Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Pohang Steelers, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Johor Darul Ta'zim
    FT
    0 - 2
    Pohang Steelers
    • 33': Seung-Mo Lee
    • 37': Sang-Woo Kang

    About

    Johor Darul Ta'zim are hosting Pohang Steelers 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lim Sang-Hyub.
    • 7': Foul by Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 7': Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Foul by Gwon Wan-Gyu (Pohang Steelers).
    • 8': La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Safiq Rahim (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 10': Shin Jin-Ho (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Arif Aiman Hanapi.
    • 16': Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Gwon Wan-Gyu (Pohang Steelers).
    • 17': Safawi Rasid (Johor Darul Ta'zim) hits the right post with a left footed shot from long range on the right from a direct free kick.
    • 17': Foul by Lim Sang-Hyub (Pohang Steelers).
    • 17': La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 18': Safawi Rasid (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 18': Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 19': Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Kang Sang-Woo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 21': Safawi Rasid (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lim Sang-Hyub with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 23': Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lim Sang-Hyub (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Seung-Mo.
    • 25': Foul by Shin Jin-Ho (Pohang Steelers).
    • 25': Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Matthew Davies.
    • 32': Foul by Lim Sang-Hyub (Pohang Steelers).
    • 32': La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Goal! Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 1. Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Go Young-Joon.
    • 34': Foul by Afiq Fazail (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 34': Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Afiq Fazail (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Goal! Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 2. Kang Sang-Woo (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boris Tashchy with a through ball.
    • 39': Afiq Fazail (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 42': Attempt missed. Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kang Sang-Woo with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 43': Shin Jin-Ho (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers).
    • 45'+1': Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 2.
    • 46': Foul by Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers).
    • 46': Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 46': Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Boris Tashchy (Pohang Steelers).
    • 48': Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Safawi Rasid (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 49': Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Arif Aiman Hanapi (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Davies.
    • 51': Foul by Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 51': Lee Soo-Bin (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lee Soo-Bin.
    • 52': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Matthew Davies.
    • 52': Farizal Marlias (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Gwon Wan-Gyu (Pohang Steelers).
    • 58': Foul by Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 58': Lee Kwang-Jun (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Alexander Grant replaces Boris Tashchy.
    • 60': Hand ball by Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 62': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Farizal Marlias.
    • 63': Hand ball by Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 63': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Guilherme replaces Safawi Rasid.
    • 63': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Mohamadou Sumareh replaces Bérgson.
    • 66': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Shin Jin-Ho tries a through ball, but Lim Sang-Hyub is caught offside.
    • 66': Foul by Alexander Grant (Pohang Steelers).
    • 66': Mohamadou Sumareh (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Arif Aiman Hanapi (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 67': Lim Sang-Hyub (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Shane Lowry.
    • 68': Gwon Wan-Gyu (Pohang Steelers) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Shin Jin-Ho with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Alexander Grant (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Lee Seung-Mo (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lim Sang-Hyub.
    • 74': Foul by Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 74': Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Go Young-Joon (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Syamer Kutty Abba replaces Natxo Insa.
    • 74': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Nazmi Faiz Mansor replaces Afiq Fazail.
    • 75': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Park Jae-Woo replaces Go Young-Joon.
    • 75': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kwon Gi-Pyo replaces Shin Jin-Ho.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Guilherme (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Arif Aiman Hanapi.
    • 80': Foul by Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 80': Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lim Sang-Hyub with a cross.
    • 82': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Lee Seung-Mo tries a through ball, but Kwon Gi-Pyo is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 82': Syamer Kutty Abba (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Mohamadou Sumareh (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 83': Shin Kwang-Hoon (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Mohamadou Sumareh (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Safiq Rahim (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamadou Sumareh.
    • 86': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Lee Ho-Jae replaces Lee Seung-Mo.
    • 86': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Ramadhan Saifullah Usman replaces Safiq Rahim.
    • 86': Foul by Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 86': Kang Sang-Woo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Shane Lowry (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 88': Lee Ho-Jae (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Syamer Kutty Abba (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 89': Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Syamer Kutty Abba (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
    • 90'+3': Kwon Gi-Pyo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Lee Ho-Jae (Pohang Steelers).
    • 90'+3': La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Johor Darul Ta'zim 0, Pohang Steelers 2.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 2
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    12 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    408 Accurate Passes 368
    484 Passes 437
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    43 Long Balls 38
    23 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    9 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 9
    8 Effective Clearances 12
    8 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
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    Line-Ups

    DAR Johor Darul Ta'zim (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Farizal Marlias (GK)
    14 Shane Lowry Yellow Card
    7 Aidil Zafuan
    30 Natxo Insa
    22 La'Vere Corbin-Ong
    2 Matthew Davies
    4 Afiq Fazail Yellow Card
    8 Safiq Rahim
    42 Arif Aiman Hanapi
    29 Safawi Rasid
    9 Bergson
    Johor Darul Ta'zim Substitutes:
    Syamer Kutty Abba, Mohamadou Sumareh, Nazmi Faiz, Firdaus Ramli, Akhyar Rashid, Adam Nor Azlin, Kunanlan Subramaniam, Guillherme de Paula Lucrecio, Haziq Nadzli, Ramadhan Saifullah Usman.

    POH Pohang Steelers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Kang Hyeon-Mu (GK)
    13 Gwon Wan-Gyu
    3 Lee Kwang-Jun
    10 Sang-Woo Kang
    17 Shin Kwang-Hoon
    16 Seung-Mo Lee
    6 Shin Jin-Ho
    57 Lee Soo-Bin
    7 Borys Tashchy
    79 Go Young-Joon
    77 Sang-Hyeob Im
    Pohang Steelers Substitutes:
    Alex Grant, Cho Sung-Hoon, Park Jae-Woo, Kwon Gi-Pyo, Jeon Min-Gwang, Ryun-Seong Kim, Lee Ho-Jae, Oh Beom-Seok, Noh Ji-Hun, Lee Seok-Kyu.

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