AFC Champions League Elite

FT Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Melbourne Victory LDLWW 2
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Kawasaki Frontale WLLWD 2
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MBV112
KAW112
Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu · 11,189 att.

Match Report

Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images

Late Leroy George goal helps Melbourne Victory earn point in Japan

A stoppage-time penalty helped Melbourne Victory score a dramatic 2-2 Asian Champions League draw against Kawasaki Frontale in Japan.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
45.1
Possession
54.9
4
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
7
0.8
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
513
496
Passes
608
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
67
26
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
13
11
Clearances
13

Lineups

KAW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Shota AraiG
  2. 5Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  3. 3Tatsuki NaraCD-R
  4. 7Shintaro KurumayaLB
  5. 18Elson Ferreira de SouzaRB
  6. 41Akihiro IenagaAM
  7. 10Ryota OshimaLM
  8. 21Eduardo NetoRM
  9. 11Yu KobayashiF
  10. 2Kyohei NoborizatoAM-L
  11. 8Hiroyuki AbeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31William PoppSUB
  2. 16Tatsuya HasegawaSUB
  3. 4Yoshito OkuboSUB
  4. 25Hidemasa MoritaSUB
  5. 14Kengo NakamuraSUB
  6. 19Kentaro MoriyaSUB
  7. 20Kei ChinenSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 14Thomas DengRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 21Carl ValeriLM
  8. 24Terry AntonisRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Matt ActonSUB
  2. 31Christian TheoharousSUB
  3. 23Jai InghamSUB
  4. 7Kenjok AthiuSUB
  5. 22Stefan NigroSUB
  6. 19Pierce WaringSUB
  7. 16Josh HopeSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Elsinho (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 36' Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  3. 55' Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Kyohei Noborizato (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yu Kobayashi.
  4. 56' Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Carl Valeri (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 78' Eduardo Neto (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Christian Theoharous replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  8. 78' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Joshua Hope replaces Carl Valeri.
  9. 82' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Kengo Nakamura replaces Hiroyuki Abe.
  10. 86' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kenny Athiu replaces Besart Berisha.
  11. 88' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Hasegawa replaces Kyohei Noborizato.
  12. 90'+3' Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Leroy George (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Kei Chinen replaces Eduardo Neto.

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