Cerezo Osaka vs Guangzhou, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Cerezo Osaka
  • 33': Mutsuki Kato
  • 53': Taishi Matsumoto
  • 67': Tiago
  • 72': Taishi Matsumoto
  • 90'+2': Mutsuki Kato
FT
5 - 0
Guangzhou

    About

    Cerezo Osaka are hosting Guangzhou at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Riki Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroto Yamada.
    • 4': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Zhang Jianzhi.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naoyuki Fujita with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Hand ball by Ryuya Nishio (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 6': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 6': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Riki Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi.
    • 14': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Yuta Koike tries a through ball, but Toshiyuki Takagi is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Taishi Matsumoto (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 15': Ruan Sai (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 16': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Wang Wenxuan (Guangzhou).
    • 17': Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Wang Wenxuan (Guangzhou).
    • 19': Hiroto Yamada (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ryuya Nishio (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoyuki Fujita.
    • 20': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 21': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Wang Tianqing.
    • 21': Foul by Ryuya Nishio (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 21': Li Jiahao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Foul by Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou).
    • 24': Hiroto Yamada (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Zhao Wenzhe (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by He Shaolin (Guangzhou).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Hiroto Yamada (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Toshiyuki Takagi (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mutsuki Kato with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Riki Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mutsuki Kato.
    • 33': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 1, Guangzhou 0. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riki Matsuda with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou).
    • 36': Yuta Koike (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 37': He Shaolin (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Ruan Sai (Guangzhou).
    • 38': Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by He Shaolin (Guangzhou).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Naoyuki Fujita (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mutsuki Kato.
    • 41': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Naoyuki Fujita with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 42': He Shaolin (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryuya Nishio (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naoyuki Fujita with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Ruan Sai.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 1, Guangzhou 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cerezo Osaka 1, Guangzhou 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Tiago replaces Ryuya Nishio.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. Huang Kaizhou replaces He Shaolin.
    • 46': Foul by Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou).
    • 46': Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Taishi Matsumoto (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ruan Sai (Guangzhou) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Huang Kaizhou.
    • 50': Foul by Riki Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 50': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Offside, Guangzhou. Zhao Wenzhe tries a through ball, but Huang Kaizhou is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Naoyuki Fujita (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 52': Zhang Zili (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 2, Guangzhou 0. Taishi Matsumoto (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yuta Koike following a fast break.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruan Sai.
    • 58': Substitution, Guangzhou. Yang Dejiang replaces Liao Jintao.
    • 58': Substitution, Guangzhou. Rao Chen replaces Zhang Zili.
    • 58': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 58': Huang Kaizhou (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuta Koike with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Foul by Yang Dejiang (Guangzhou).
    • 63': Hiroto Yamada (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Taishi Matsumoto (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 67': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 3, Guangzhou 0. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuta Koike with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Guangzhou. Lyu Shihao replaces Li Jiahao.
    • 72': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 4, Guangzhou 0. Taishi Matsumoto (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riki Matsuda with a through ball.
    • 73': Foul by Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 73': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Guangzhou. Zhang Zhihao replaces Zhao Wenzhe.
    • 75': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Yusuke Maruhashi replaces Toshiyuki Takagi.
    • 78': Foul by Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 78': Ruan Sai (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Hinata Kida (Cerezo Osaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Rao Chen (Guangzhou) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ruan Sai (Guangzhou) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fan Hengbo.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Rao Chen.
    • 84': Offside, Guangzhou. Wang Tianqing tries a through ball, but Huang Kaizhou is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuta Koike with a headed pass.
    • 85': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Wang Wenxuan.
    • 86': Foul by Chen Rijin (Guangzhou).
    • 86': Yuta Koike (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Naoyuki Fujita (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Foul by Chen Rijin (Guangzhou).
    • 89': Yuta Koike (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Chen Rijin (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+1': Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Cerezo Osaka 5, Guangzhou 0. Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroto Yamada.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cerezo Osaka 5, Guangzhou 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cerezo Osaka 5, Guangzhou 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cerezo Osaka 5, Guangzhou 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 0
    37.8 Possession 62.2
    6 SHOTS 21
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    231 Accurate Passes 428
    324 Passes 506
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    6 Crosses 39
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 65
    15 Accurate Long Balls 42
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 4
    10 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    10 Interceptions 10
    31 Effective Clearances 11
    31 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    CER Cerezo Osaka (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Van Lâm Dang (GK)
    33 Ryuya Nishio
    15 Ayumu Seko
    26 Yuta Koike
    30 Hinata Kida Yellow Card
    40 Taishi Matsumoto
    5 Naoyuki Fujita
    13 Toshiyuki Takagi
    22 Riki Matsuda
    29 Mutsuki Kato
    34 Hiroto Yamada
    Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:
    Yoshito Okubo, Kenya Matsui, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Hirotaka Tameda, Hiroaki Okuno, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Riku Matsuda, Riki Harakawa, Tiago, Yusuke Maruhashi.

    GUA Guangzhou (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    71 Zhang Jianzhi (GK)
    89 Wang Wenxuan
    84 Wenzhe Zhao Yellow Card
    78 Zhang Zili
    76 Tianqing Wang
    87 Rijin Chen
    68 Jintao Liao
    65 Sai Ruan
    73 Fan Hengbo
    66 Li Jiahao
    85 He Shaolin
    Guangzhou Substitutes:
    Luo Junhan, Jihao Zhang, Yang Dejiang, Chen Kun, Zhang Zhihao, Li Xingxian, Lyu Shihao, Chen Rao, Ning Hao, Huang Kaizhou.

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