AFC Champions League

Zhejiang Professional FC vs Ventforet Kofu, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League
Zhejiang Professional FC
  • 9': Lucas Possignolo
  • 58': Nyasha Mushekwi
FT
2 - 0
Ventforet Kofu

    About

    Zhejiang Professional FC are hosting Ventforet Kofu at Huzhou Olympic Sports Center, Huzhou, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Riku Iijima (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 1': Li Tixiang (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Zhejiang. Conceded by Koya Hayashida.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Li Tixiang with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Foul by Dong Yu (Zhejiang).
    • 5': Iwana Kobayashi (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Kaito Kamiya (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 6': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Kaito Kamiya (Ventforet Kofu) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Getúlio (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 8': Corner, Zhejiang. Conceded by Sodai Hasukawa.
    • 9': Goal! Zhejiang 1, Ventforet Kofu 0. Lucas Possignolo (Zhejiang) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Li Tixiang with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Offside, Ventforet Kofu. Getúlio tries a through ball, but Peter Utaka is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Manato Shinada (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 11': Zhang Jiaqi (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Peter Utaka (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Getúlio.
    • 13': Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Lucas Possignolo.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Iwana Kobayashi (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manato Shinada with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Lucas Possignolo.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Sodai Hasukawa (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manato Shinada.
    • 23': Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Yue Xin.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Yue Xin (Zhejiang).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Corner, Zhejiang. Conceded by Sodai Hasukawa.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Li Tixiang with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Li Tixiang (Zhejiang).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Offside, Ventforet Kofu. Yoshiki Torikai tries a through ball, but Peter Utaka is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 32': Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Offside, Zhejiang. Franko Andrijasevic tries a through ball, but Nyasha Mushekwi is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Peter Utaka (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iwana Kobayashi.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Kouassi.
    • 37': Foul by Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 37': Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 38': Li Tixiang (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dong Yu with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Yue Xin (Zhejiang).
    • 39': Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Yue Xin (Zhejiang) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zhang Jiaqi.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Peter Utaka (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoshiki Torikai with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yue Xin.
    • 43': Foul by Dong Yu (Zhejiang).
    • 43': Getúlio (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Zhejiang. Conceded by Koya Hayashida.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Li Tixiang (Zhejiang) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Kaito Kamiya (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Yoshiki Torikai (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Masahiro Sekiguchi.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Zhejiang 1, Ventforet Kofu 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Zhejiang 1, Ventforet Kofu 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Cristiano replaces Riku Iijima.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nyasha Mushekwi.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Manato Shinada (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cheng Jin with a cross.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Manato Shinada (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Hideomi Yamamoto replaces Manato Shinada because of an injury.
    • 58': Goal! Zhejiang 2, Ventforet Kofu 0. Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Franko Andrijasevic.
    • 60': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Sho Araki replaces Yoshiki Torikai.
    • 60': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Motoki Hasegawa replaces Peter Utaka.
    • 62': Foul by Iwana Kobayashi (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 62': Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sho Araki with a cross.
    • 67': Foul by Sodai Hasukawa (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 67': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nyasha Mushekwi.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheng Jin.
    • 72': Foul by Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 72': Li Tixiang (Zhejiang) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Yamato Naito replaces Getúlio.
    • 73': Offside, Zhejiang. Lucas Possignolo tries a through ball, but Nyasha Mushekwi is caught offside.
    • 75': Foul by Zhang Jiaqi (Zhejiang).
    • 75': Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Sho Araki (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iwana Kobayashi following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Iwana Kobayashi (Ventforet Kofu).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Jean Kouassi (Zhejiang) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Cheng Jin.
    • 78': Offside, Ventforet Kofu. Motoki Hasegawa tries a through ball, but Cristiano is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Zhejiang. Leonardo replaces Nyasha Mushekwi.
    • 79': Substitution, Zhejiang. Yao Junsheng replaces Jean Kouassi.
    • 81': Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 82': Foul by Li Tixiang (Zhejiang).
    • 82': Sho Araki (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Yamato Naito (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Motoki Hasegawa.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Yamato Naito (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Masahiro Sekiguchi with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Yao Junsheng (Zhejiang) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Sodai Hasukawa (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90': Substitution, Zhejiang. Wang Yang replaces Li Tixiang.
    • 90': Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Sun Zheng'ao.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Yue Xin.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Wang Yang (Zhejiang).
    • 90'+2': Sho Araki (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Franko Andrijasevic (Zhejiang) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yao Junsheng.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Possignolo (Zhejiang).
    • 90'+4': Yamato Naito (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Lucas Possignolo (Zhejiang) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Motoki Hasegawa (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Yamato Naito (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Zhejiang 2, Ventforet Kofu 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Zhejiang 2, Ventforet Kofu 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 6
    47.2 Possession 52.8
    18 SHOTS 18
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    329 Accurate Passes 399
    419 Passes 490
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    24 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.6
    61 Long Balls 65
    30 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 4
    22 Tackles 7
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 33
    11 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League

    Venue: Huzhou Olympic Sports Center
    Location: Huzhou, China PR
    Attendance: 9,721

    Line-Ups

    ZHE Zhejiang Professional FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Zhao Bo (GK)
    36 Lucas Possignolo
    4 Sun Zheng'ao
    28 Xin Yue Yellow Card
    19 Dong Yu
    11 Franko Andrijasevic
    29 Zhang Jiaqi
    10 Li Tixiang
    30 Nyasha Mushekwi
    17 Jean Evrard Kouassi
    22 Jin Cheng
    Zhejiang Professional FC Substitutes:
    Liu Haofan, Wang Chang, Ji Shengpan, Jin Haoxiang, Yao Junsheng, Lai Jinfeng, Leonardo, Wang Yudong, Nok-Hang Leung, Jinming Fan, Gu Bin, Yin Jie.

    KOFU Ventforet Kofu (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Michael Woud (GK)
    29 Kaito Kamiya Yellow Card
    5 Sodai Hasukawa
    6 Iwana Kobayashi
    23 Masahiro Sekiguchi
    15 Riku Iijima
    16 Koya Hayashida Yellow Card
    17 Manato Shinada
    99 Peter Utaka
    77 Getulio Wandelly
    18 Yoshiki Torikai
    Ventforet Kofu Substitutes:
    Kohei Matsumoto, Motoki Hasegawa, Hideomi Yamamoto, Cristiano, Eduardo dos Santos, Yamato Naito, Riku Matsuda, Sho Araki, Kodai Yamauchi.

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