Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gangwon FC, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 63': Mutsuki Kato
  • Red Card 69': Sho Sasaki
FT
1 - 0
Gangwon FC

    About

    Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Gangwon FC at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Lee You-Hyeon (Gangwon).
    • 2': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Kim Gun-Hee (Gangwon).
    • 4': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Offside, Gangwon. Kim Gun-Hee is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayao Kawabe.
    • 11': Foul by Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 11': Kim Gun-Hee (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 13': Kim Kang-Guk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Offside, Gangwon. Kim Dae-Won is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoto Arai.
    • 21': Foul by Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 21': Kim Dae-Won (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 22': Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
    • 30': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
    • 30': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Naoto Arai with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Sho Sasaki.
    • 32': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
    • 32': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Mutsuki Kato.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 38': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
    • 38': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 39': Kim Kang-Guk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Shin Min-Ha (Gangwon).
    • 40': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Offside, Gangwon. Kang Joon-Hyuck is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Kim Kang-Guk (Gangwon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kim Dae-Won following a fast break.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Naoki Maeda.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Naoto Arai.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0, Gangwon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0, Gangwon 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Gangwon. Park Sang-Hyeok replaces Kim Kang-Guk.
    • 45': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ryo Germain replaces Naoki Maeda.
    • 45': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shuto Nakano replaces Naoto Arai.
    • 45': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sota Nakamura replaces Daiki Suga.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryo Germain following a fast break.
    • 49': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
    • 49': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
    • 52': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Gun-Hee.
    • 55': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Sho Sasaki.
    • 56': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
    • 56': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
    • 58': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosuke Kinoshita replaces Valère Germain.
    • 59': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Lee You-Hyeon.
    • 60': Foul by Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 60': Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Foul by Lee You-Hyeon (Gangwon).
    • 61': Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon).
    • 63': Goal! Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, Gangwon 0. Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 65': Foul by Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 65': Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Lee You-Hyeon (Gangwon).
    • 66': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Lee You-Hyeon (Gangwon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Marko Tuci (Gangwon).
    • 69': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Marko Tuci (Gangwon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 69': Kim Gun-Hee (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Second yellow card to Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi replaces Mutsuki Kato.
    • 73': Foul by Park Ho-Yeong (Gangwon).
    • 73': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Gangwon. Lee Sang-Heon replaces Kim Gun-Hee.
    • 75': Substitution, Gangwon. Kim Min-Jun replaces Park Ho-Yeong.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 85': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Shuto Nakano.
    • 85': Substitution, Gangwon. Hong Chul replaces Song Jun-Seok.
    • 85': Substitution, Gangwon. Kim Do-Hyun replaces Kang Joon-Hyuck.
    • 86': Offside, Gangwon. Marko Tuci is caught offside.
    • 88': Foul by Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 88': Hong Chul (Gangwon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Kim Min-Jun (Gangwon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kim Do-Hyun with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
    • 90'+4': Kim Do-Hyun (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Hong Chul (Gangwon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Jeong Min-Ki.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
    • 90'+6': Jeong Min-Ki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, Gangwon 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, Gangwon 0.

    Statistics

    GAN SANhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/7114.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    15 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    6 Saves 0
    63 Possession 37
    6 SHOTS 11
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    412 Accurate Passes 200
    534 Passes 313
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 66
    30 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 14
    27 Effective Clearances 34
    27 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
    Location: Hiroshima, Japan
    Attendance: 8,924

    Line-Ups

    SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    26 Jeong Min-Ki (GK)
    4 Hayato Araki
    19 Sho Sasaki Yellow Card
    33 Tsukasa Shiotani
    14 Satoshi Tanaka
    6 Hayao Kawabe Yellow Card
    18 Daiki Suga
    13 Naoto Arai Yellow Card
    98 Valère Germain
    51 Mutsuki Kato
    41 Naoki Maeda
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
    Sota Nakamura, Yudai Tanaka, Sota Koshimichi, Taichi Yamasaki, Yusuke Chajima, Aren Inoue, Shuto Nakano, Shunki Higashi, Keisuke Osako, Kosuke Kinoshita, Ryo Germain, Marcos Júnior.

    GAN Gangwon FC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    21 Park Cheong-Hyo (GK)
    24 Park Ho-Young
    23 Marko Tuci Yellow Card
    47 Shin Min-Ha
    34 Song Jun-Seok
    99 Kang Joon-Hyuck
    4 Seo Min-Woo
    97 You-Hyeon Lee Yellow Card
    18 Kim Kang-Guk
    7 Dae-Won Kim
    9 Gun-Hee Kim
    Gangwon FC Substitutes:
    Lee Gi-Hyuk, Kim Do-Hyun, Hong Chul, Park Sang-Hyeok, Lee Gwang-Yeon, Goo Boon-Cheul, Kang Yun-Gu, Kim Min-jun, Sangheon Lee, Jo Hyun-Tae, Kim Dae-Woo, Yun Il-Lok.

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