Melbourne Victory vs Daegu FC, 2019 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
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Melbourne Victory slump to Daegu FC defeat in ACL opener
Ola Toivonen made a scoring return but goals to Cesinha, Hwang Soon-Min and Edgar left Victory with much to do.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Attempt missed. Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
- 7': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
- 9': Foul by Cesinha (Daegu).
- 9': Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Dae-Won.
- 11': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
- 11': Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
- 12': Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ola Toivonen with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory).
- 16': Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Delay in match Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu) because of an injury.
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
- 29': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 0. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
- 31': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edgar with a headed pass.
- 33': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory).
- 34': Foul by Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu).
- 34': Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
- 36': Kim Jun-Yub (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Keisuke Honda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
- 42': Foul by James Troisi (Melbourne Victory).
- 42': Park Byung-Hyun (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Terry Antonis.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1.
- 45': Substitution, Daegu. Tsubasa Nishi replaces Ryu Jae-Moon.
- 46': Attempt missed. Kim Dae-Won (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edgar with a headed pass.
- 51': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 2. Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesinha.
- 54': Attempt saved. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 54': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
- 57': James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Woo-Suk.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
- 61': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 3. Edgar (Daegu) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesinha with a cross.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Kim Dae-Won (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesinha.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a cross.
- 63': Delay in match Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Corey Brown replaces Thomas Deng because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt missed. Edgar (Daegu) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hwang Soon-Min.
- 68': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Storm Roux.
- 70': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Brown.
- 71': Foul by Cesinha (Daegu).
- 71': Keisuke Honda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Corey Brown.
- 73': Foul by Park Byung-Hyun (Daegu).
- 73': Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a through ball.
- 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Woo-Suk.
- 77': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hwang Soon-Min.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kenny Athiu replaces Ola Toivonen.
- 79': Substitution, Daegu. Jang Seong-Won replaces Hwang Soon-Min.
- 82': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory).
- 82': Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt missed. Kenny Athiu (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Baena.
- 85': Foul by Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu).
- 85': Kenny Athiu (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
- 87': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Daegu. Dario replaces Kim Dae-Won.
- 90': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
- 90': Jeong Seung-Won (Daegu) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu).
- 90'+3': Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 3.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.3 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 611 |
| 396 | Passes | 710 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,572
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 14 | Thomas Deng |
| 17 | James Donachie |
| 15 | Raul Baena |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 2 | Storm Roux |
| 10 | James Troisi |
| 8 | Terry Antonis |
| 4 | Keisuke Honda |
| 11 | Ola Toivonen |
| 9 | Kosta Barbarouses |
Daegu FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
| 5 | Jung-Woon Hong |
| 3 | Woo-Suk Kim |
| 66 | Byung-Hyun Park |
| 29 | Ryu Jae-Moon |
| 18 | Jeong Seung-Won |
| 20 | Soon-Min Hwang |
| 17 | Kim Jun-Yub |
| 11 | Césinha |
| 14 | Dae-Won Kim |
| 9 | Edgar Bruno da Silva |
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