Melbourne Victory vs Beijing Guoan, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteMelbourne Victory on brink of Asian Champions League elimination after defeat to Beijing
Melbourne Victory's hopes of getting past the Asian Champions League group stage are hanging by a thread after suffering a 2-0 loss to Beijing FC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 4': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
- 5': Attempt missed. Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zhang Xizhe with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Hand ball by Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 7': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 7': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 1. Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wang Gang.
- 10': Foul by Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 10': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 10': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Nicholas Ansell is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 11': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Storm Roux.
- 14': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 14': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hou Sen.
- 15': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 16': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Yu Dabao.
- 18': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 21': Foul by Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 21': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 25': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 26': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 35': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2. Zhang Yuning (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Viera.
- 37': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 37': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory).
- 39': Zhang Yuning (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Wang Gang.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando.
- 45': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 45'+1': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Callum McManaman tries a through ball, but Storm Roux is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Aaron Anderson replaces Nicholas Ansell.
- 46': Attempt saved. Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Augusto.
- 46': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 46': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Zhang Yuning (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 48': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Zhang Yuning (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 48': Foul by Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 48': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 50': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Wang Gang.
- 53': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Dylan Ryan.
- 54': Attempt missed. Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zhang Xizhe with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Jacob Butterfield.
- 59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio replaces Ben Folami.
- 60': Offside, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Fernando tries a through ball, but Zhang Yuning is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 61': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory).
- 62': Kim Min-Jae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Hand ball by Zhang Yuning (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 63': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 63': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zhang Xizhe.
- 66': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Viera with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Jiang Tao replaces Wang Gang.
- 69': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
- 69': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Alan replaces Zhang Yuning.
- 69': Attempt saved. Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fernando with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 70': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brandon Lauton replaces Storm Roux.
- 71': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Elvis Kamsoba replaces Callum McManaman.
- 74': Corner, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Conceded by Brandon Lauton.
- 74': Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Fernando (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan with a headed pass following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Wang Ziming replaces Jonathan Viera.
- 79': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Lü Peng replaces Fernando.
- 80': Offside, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Wang Ziming tries a through ball, but Alan is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 85': Wang Ziming (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory).
- 89': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Ba Dun replaces Zhang Xizhe.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Alan (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ba Dun.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Barnett.
- 90'+1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jiang Tao.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ba Dun (Beijing Sinobo Guoan).
- 90'+2': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Ba Dun (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2.
Statistics
 GUO |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 524 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 593 | Passes | 503 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 46 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Max Crocombe (GK) |
| 19 | Dylan Ryan  |
| 4 | Nicholas Ansell |
| 21 | Adama Traoré |
| 2 | Storm Roux |
| 8 | Jacob Butterfield |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 7 | Callum McManaman |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
Beijing Guoan (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Sen (GK) |
| 22 | Yu Dabao |
| 2 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 4 | Li Lei |
| 27 | Wang Gang |
| 6 | Chi Zhongguo |
| 10 | Zhang Xizhe |
| 11 | Fernando |
| 9 | Zhang Yuning |
| 5 | Renato Augusto |
| 21 | Jonathan Viera |
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