Kawasaki Frontale vs Al Sadd, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, Quarterfinals

· AFC Champions League Elite

Kawasaki Frontale

4': Erison
21': Marcinho
98': Yasuto Wakisaka

FT - ET
3 - 2

Al Sadd

9': Paulo Otávio
71': Claudinho

Wakizaka's extra-time winner takes Kawasaki into Asian Champions League semis

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF KAWASAKI FRONTALE'S 3-2 WIN OVER AL-SADD IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE QUARTER-FINALS

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale).
2': Youcef Atal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 1, Al Sadd 0. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akihiro Ienaga following a fast break.
6': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
8': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
9': Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 1, Al Sadd 1. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
12': Offside, Al Sadd. Youcef Atal is caught offside.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Marcinho.
15': Attempt blocked. Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Meshaal with a cross.
15': Attempt missed. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
20': Attempt blocked. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Yamamoto.
20': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
21': Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 1. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuki Yamamoto with a through ball.
23': Attempt blocked. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asahi Sasaki.
24': Attempt blocked. Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcinho.
24': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
26': Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
27': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
28': Foul by Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale).
28': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Asahi Sasaki.
32': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
32': Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
35': So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale).
36': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
38': Attempt missed. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with a cross following a corner.
39': Offside, Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is caught offside.
43': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Asahi Sasaki.
44': Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif following a corner.
44': Offside, Kawasaki Frontale. Erison is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claudinho with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 1.
45': Second Half begins Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 1.
45': Substitution, Al Sadd. Giovani replaces Rafa Mújica.
47': Foul by Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale).
47': Youcef Atal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, Kawasaki Frontale. Sota Miura is caught offside.
51': Foul by Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale).
51': Youcef Atal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
56': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Shin Yamada replaces Erison.
58': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
58': Youcef Atal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
59': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt saved. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youcef Atal with a cross.
63': Hand ball by So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale).
63': Substitution, Al Sadd. Guilherme replaces Youcef Atal.
63': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Mostafa Meshaal.
64': Foul by Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale).
64': Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito replaces Marcinho.
65': Foul by Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale).
65': Giovani (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Offside, Al Sadd. Akram Afif is caught offside.
69': Attempt blocked. Guilherme (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 2. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani.
73': Attempt saved. Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Asahi Sasaki.
73': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Guilherme.
77': Attempt missed. Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
82': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Kento Tachibanada replaces Yuki Yamamoto.
82': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yusuke Segawa replaces Akihiro Ienaga.
82': Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Tarek Salman.
83': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ahmed Suhail replaces Boualem Khoukhi.
83': Hand ball by Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale).
87': Offside, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos is caught offside.
89': Attempt blocked. Giovani (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho.
89': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Kota Takai.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Guilherme (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif.
90'+5': Offside, Al Sadd. Giovani is caught offside.
90'+5': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
90'+5': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Kawasaki Frontale 2, Al Sadd 2.
92': Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
92': Foul by Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale).
93': Foul by So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale).
93': Guilherme (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
98': Goal! Kawasaki Frontale 3, Al Sadd 2. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shin Yamada.
99': Substitution, Al Sadd. Cristo González replaces Mohamed Camara.
99': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yuto Ozeki replaces Yasuto Wakizaka because of an injury.
101': Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
103': Attempt saved. Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sota Miura.
104': Foul by Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale).
104': Guilherme (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
104': Attempt blocked. Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
104': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Ahmed Suhail.
105': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
105'+3': First Half Extra Time ends, Kawasaki Frontale 3, Al Sadd 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Kawasaki Frontale 3, Al Sadd 2.
105': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Sai van Wermeskerken replaces Asahi Sasaki.
106': Foul by Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale).
106': Giovani (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
107': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
107': Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
114': Attempt blocked. Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
116': Foul by Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale).
116': Giovani (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
117': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
118': Attempt saved. Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
118': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
119': Foul by Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
119': Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120': Foul by Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
120': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
120'+1': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Kawasaki Frontale 3, Al Sadd 2.
0': Match ends, Kawasaki Frontale 3, Al Sadd 2.

Statistics

SAD		KAW
7	Fouls	17
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	2
66.5	Possession	33.5
16	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
753	Accurate Passes	326
846	Passes	415
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.1
95	Long Balls	54
51	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	10
28	Effective Clearances	24
28	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 2,873

Line-Ups

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
19	So Kawahara
9	Erison
23	Marcinho
41	Akihiro Ienaga

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Patrick Verhon, Jung Sung-Ryong, Tatsuya Ito, Yusuke Segawa, Sai Van Wermeskerken, Shunsuke Ando, Yuto Ozeki, Shuto Tanabe, César Haydar, Shin Yamada, Soma Kanda, Kento Tachibanada.

Al Sadd (5-3-2)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16	Boualem Khoukhi
5	Tarek Salman
2	Ró-Ró
6	Paulo Otávio
77	Youcef Atal
4	Mohamed Camara
33	Claudinho
14	Moustafa Tarek
84	Akram Afif
19	Rafa Mújica

Al Sadd Substitutes:

Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Giovani, Guilherme, Abdessamed Bounacer, Karim Haider Dib, Yousef Balideh, Cristo, Ahmed Suhail, Hassan Al-Haydos, Hashim Ali, Ali Asad, Yusuf Abdurisag.

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