Pohang Steelers vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Pohang Steelers
  • Red Card 43': Jonathan Aspropotamitis
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0 - 4
Kawasaki Frontale
  • 38': Shin Yamada
  • 71': Yasuto Wakisaka
  • 74': So Kawahara
  • 88': Erison

About

Pohang Steelers are hosting Kawasaki Frontale at Steelyard, Pohang, South Korea, 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.
  • 5': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Jorge Teixeira is caught offside.
  • 7': Juninho Rocha (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 8': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Kento Tachibanada.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wanderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Oberdan (Pohang Steelers).
  • 9': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
  • 26': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers).
  • 26': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 31': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers).
  • 32': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers).
  • 33': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 35': Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka following a fast break.
  • 38': Goal! Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 1. Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tatsuya Ito with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers).
  • 40': Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 40': Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 41': Jeon Min-Gwang (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Second yellow card to Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers).
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 45'+1': Lee Tae-Seok (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Rocha (Pohang Steelers).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. So Kawahara replaces Kento Tachibanada.
  • 45': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Lee Dong-Hee replaces Hong Yun-Sang.
  • 45': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Lee Ho-Jae replaces Jorge Teixeira.
  • 47': Foul by Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 47': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcinho following a fast break.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Foul by Kim Jong-Woo (Pohang Steelers).
  • 54': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. An Jae-Jun replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
  • 57': Delay in match (Pohang Steelers).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Sota Miura.
  • 61': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Sota Miura.
  • 61': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Kota Takai.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Lee Ho-Jae (Pohang Steelers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Wanderson with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Juninho Rocha (Pohang Steelers).
  • 63': Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Eo Jeong-Won (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Ho-Jae.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Foul by Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 67': Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Goal! Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 2. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Shin Yamada.
  • 72': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Han Chan-Hee replaces Kim Jong-Woo.
  • 74': Foul by Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 74': Lee Ho-Jae (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Goal! Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 3. So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuki Yamamoto with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. An Jae-Jun (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Han Chan-Hee.
  • 76': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Asahi Sasaki.
  • 77': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Patrick Verhon replaces Yasuto Wakizaka.
  • 77': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Hinata Yamauchi replaces Tatsuya Ito.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Juninho Rocha (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Oberdan (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Ho-Jae.
  • 79': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kim Beom-Su replaces Juninho Rocha.
  • 80': Foul by Lee Dong-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
  • 80': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Erison replaces Shin Yamada.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hinata Yamauchi.
  • 85': Foul by Kim Beom-Su (Pohang Steelers).
  • 85': Hinata Yamauchi (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Ten Miyagi replaces Marcinho.
  • 87': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Kim Beom-Su is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Eo Jeong-Won.
  • 88': Goal! Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 4. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuichi Maruyama following a corner.
  • 90': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90': Kim Beom-Su (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lee Dong-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
  • 90'+1': Lee Dong-Hee (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Hinata Yamauchi (Kawasaki Frontale).
  • 90'+3': Jeon Min-Gwang (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Kota Takai.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Oberdan following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Pohang Steelers 0, Kawasaki Frontale 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 2
48.2 Possession 51.8
10 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 401
467 Passes 504
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 67
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 14
25 Effective Clearances 11
25 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Steelyard
Location: Pohang, South Korea
Attendance: 4,007

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Machida Zelvia 8 +8 17
2 Vissel Kobe 8 +7 16
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 +4 15
4 Buriram United 8 +2 14
Full Table

Line-Ups

POH Pohang Steelers (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Hwang In-Jae (GK)
5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis Yellow Card
4 Jeon Min-Gwang
26 Lee Tae-Seok
2 Eo Jeong-Won
8 Oberdan Yellow Card
6 Kim Jong-Woo
77 Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira
97 Paulo Rocha
37 Hong Yun-Sang
9 Jorge Teixeira
Pohang Steelers Substitutes:
Jo Seong-Joon, An Jae-Jun, Hwang Seo-Woong, Kang Hyeon-Je, Kim Beom-Su, Sung-Dong Baek, Lee Gyu-Baeg, Yun Pyeong-Gook, Lee Ho-Jae, Han Chan-Hee, Kang Min-Jun, Lee Dong-Hee.

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

No. Name
98 Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
35 Yuichi Maruyama
2 Kota Takai
13 Sota Miura
5 Asahi Sasaki
14 Yasuto Wakisaka
77 Yuki Yamamoto
8 Kento Tachibanada Yellow Card
20 Shin Yamada
23 Marcinho
37 Tatsuya Ito
Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:
Sai Van Wermeskerken, Shuto Tanabe, Ten Miyagi, Hinata Yamauchi, So Kawahara, Patrick Verhon, Jung Sung-Ryong, Soma Kanda, César Haydar, Shunsuke Ando, Erison, Shintaro Kurumaya.

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