Beijing Guoan vs Melbourne Victory, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Beijing Guoan
  • 22': Renato Augusto
  • 34': Alan
  • 74': Wang Ziming
FT
3 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 78': Gianluca Iannucci

Beijing FC outsmart Melbourne in return to Asian Champions League

Beijing FC's stars proved Melbourne Victory's undoing as the A-League club slumped to a 3-1 defeat in their return to Asian Champions League action.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 2': Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 5': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zhang Xizhe.
  • 10': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
  • 10': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar tries a through ball, but Marco Rojas is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Marco Rojas is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fernando.
  • 21': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 21': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 22': Goal! Beijing Sinobo Guoan 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Viera.
  • 26': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 27': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Jin Taiyan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 29': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jin Taiyan.
  • 31': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 33': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 33': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renato Augusto with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Wang Gang.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 39': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 44': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 44': Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Aaron Anderson replaces Dylan Ryan.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio replaces Ben Folami.
  • 46': Foul by Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 46': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Augusto.
  • 51': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zhang Xizhe.
  • 53': Offside, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Yu Yang tries a through ball, but Renato Augusto is caught offside.
  • 53': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Gianluca Iannucci replaces Callum McManaman.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Viera.
  • 54': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar tries a through ball, but Marco Rojas is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Aaron Anderson.
  • 59': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 59': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Birkan Kirdar.
  • 62': Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 62': Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Gianluca Iannucci (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Yu Yang.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 65': Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
  • 66': Jin Taiyan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 67': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 69': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Ba Dun replaces Jonathan Viera.
  • 70': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Chi Zhongguo replaces Zhang Xizhe.
  • 70': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Wang Ziming replaces Alan.
  • 74': Goal! Beijing Sinobo Guoan 3, Melbourne Victory 0. Wang Ziming (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ba Dun.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Elvis Kamsoba replaces Marco Rojas.
  • 78': Goal! Beijing Sinobo Guoan 3, Melbourne Victory 1. Gianluca Iannucci (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
  • 79': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Li Lei replaces Jin Taiyan.
  • 79': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Lü Peng replaces Fernando.
  • 80': Ba Dun (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Lü Peng (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Li Ke (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ba Dun.
  • 83': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 84': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  • 88': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
  • 90'+1': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 3, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 3, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
40.7 Possession 59.3
8 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
330 Accurate Passes 530
404 Passes 608
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
17 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 51
18 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 17
19 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 20
9 Effective Clearances 15
9 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar

Line-Ups

GUO Beijing Guoan (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Hou Sen (GK)
3 Yu Yang
2 Kim Min-Jae
18 Jin Taiyan
27 Wang Gang
23 Li Ke Yellow Card
10 Zhang Xizhe
11 Fernando
19 Alan
5 Renato Augusto
21 Jonathan Viera
Beijing Guoan Substitutes:
Lu Peng, Zou Dehai, Yang Wei, Yu Dabao, Ba Dun, Tao Jian, Zhang Yuning, Wang Ziming, Chi Zhongguo, Li Lei.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
19 Dylan Ryan
4 Nicholas Ansell
21 Adama Traoré
2 Storm Roux
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
23 Marco Rojas
7 Callum McManaman Yellow Card
13 Birkan Kirdar
11 Ben Folami
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Max Crocombe, Brandon Lauton, So Nishikawa, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio, Jacob Butterfield, Gianluca Iannucci, Jay Barnett, Joshua Vargas, Aaron Anderson, Elvis Kamsoba.

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