Pohang Steelers vs Vissel Kobe, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Pohang Steelers
  • 13': Han Chan-Hee
  • 20': Kim In-Sung
  • 90'+1': Jeong Jae-Hee
FT
3 - 1
Vissel Kobe
  • 34': Daiju Sasaki (P)

About

Pohang Steelers are hosting Vissel Kobe at Steelyard, Pohang, Korea Republic, 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': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Lee Gyu-Baek.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kakeru Yamauchi.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim In-Sung with a cross.
  • 11': (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Back pass by Powell Obi (Vissel Kobe).
  • 13': Goal! Pohang Steelers 1, Vissel Kobe 0. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Baek Sung-Dong following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Lee Gyu-Baek.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe).
  • 15': Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers).
  • 16': Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Goal! Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 0. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hong Yun-Sang.
  • 23': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
  • 28': Foul by Eo Jeong-Won (Pohang Steelers).
  • 28': Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Penalty Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Goal! Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers).
  • 35': Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross.
  • 36': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami.
  • 39': Foul by Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe).
  • 39': Hong Yun-Sang (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Gyu-Baek.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daiju Sasaki.
  • 45': Hand ball by Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nanasei Iino.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Pohang Steelers 2, Vissel Kobe 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Wanderson replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
  • 46': Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers).
  • 46': Ryuho Kikuchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
  • 47': Kakeru Yamauchi (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koya Yuruki with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rikuto Hirose.
  • 51': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
  • 51': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryuho Kikuchi following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kang Hyeon-Je replaces Baek Sung-Dong.
  • 58': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Jeong Jae-Hee replaces Hong Yun-Sang.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Han Chan-Hee.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami with a through ball.
  • 61': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Oberdan (Pohang Steelers).
  • 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Taisei Miyashiro replaces Kakeru Yamauchi.
  • 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Niina Tominaga replaces Nanasei Iino.
  • 61': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Ryota Morioka replaces Daiju Sasaki.
  • 65': Foul by Wanderson (Pohang Steelers).
  • 65': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Ryo Hatsuse replaces Rikuto Hirose.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Niina Tominaga (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hotaru Yamaguchi with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe).
  • 71': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Jonathan Aspropotamitis replaces Kim In-Sung.
  • 77': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yosuke Ideguchi replaces Mitsuki Hidaka.
  • 78': Hand ball by Niina Tominaga (Vissel Kobe).
  • 79': Foul by Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe).
  • 79': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by Wanderson (Pohang Steelers).
  • 80': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yun Pyeong-Gook.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryuho Kikuchi following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Ryo Hatsuse (Vissel Kobe).
  • 86': Kang Hyeon-Je (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Hwang Seo-Woong replaces Han Chan-Hee.
  • 88': Eo Jeong-Won (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeong Jae-Hee.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niina Tominaga with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1. Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Teixeira.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oberdan.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Powell Obi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kang Hyeon-Je.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hwang Seo-Woong (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kang Hyeon-Je.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Pohang Steelers 3, Vissel Kobe 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
52.1 Possession 47.9
17 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
379 Accurate Passes 348
477 Passes 454
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
76 Long Balls 96
40 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 15
10 Effective Clearances 34
10 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Steelyard
Location: Pohang, Korea Republic
Attendance: 4,149

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Kawasaki Frontale 7 +9 15
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Line-Ups

POH Pohang Steelers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Yun Pyeong-Gook (GK)
34 Lee Gyu-Baeg
4 Jeon Min-Gwang
26 Lee Tae-Seok
2 Eo Jeong-Won
8 Oberdan
16 Han Chan-Hee
37 Hong Yun-Sang
7 Kim In-Sung
9 Jorge Teixeira
10 Sung-Dong Baek
Pohang Steelers Substitutes:
Kim Myeong-Jun, Choi Hyeong-Woong, Hwang Seo-Woong, Jo Seong-Joon, Suk-Ju Yoon, Lee Dong-hyeop, Kang Hyeon-Je, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira, Kim Dong-Jin, Jeong Jae-Hee, Hwang In-Jae.

VIS Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

No. Name
50 Powell Obinna Obi (GK)
81 Ryuho Kikuchi
55 Takuya Iwanami
44 Mitsuki Hidaka
23 Rikuto Hirose
25 Yuya Kuwasaki Yellow Card
30 Kakeru Yamauchi
96 Hotaru Yamaguchi Yellow Card
22 Daiju Sasaki
14 Koya Yuruki
2 Nanasei Iino
Vissel Kobe Substitutes:
Yosuke Ideguchi, Taiga Kameda, Yuki Honda, Ryo Hatsuse, Ryota Morioka, Niina Tominaga, Taisei Miyashiro, Shota Arai.

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