Cerezo Osaka vs Kitchee, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
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Cerezo Osaka are hosting Kitchee
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. 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
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Line-Ups
Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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21 | Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK) |
15 | Ayumu Seko |
6 | Tiago ![]() |
14 | Yusuke Maruhashi |
2 | Riku Matsuda |
10 | Hiroshi Kiyotake |
4 | Riki Harakawa |
25 | Hiroaki Okuno |
9 | Adam Taggart |
28 | Motohiko Nakajima |
17 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto |
Kitchee (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
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86 | Paulo César (GK) ![]() |
5 | Helio |
6 | Jun-Hyung Park |
19 | Yang Huang ![]() |
3 | Dani Cancela ![]() |
15 | Roberto Júnior |
37 | Raul Baena |
10 | Cleiton |
8 | Matt Orr |
2 | Tsz-Chun Law |
9 | Dejan Damjanovic |
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