Melbourne Victory vs Daegu FC, 2019 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Melbourne Victory
  • 29': Ola Toivonen
FT
1 - 3
Daegu FC
  • 31': Césinha
  • 51': Soon-Min Hwang
  • 61': Edgar Bruno da Silva

Melbourne Victory slump to Daegu FC defeat in ACL opener

Ola Toivonen made a scoring return but goals to Cesinha, Hwang Soon-Min and Edgar left Victory with much to do.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
  • 9': Foul by Cesinha (Daegu).
  • 9': Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Dae-Won.
  • 11': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
  • 11': Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
  • 12': Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ola Toivonen with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory).
  • 16': Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Delay in match Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu) because of an injury.
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 29': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 0. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 31': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edgar with a headed pass.
  • 33': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory).
  • 34': Foul by Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu).
  • 34': Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Kim Jun-Yub (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Keisuke Honda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
  • 42': Foul by James Troisi (Melbourne Victory).
  • 42': Park Byung-Hyun (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Terry Antonis.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Daegu. Tsubasa Nishi replaces Ryu Jae-Moon.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kim Dae-Won (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edgar with a headed pass.
  • 51': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 2. Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesinha.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Cesinha (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Hwang Soon-Min (Daegu) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
  • 57': James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Woo-Suk.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
  • 61': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 3. Edgar (Daegu) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesinha with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kim Dae-Won (Daegu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesinha.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a cross.
  • 63': Delay in match Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Corey Brown replaces Thomas Deng because of an injury.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Edgar (Daegu) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hwang Soon-Min.
  • 68': Corner, Daegu. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  • 70': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Brown.
  • 71': Foul by Cesinha (Daegu).
  • 71': Keisuke Honda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Corey Brown.
  • 73': Foul by Park Byung-Hyun (Daegu).
  • 73': Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a through ball.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kim Woo-Suk.
  • 77': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hwang Soon-Min.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kenny Athiu replaces Ola Toivonen.
  • 79': Substitution, Daegu. Jang Seong-Won replaces Hwang Soon-Min.
  • 82': Cesinha (Daegu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory).
  • 82': Raúl Baena (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Kenny Athiu (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Baena.
  • 85': Foul by Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu).
  • 85': Kenny Athiu (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Edgar (Daegu).
  • 87': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Daegu. Dario replaces Kim Dae-Won.
  • 90': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90': Jeong Seung-Won (Daegu) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Hong Jung-Woon (Daegu).
  • 90'+3': Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Daegu 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
36.3 Possession 63.7
9 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
310 Accurate Passes 611
396 Passes 710
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
14 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.5
50 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,572

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
14 Thomas Deng
17 James Donachie
15 Raul Baena Yellow Card
6 Leigh Broxham
2 Storm Roux
10 James Troisi
8 Terry Antonis
4 Keisuke Honda
11 Ola Toivonen
9 Kosta Barbarouses
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Carl Valeri, Corey Brown, Anthony Lesiotis, Josh Hope, Kenjok Athiu, Jai Ingham, Matt Acton.

DGU Daegu FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
21 Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
5 Jung-Woon Hong
3 Woo-Suk Kim
66 Byung-Hyun Park
29 Ryu Jae-Moon
18 Jeong Seung-Won
20 Soon-Min Hwang
17 Kim Jun-Yub
11 Césinha
14 Dae-Won Kim
9 Edgar Bruno da Silva
Daegu FC Substitutes:
Seong-Won Jang, Hee-Hoon Han, Joon-Hee Lee, Tsubasa Nishi, Jeong Tae-Wook, Jin-Hyuk Kim, Dario Frederico Da Silva.

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