Chengdu Rongcheng vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Chengdu Rongcheng
  • 54': Felipe Sousa (P)
FT
1 - 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 63': Mutsuki Kato

About

Chengdu Rongcheng are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park, Chengdu, China PR, 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.
  • 1': Dangerous play by Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 1': Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima). Assisted by Tim Chow.
  • 3': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Jian Tao.
  • 4': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 4': Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 5': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yahav Gurfinkel is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 11': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosuke Kinoshita.
  • 15': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 15': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 16': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoto Arai with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Yahav Gurfinkel.
  • 21': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Li Yang.
  • 28': Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 30': Foul by Dong Yanfeng (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 30': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 35': Offside, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sota Nakamura is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 36': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosuke Kinoshita is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 39': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosuke Kinoshita.
  • 41': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 41': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Handball by Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Dong Yanfeng.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 0, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chengdu Rongcheng 0, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng). Assisted by Satoshi Tanaka with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Timo Letschert.
  • 48': Foul by Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 48': Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Handball by Li Yang (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 50': Penalty Chengdu Rongcheng. Tim Chow draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Chengdu Rongcheng.
  • 54': Goal! Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 56': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. De Erjiaduo replaces Rômulo.
  • 59': Foul by Yang Mingyang (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 59': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Dong Yanfeng (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 60': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Daiki Suga replaces Naoto Arai.
  • 60': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Mutsuki Kato replaces Kosuke Kinoshita.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Goal! Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1. Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sota Nakamura.
  • 65': De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 67': Foul by De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 67': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima). Assisted by Wei Shihao.
  • 70': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Keisuke Osako.
  • 70': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yuan Mincheng replaces Dong Yanfeng.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Li Yang (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima). Assisted by Wei Shihao with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 71': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe.
  • 73': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 73': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Li Yang.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. De Erjiaduo (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wei Shihao.
  • 77': Foul by Yahav Gurfinkel (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 77': Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Foul by Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 79': Yang Mingyang (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 81': Foul by Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 81': Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shuto Nakano.
  • 83': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Tim Chow.
  • 86': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Naoki Maeda replaces Tolgay Arslan.
  • 88': Handball by Yang Mingyang (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Liao Rongxiang replaces De Erjiaduo.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Li Moyu replaces Wei Shihao.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yan Dinghao replaces Yang Mingyang.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 90'+3': Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yan Dinghao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+5': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Yan Dinghao (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+6': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 1
58.5 Possession 41.5
11 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
312 Accurate Passes 209
436 Passes 321
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 1
26 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
74 Long Balls 72
23 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 1
3 Effective Tackles 6
6 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 59
20 Clearances 59

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park
Location: Chengdu, China PR
Attendance: 27,836

Line-Ups

CHE Chengdu Rongcheng (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Tao Jian (GK)
19 Yangfeng Dong
22 Li Yang
5 Timo Letschert Yellow Card
11 Yahav Gurfinkel
2 Hu Hetao
16 Ming-Yang Yang
8 Tim Chow
10 Rômulo
7 Wei Shihao
9 Felipe Sousa
Chengdu Rongcheng Substitutes:
Gan Chao, Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Li Moyu, Dinghao Yan, Liao Rongxiang, Han Pengfei, Tang Chuang, Yuan Mincheng, Liu Dianzuo, Dongsheng Wang, Tang Xin, Pedro Delgado.

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

No. Name
1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
4 Hayato Araki
3 Taichi Yamasaki
33 Tsukasa Shiotani
14 Satoshi Tanaka
30 Tolgay Arslan
13 Naoto Arai
15 Shuto Nakano
17 Kosuke Kinoshita
39 Sota Nakamura
9 Ryo Germain
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
Cailen Hill, Yudai Tanaka, Daiki Suga, Mutsuki Kato, Valère Germain, Aren Inoue, Naoki Maeda, Yusuke Chajima, Sota Koshimichi.

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