FC Seoul vs Chengdu Rongcheng, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

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FC Seoul are hosting Chengdu Rongcheng at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, 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': Attempt saved. Cheon Seong-Hoon (Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng). Assisted by Lee Seung-Mo with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Lee Seung-Mo.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Yahav Gurfinkel (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Timo Letschert.
  • 25': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. De Erjiaduo replaces Rômulo because of an injury.
  • 31': Foul by De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 31': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anderson Oliveira following a fast break.
  • 39': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 39': Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Seoul).
  • 42': Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 43': Li Yang (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Hwang Do-Yun (Seoul).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by De Erjiaduo.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hu Hetao with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Yazan Al Arab.
  • 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seoul 0, Chengdu Rongcheng 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seoul 0, Chengdu Rongcheng 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Liao Rongxiang replaces Hu Hetao.
  • 45': Substitution, Seoul. Ryu Jae-Moon replaces Hwang Do-Yun.
  • 46': Handball by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Choi Jun.
  • 56': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Timo Letschert.
  • 60': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Jeong Seung-Won.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gan Chao with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Anderson Oliveira (Seoul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng). Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Jian Tao.
  • 66': Substitution, Seoul. Moon Seon-Min replaces Lee Seung-Mo.
  • 66': Substitution, Seoul. Cho Young-Wook replaces Cheon Seong-Hoon.
  • 68': Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 70': Foul by Kim Jin-Su (Seoul).
  • 70': Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 74': Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Felipe is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Seoul. Lucas Silva replaces Anderson Oliveira.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Moon Seon-Min (Seoul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 85': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Offside, Seoul. Jesse Lingard is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Wei Shihao replaces Liao Rongxiang.
  • 90': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Seoul).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Seoul 0, Chengdu Rongcheng 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Seoul 0, Chengdu Rongcheng 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
37.3 Possession 62.7
6 SHOTS 6
0 ON GOAL 2
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 605
405 Passes 708
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 52
25 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 4
18 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 14
22 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea

Line-Ups

SEO FC Seoul (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Kang Hyeon-Mu (GK)
5 Yazan Al-Arab
40 Park Seong-Hoon
22 Kim Jin-Su Yellow Card
16 Jun Choi
10 Jesse Lingard
41 Hwang Do-Yun
8 Seung-Mo Lee
11 Cheon Seong-Hoon
70 Anderson Oliveira
7 Jeong Seung-Won

CHE Chengdu Rongcheng (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Tao Jian (GK)
19 Yangfeng Dong
22 Li Yang
5 Timo Letschert
11 Yahav Gurfinkel
39 Gan Chao
16 Ming-Yang Yang
8 Tim Chow
2 Hu Hetao
10 Rômulo
9 Felipe Sousa

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