Vissel Kobe vs Chengdu Rongcheng, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Vissel Kobe
  • 18': Yoshinori Muto
  • 90': Daiju Sasaki (P)
FT
2 - 2
Chengdu Rongcheng
  • 45'+1': Felipe Sousa
  • 77': Felipe Sousa (P)

About

Vissel Kobe are hosting Chengdu Rongcheng at Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, 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.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe.
  • 3': Foul by Dong Yanfeng (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 3': Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Dong Yanfeng (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Tim Chow.
  • 7': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Rômulo is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Rômulo is caught offside.
  • 12': Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wei Shihao with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Nanasei Iino.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Mingyang with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Yahav Gurfinkel (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe).
  • 14': Yahav Gurfinkel (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Tetsushi Yamakawa.
  • 18': Goal! Vissel Kobe 1, Chengdu Rongcheng 0. Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik.
  • 19': Foul by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 19': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yang Mingyang.
  • 23': Foul by Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 23': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Felipe is caught offside.
  • 29': Handball by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 30': Foul by Erik (Vissel Kobe).
  • 30': Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 35': Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 37': Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Wei Shihao is caught offside.
  • 40': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Tim Chow.
  • 43': Foul by Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 43': Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Handball by Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Vissel Kobe 1, Chengdu Rongcheng 1. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tim Chow.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Vissel Kobe 1, Chengdu Rongcheng 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vissel Kobe 1, Chengdu Rongcheng 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Liao Rongxiang replaces Rômulo.
  • 47': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 47': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Daiju Sasaki is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Li Yang with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 50': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nanasei Iino with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng). Assisted by Gotoku Sakai.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 56': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Jian Tao.
  • 57': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yahav Gurfinkel.
  • 58': Foul by Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe).
  • 58': Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Tetsushi Yamakawa.
  • 60': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako replaces Erik.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Dong Yanfeng (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe). Assisted by Wei Shihao with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nanasei Iino with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe).
  • 63': Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 66': Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jian Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng). Assisted by Nanasei Iino.
  • 69': Foul by Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe).
  • 69': Yahav Gurfinkel (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 70': Yuki Honda (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Taisei Miyashiro replaces Haruya Ide.
  • 71': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Takahiro Ohgihara replaces Yuya Kuwasaki.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 77': Goal! Vissel Kobe 1, Chengdu Rongcheng 2. Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yuan Mincheng replaces Dong Yanfeng.
  • 79': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Gan Chao replaces Hu Hetao.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yuki Honda.
  • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Katsuya Nagato replaces Gotoku Sakai.
  • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose replaces Nanasei Iino.
  • 81': Foul by Felipe (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 81': Takahiro Ohgihara (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Gan Chao (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wei Shihao with a cross.
  • 85': Penalty Vissel Kobe. Daiju Sasaki draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Li Yang (Chengdu Rongcheng) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Vissel Kobe.
  • 90': Goal! Vissel Kobe 2, Chengdu Rongcheng 2. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yang Shuai replaces Li Yang.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Osako following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Liao Rongxiang (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+2': Takahiro Ohgihara (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yahav Gurfinkel.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tetsushi Yamakawa (Vissel Kobe).
  • 90'+3': Gan Chao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yan Dinghao replaces Yang Mingyang.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Vissel Kobe 2, Chengdu Rongcheng 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Vissel Kobe 2, Chengdu Rongcheng 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
34.2 Possession 65.8
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
201 Accurate Passes 458
289 Passes 562
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
45 Effective Clearances 21
45 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 8,718

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vissel Kobe 6 +6 13
2 Machida Zelvia 6 +5 11
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 +3 11
4 Melbourne City FC 6 +1 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

VIS Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

No. Name
71 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
15 Yuki Honda
4 Tetsushi Yamakawa
24 Gotoku Sakai
2 Nanasei Iino
25 Yuya Kuwasaki Yellow Card
18 Haruya Ide Yellow Card
7 Yosuke Ideguchi
13 Daiju Sasaki
27 Erik
11 Yoshinori Muto
Vissel Kobe Substitutes:
Kakeru Yamauchi, Yuya Osako, Klismahn, Taisei Miyashiro, Ren Komatsu, Takahiro Ogihara, Jean Patric, Rikuto Hirose, Katsuya Nagato, Takuya Iwanami, Richard Ubong, Daiya Maekawa.

CHE Chengdu Rongcheng (3-4-2-1)

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

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