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

· AFC Champions League Elite
FC Seoul
  • 10': Patryk Klimala (P)
  • 27': Naoto Arai (OG)
FT
2 - 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 90'+3': Ryo Germain
  • 90'+6': Kosuke Kinoshita

About

FC Seoul are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Mokdong Stadium, , Korea Republic, 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.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul). Assisted by Ryo Germain.
  • 5': Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 6': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 8': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 9': Penalty Seoul. Choi Jun draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Penalty conceded by Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Goal! Seoul 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0. Patryk Klimala (Seoul) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 12': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daiki Suga.
  • 18': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Lee Seung-Mo.
  • 19': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Gu Sung-Yun.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryo Germain.
  • 21': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul).
  • 21': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul).
  • 24': Foul by Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 24': Kim Jin-Su (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Patryk Klimala (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 26': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Naoto Arai.
  • 27': Own Goal by Naoto Arai, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.
  • 29': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 30': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Choi Jun.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daiki Suga with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul).
  • 31': Foul by Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 31': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Babec (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Shuto Nakano.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Seoul. Conceded by Ryo Germain.
  • 35': Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) hits the bar with a header from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoto Arai.
  • 40': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
  • 40': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul).
  • 41': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Gu Sung-Yun.
  • 43': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Park Seong-Hoon.
  • 43': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Patryk Klimala.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
  • 45': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Seoul. Jeong Seung-Won is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 45'+2': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Taichi Yamasaki replaces Hayato Araki.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Handball by Hrvoje Babec (Seoul).
  • 49': Choi Jun (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 50': Foul by Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 50': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 51': Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 55': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Lee Han-Do (Seoul).
  • 57': Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul).
  • 57': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosuke Kinoshita replaces Mutsuki Kato.
  • 60': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sota Nakamura replaces Hayao Kawabe.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul). Assisted by Shuto Nakano.
  • 61': Foul by Cho Young-Wook (Seoul).
  • 61': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Cho Young-Wook (Seoul).
  • 62': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 64': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Cho Young-Wook (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kosuke Kinoshita.
  • 66': Offside, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ryo Germain is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takaaki Shichi replaces Daiki Suga.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryo Germain with a headed pass.
  • 71': Foul by Takaaki Shichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 71': Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosuke Kinoshita is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 74': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Patryk Klimala (Seoul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Seoul. Leonardo Ruiz replaces Cho Young-Wook.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patryk Klimala.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Song Min-Kyu (Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 80': Substitution, Seoul. Moon Seon-Min replaces Song Min-Kyu because of an injury.
  • 81': Foul by Park Seong-Hoon (Seoul).
  • 81': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 82': Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gu Sung-Yun (Seoul). Assisted by Shuto Nakano with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Motoki Ohara replaces Shunki Higashi.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Choi Jun (Seoul).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ruiz (Seoul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Seung-Mo.
  • 90': Foul by Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 90': Jeong Seung-Won (Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Motoki Ohara (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).
  • 90'+1': Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Patryk Klimala (Seoul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima). Assisted by Choi Jun.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Ruiz (Seoul).
  • 90'+1': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1. Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lee Seung-Mo (Seoul).
  • 90'+3': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2. Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takaaki Shichi with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Seoul. Anderson Oliveira replaces Patryk Klimala.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Seoul 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
51.9 Possession 48.1
14 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
328 Accurate Passes 287
394 Passes 376
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 55
26 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 3
26 Effective Clearances 49
26 Clearances 49

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Mokdong Stadium
Location: , Korea Republic
Attendance: 7,441

Line-Ups

SEO FC Seoul (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Gu Sung-Yun (GK)
20 Hand-Do Lee
40 Park Seong-Hoon
22 Kim Jin-Su
16 Jun Choi
6 Hrvoje Babec
8 Seung-Mo Lee Yellow Card
34 Song Min-Kyu
7 Jeong Seung-Won
9 Young-Wook Cho Yellow Card
32 Patryk Klimala
FC Seoul Substitutes:
Son Jeong-Beom, Kim Ji-Won, Ahn Jae-Min, Moon Seon-Min, Cheon Seong-Hoon, Kang Hyeon-Mu, Hwang Do-Yun, Ham Sun-Woo, Juan Antonio Ros, Anderson Oliveira, Park Soo-Il, Leonardo Ruiz.

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

No. Name
1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
4 Hayato Araki
24 Shunki Higashi Yellow Card
15 Shuto Nakano
88 Taishi Matsumoto
6 Hayao Kawabe
18 Daiki Suga
13 Naoto Arai
29 Akito Suzuki
51 Mutsuki Kato
9 Ryo Germain
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
Yudai Tanaka, Sota Nakamura, Kim Ju-Sung, Takaaki Shichi, Shun Ayukawa, Taichi Yamasaki, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yusuke Chajima, Yotaro Nakajima, Motoki Ohara, Issei Ouchi, Rento Noguchi.

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