FC Seoul vs Chengdu Rongcheng, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage
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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 right side of the six yard 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 very close range 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
 CHE |
SEO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 604 |
| 406 | Passes | 706 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 6,279
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 6,279
Line-Ups
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  |
| 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 |
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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