FC Seoul vs Vissel Kobe, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
FC Seoul
    FT
    0 - 1
    1st Leg
    Vissel Kobe
    • 23': Thuler

    About

    FC Seoul are hosting Vissel Kobe at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, 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': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 5': Foul by Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe).
    • 5': Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe).
    • 6': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Seoul. Patryk Klimala is caught offside.
    • 10': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Foul by Patryk Klimala (Seoul).
    • 11': Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Katsuya Nagato.
    • 13': Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 15': Foul by Patryk Klimala (Seoul).
    • 15': Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
    • 17': Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe).
    • 18': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 21': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Choi Jun.
    • 22': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Choi Jun.
    • 23': Goal! Seoul 0, Vissel Kobe 1. Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 24': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Matheus Thuler.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anderson Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 27': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Katsuya Nagato (Vissel Kobe).
    • 27': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Katsuya Nagato (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
    • 31': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
    • 32': Foul by Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe).
    • 32': Juan Antonio Ros (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe).
    • 35': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yazan Al Arab.
    • 35': Foul by Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe).
    • 35': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Song Min-Kyu (Seoul).
    • 36': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe).
    • 40': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul). Assisted by Yoshinori Muto.
    • 43': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Gu Sung-Yun.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katsuya Nagato with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Choi Jun (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daiya Maekawa (Vissel Kobe). Assisted by Hrvoje Babec with a through ball.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seoul 0, Vissel Kobe 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seoul 0, Vissel Kobe 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Seoul. Park Seong-Hoon replaces Yazan Al Arab.
    • 49': Foul by Hrvoje Babec (Seoul).
    • 49': Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Hrvoje Babec (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe).
    • 50': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe).
    • 52': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 52': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Patryk Klimala (Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 56': Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Foul by Juan Antonio Ros (Seoul).
    • 57': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe).
    • 59': Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Seoul. Leonardo Ruiz replaces Patryk Klimala.
    • 61': Substitution, Seoul. Hwang Do-Yun replaces Hrvoje Babec.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Penalty conceded by Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 65': VAR Decision: Penalty Seoul.
    • 66': Penalty saved. Leonardo Ruiz (Seoul) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Daiya Maekawa (Vissel Kobe).
    • 66': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Matheus Thuler.
    • 67': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Tetsushi Yamakawa.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Oliveira.
    • 68': Foul by Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul).
    • 68': Kento Hamasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Kuwasaki replaces Kento Hamasaki.
    • 68': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako replaces Yuta Goke.
    • 70': Foul by Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul).
    • 70': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
    • 73': Substitution, Seoul. Moon Seon-Min replaces Cho Young-Wook.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Moon Seon-Min (Seoul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Choi Jun with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
    • 74': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako is caught offside.
    • 75': Offside, Seoul. Leonardo Ruiz is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
    • 76': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Tetsushi Yamakawa (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul). Assisted by Rikuto Hirose with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by Leonardo Ruiz (Seoul).
    • 79': Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Anderson Oliveira (Seoul).
    • 83': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 83': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe).
    • 85': Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe).
    • 87': Substitution, Seoul. Cheon Seong-Hoon replaces Lee Seung-Mo.
    • 87': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Ren Komatsu is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe).
    • 89': Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe).
    • 90': Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Moon Seon-Min (Seoul).
    • 90'+1': Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Kaito Yamada replaces Ren Komatsu.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Hwang Do-Yun.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Seoul. Leonardo Ruiz is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Seoul 0, Vissel Kobe 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Seoul 0, Vissel Kobe 1.

    Statistics

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    22 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    39.4 Possession 60.6
    7 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    198 Accurate Passes 331
    272 Passes 420
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 53
    21 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 8
    33 Effective Clearances 24
    33 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Location: Seoul, South Korea
    Attendance: 6,508

    Line-Ups

    SEO FC Seoul (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    99 Gu Sung-Yun (GK)
    5 Yazan Al-Arab
    96 Juan Antonio Ros
    6 Hrvoje Babec Yellow Card
    22 Kim Jin-Su
    16 Jun Choi
    9 Young-Wook Cho
    8 Seung-Mo Lee
    34 Song Min-Kyu
    70 Anderson Oliveira
    32 Patryk Klimala Yellow Card
    FC Seoul Substitutes:
    Son Jeong-Beom, Hwang Do-Yun, Moon Seon-Min, Park Seong-Hoon, Kang Hyeon-Mu, Park Soo-Il, Cheon Seong-Hoon, Leonardo Ruiz, Hand-Do Lee, Kim Ji-Won, Ahn Jae-Min, Jeong Seung-Won.

    VIS Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daiya Maekawa (GK)
    3 Thuler
    4 Tetsushi Yamakawa
    41 Katsuya Nagato Yellow Card
    23 Rikuto Hirose
    7 Yosuke Ideguchi
    5 Yuta Goke Yellow Card
    11 Yoshinori Muto
    29 Ren Komatsu
    13 Daiju Sasaki Yellow Card
    52 Kento Hamasaki
    Vissel Kobe Substitutes:
    Mitsuki Hidaka, Shuichi Gonda, Niina Tominaga, Nanasei Iino, Kakeru Yamauchi, Yuya Osako, Yuya Kuwasaki, Caetano, Takashi Inui, Kaito Yamada, Boniface Nduka, Haruya Ide.

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