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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Guangzhou
    FT
    0 - 2
    Cerezo Osaka
    • 15': Hiroaki Okuno
    • 69': Tiago

    About

    Guangzhou are hosting Cerezo Osaka 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.
    • 2': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 3': Chen Quangjiang (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Tiago (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 8': Hand ball by Chen Zhengfeng (Guangzhou).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Wang Tianqing.
    • 15': Goal! Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 1. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riki Harakawa with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Hand ball by Chen Zhengfeng (Guangzhou).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 20': Foul by Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 20': Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Huang Kaizhou.
    • 23': Corner, Guangzhou. Conceded by Ayumu Seko.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 27': Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with a cross.
    • 32': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Hiroshi Kiyotake tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with a headed pass.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
    • 37': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riki Harakawa.
    • 42': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto tries a through ball, but Toshiyuki Takagi is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Riku Matsuda tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Liao Jintao (Guangzhou).
    • 45': Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Riku Matsuda tries a through ball, but Riki Harakawa is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Hirotaka Tameda replaces Toshiyuki Takagi.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. Huang Guangliang replaces Chen Zhengfeng.
    • 45': Substitution, Guangzhou. Ning Haoxu replaces Huang Kaizhou.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by Ruan Sai (Guangzhou).
    • 55': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Riku Matsuda with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Ning Haoxu (Guangzhou).
    • 59': Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Yoshito Okubo replaces Adam Taggart.
    • 60': Foul by Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou).
    • 60': Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 65': Chen Rijin (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 65': Substitution, Guangzhou. Wu Junhao replaces Ruan Sai.
    • 66': Foul by Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 66': Wang Tianqing (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Motohiko Nakajima replaces Hiroshi Kiyotake.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Zhang Zili following a set piece situation.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshito Okubo.
    • 68': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 69': Goal! Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 2. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Riki Harakawa with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Chen Rijin.
    • 71': Foul by Tiago (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 71': Zhang Zhihao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 73': Wu Junhao (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 74': Zhang Jianzhi (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 77': Huang Guangliang (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 78': Ning Haoxu (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Liao Jintao (Guangzhou).
    • 80': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Liao Jintao (Guangzhou) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Liao Jintao.
    • 81': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Mutsuki Kato replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 83': Substitution, Guangzhou. Wang Wenxuan replaces Wang Tianqing.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshito Okubo.
    • 87': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 87': Ning Haoxu (Guangzhou) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riki Harakawa.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Guangzhou. Rao Chen replaces Liao Jintao because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Zhang Zili (Guangzhou).
    • 90'+2': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Fan Hengbo (Guangzhou) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka).
    • 90'+3': Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Guangzhou 0, Cerezo Osaka 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 4
    71.3 Possession 28.7
    22 SHOTS 2
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    550 Accurate Passes 177
    617 Passes 259
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    9 Accurate Crosses 1
    36 Crosses 5
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    38 Long Balls 73
    29 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.3
    7 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    11 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 12
    3 Effective Clearances 31
    3 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    AFC Champions League Elite Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Vissel Kobe 8 +7 16
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    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GUA Guangzhou (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    71 Zhang Jianzhi (GK)
    40 Zhang Zhihao
    70 Chen Quangjiang
    78 Zhang Zili
    76 Tianqing Wang
    87 Rijin Chen
    65 Sai Ruan
    43 Chen Zhenfeng
    68 Jintao Liao Yellow Card
    73 Fan Hengbo
    82 Huang Kaizhou
    Guangzhou Substitutes:
    Guangliang Huang, Jihao Zhang, Wang Wenxuan, Wenzhe Zhao, Wu Junhao, Chen Rao, Ning Hao, Li Jiahao, Chen Kun, Lyu Shihao.

    CER Cerezo Osaka (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    21 Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
    6 Tiago
    15 Ayumu Seko Yellow Card
    2 Riku Matsuda
    4 Riki Harakawa
    25 Hiroaki Okuno
    14 Yusuke Maruhashi
    17 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    9 Adam Taggart
    13 Toshiyuki Takagi
    10 Hiroshi Kiyotake
    Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:
    Ryuya Nishio, Mutsuki Kato, Kenya Matsui, Yoshito Okubo, Motohiko Nakajima, Koji Toriumi, Hinata Kida, Yuta Koike, Hirotaka Tameda, Naoyuki Fujita.

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