kato, Yuta Koike, Taishi Matsumoto, Hinata Kida, Ryuya Nishio.

KIT Kitchee (4-1-4-1)

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

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