AFC Champions League

Shandong Taishan vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
  • 67': Fernandinho
  • 85': Jadson
FT
2 - 3
1st Leg
  • 28': Erison (P)
  • 33': Marcinho
  • 79': Akihiro Ienaga

Jadson gives Shandong hope in Asian Champions League loss to Kawasaki

Kawasaki Frontale will take a one-goal lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League last 16 meeting with China's Shandong Taishan next week with the Japanese side edging a five-goal thriller 3-2 in Jinan on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Shandong Taishan. Valeri Qazaishvili is caught offside.
  • 2': Offside, Shandong Taishan. Valeri Qazaishvili is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 2': Liu Yang (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan).
  • 3': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peng Xinli.
  • 4': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 5': Offside, Shandong Taishan. Cryzan is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 7': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 7': Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valeri Qazaishvili.
  • 8': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcinho with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Foul by Wu Xinghan (Shandong Taishan).
  • 12': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Wang Dalei.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Offside, Shandong Taishan. Cryzan is caught offside.
  • 16': Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Takuma Ominami (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcinho.
  • 20': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Cryzan.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Jesiel (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 21': Wang Dalei (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Shandong Taishan. Chen Pu is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Wu Xinghan.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 25': VAR Decision: Penalty Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 28': Goal! Shandong Taishan 0, Kawasaki Frontale 1. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Hand ball by Chen Pu (Shandong Taishan).
  • 31': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 31': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Shandong Taishan 0, Kawasaki Frontale 2. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with a through ball.
  • 35': Foul by Peng Xinli (Shandong Taishan).
  • 35': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Peng Xinli (Shandong Taishan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Peng Xinli (Shandong Taishan).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': VAR Decision: No card change Peng Xinli (Shandong Taishan).
  • 38': Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Chen Pu (Shandong Taishan).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Cryzan (Shandong Taishan).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Cryzan (Shandong Taishan).
  • 42': Sung-Ryong Jung (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Chen Pu (Shandong Taishan) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Yuanyi.
  • 44': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 45'+1': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 45'+2': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Wu Xinghan (Shandong Taishan).
  • 45'+4': Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Shandong Taishan 0, Kawasaki Frontale 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Shandong Taishan 0, Kawasaki Frontale 2.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 47': Foul by Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 47': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Jesiel.
  • 49': Foul by Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 49': Liu Yang (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gao Zhunyi.
  • 51': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 51': Peng Xinli (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan).
  • 52': Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan).
  • 56': Foul by Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 56': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Shandong Taishan. Fei Nanduo replaces Chen Pu.
  • 57': Substitution, Shandong Taishan. Matheus Pato replaces Wu Xinghan.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 59': Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 59': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 60': Liu Yang (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valeri Qazaishvili.
  • 62': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 62': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Matheus Pato (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Yuanyi with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuki Seko replaces Yuki Yamamoto.
  • 65': Foul by Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan).
  • 65': Tatsuki Seko (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 65': Liu Yang (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 67': Goal! Shandong Taishan 1, Kawasaki Frontale 2. Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Matheus Pato (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liu Yang with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yuichi Maruyama replaces Marcinho.
  • 72': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Shin Yamada replaces Erison.
  • 73': Hand ball by Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 73': Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 74': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Kento Tachibanada.
  • 75': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 75': Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matheus Pato following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liu Yang.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 77': Matheus Pato (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 77': Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 78': Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 79': Goal! Shandong Taishan 1, Kawasaki Frontale 3. Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shin Yamada with a headed pass.
  • 80': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Kento Tachibanada.
  • 81': Substitution, Shandong Taishan. Shi Ke replaces Peng Xinli.
  • 82': Foul by Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 82': Jadson (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Zheng Zheng (Shandong Taishan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zheng Zheng.
  • 85': Goal! Shandong Taishan 2, Kawasaki Frontale 3. Jadson (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gao Zhunyi with a cross.
  • 88': Delay in match (Shandong Taishan).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Sai van Wermeskerken replaces Asahi Sasaki.
  • 90': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Shuto Tanabe replaces Yusuke Segawa.
  • 90'+1': Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Shuto Tanabe (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90'+1': Shuto Tanabe (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Fei Nanduo (Shandong Taishan).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matheus Pato (Shandong Taishan).
  • 90'+3': Tatsuki Seko (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Shandong Taishan. Maiwulang Mijiti replaces Fei Nanduo because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90'+5': Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90'+6': Maiwulang Mijiti (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shi Ke with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Matheus Pato (Shandong Taishan) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liu Yang with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Sung-Ryong Jung.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Jadson (Shandong Taishan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Li Yuanyi with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Shandong Taishan 2, Kawasaki Frontale 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Shandong Taishan 2, Kawasaki Frontale 3.

Statistics

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26 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 11
7 Saves 1
41.5 Possession 58.5
7 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 9
0.6 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
173 Accurate Passes 254
262 Passes 338
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 14
5 Crosses 41
0.4 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 53
6 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.1 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 8
40 Effective Clearances 4
40 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League

Venue: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Location: Shandong, China PR
Attendance: 46,273

Line-Ups

SHT Shandong Taishan (4-4-2)

No. Name
14 Wang Dalei (GK)
5 Zheng
4 Jadson
11 Liu Yang
28 Gao Zhunyi Yellow Card
77 Peng Xinli Yellow Card
22 Li Yuanyi
29 Pu Chen
67 Wu Xinghan
7 Valeri Qazaishvili
9 Crysan

KAW Kawasaki Frontale (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Jung Sung-Ryong (GK)
3 Takuma Ominami
4 Jesiel
8 Kento Tachibanada
30 Yusuke Segawa Yellow Card
5 Asahi Sasaki
14 Yasuto Wakisaka
77 Yuki Yamamoto
41 Akihiro Ienaga
23 Marcinho
89 Erison

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