Gamba Osaka vs Pohang Steelers, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Gamba Osaka advance 3-2 on aggregate

Gamba Osaka

34': Deniz Hümmet
41': Ryoya Yamashita

FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Gamba Osaka advance 3-2 on aggregate

Pohang Steelers

61': Kento Nishiya

About

Gamba Osaka are hosting Pohang Steelers at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Two.

Match Timeline

34': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 34'
41': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 41'
45': Hwang Seo-Woong (Pohang Steelers) Substitution at 45'
45': Lee Chang-Woo (Pohang Steelers) Substitution at 45'
61': Kento Nishiya (Pohang Steelers) Goal at 61'
65': Kim Dong-Jin (Pohang Steelers) Substitution at 65'
68': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 68'
68': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 68'
70': An Jae-Jun (Pohang Steelers) Substitution at 70'
76': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 76'
76': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 76'
78': Kim Yong-Hak (Pohang Steelers) Substitution at 78'
80': Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 80'
90'+5': Shoji Toyama (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

POH		GAM
17	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	3
43.9	Possession	56.1
9	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Two

Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 9,456

Line-Ups

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK)
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani
5	Genta Miura
21	Ryo Hatsuse
3	Riku Handa
11	Issam Jebali
16	Tokuma Suzuki
13	Shuto Abe
23	Deniz Hümmet
8	Ryotaro Meshino
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Shu Kurata, Ginjiro Ikegaya, Takeru Kishimoto, Takato Yamamoto, Jiro Nakamura, Rui Araki, Shoji Toyama, Harumi Minamino, Gaku Nawata, Kanji Okunuki, Rin Mito, Makoto Mitsuta.

Pohang Steelers (5-4-1)

No.	Name
21	Hwang In-Jae (GK)
4	Jeon Min-Gwang
50	Si-Woo Jin
26	Park Chan-Yong
2	Eo Jeong-Won
13	Min-Jun Kang
40	Ki Sung-Yueng
31	Kento Nishiya
9	Jorge Teixeira
11	Paulo Rocha
19	Lee Ho-Jae

Pohang Steelers Substitutes:

Kim Ho-Jin, Kim Dong-Jin, Han Hyeon-Seo, Kim Ye-Sung, Jakob Tranziska, Lee Chang-Woo, Kim Yong-Hak, Hwang Seo-Woong, An Jae-Jun, Hong Seong-Min, Jung Han-Min, Kim Bum-Jun.

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