AFC Champions League Elite

FT Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Sydney FC LDWWD 0
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Kawasaki Frontale WDDLD 1
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Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu · 11,278 att.

Match Report

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Manabu Saito strikes late as Kawasaki Frontale edge out Sydney FC

Kawasaki Frontale secured a 1-0 home victory over Sydney FC in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
2
39.7
Possession
60.3
2
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
9
1.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
627
477
Passes
720
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
18
0.0
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
45
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
5
13
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
16
18
Clearances
16

Lineups

KAW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jung Sung-RyongG
  2. 5Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  3. 3Tatsuki NaraCD-R
  4. 2Kyohei NoborizatoLB
  5. 6Hidemasa MoritaRB
  6. 14Kengo NakamuraCM-L
  7. 25Ao TanakaCM-R
  8. 16Tatsuya HasegawaLM
  9. 41Akihiro IenagaRM
  10. 9Leandro DamiãoCF-L
  11. 11Yu KobayashiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Yuto SuzukiSUB
  2. 21Shota AraiSUB
  3. 19Manabu SaitoSUB
  4. 34Kazuya YamamuraSUB
  5. 7Shintaro KurumayaSUB
  6. 20Kei ChinenSUB
  7. 22Hokuto ShimodaSUB

SYD · 4-4-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 3Ben WarlandCD-L
  3. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-L
  7. 8Paulo RetreCM-R
  8. 10Milos NinkovicLM
  9. 17Anthony CáceresRM
  10. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  11. 14Alex BrosqueCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Alex CisakSUB
  2. 2Aaron CalverSUB
  3. 18Jacob TrattSUB
  4. 31Luke IvanovicSUB
  5. 24Cameron DevlinSUB
  6. 16Reza GhoochannejhadSUB

Timeline

  1. 61' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yuto Suzuki replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  2. 64' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Kei Chinen replaces Leandro Damião.
  3. 67' Substitution, Sydney FC. Reza Ghoochannejhad replaces Alex Brosque.
  4. 75' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Paulo Retre.
  5. 81' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Manabu Saito replaces Tatsuya Hasegawa.
  6. 83' Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 1, Sydney FC 0. Manabu Saito (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

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