Melbourne Victory vs FC Seoul, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Melbourne Victory
  • 5': Marco Rojas
  • 23': Jake Brimmer (P)
FT
2 - 1
FC Seoul
  • 64': Hwang Hyun-Soo

Melbourne Victory reach ACL knockout stage with win over FC Seoul

Melbourne Victory are into the round of 16 at the Asian Champions League after beating FC Seoul 2-1 in a thrilling contest.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul).
  • 2': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 2': Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul).
  • 5': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, FC Seoul 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum McManaman following a fast break.
  • 10': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Marco Rojas.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Jacob Butterfield.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Yun Young-Sun (FC Seoul) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu with a cross.
  • 13': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Yun Young-Sun (FC Seoul).
  • 15': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 15': Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Osmar (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yang Yu-min with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Jung Han-Min (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Gwon Seong-Yoon (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 22': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Callum McManaman draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 0. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 24': Ko Kwang-Min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ko Kwang-Min (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu.
  • 29': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 29': Han Seung-Gyu (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Osmar (FC Seoul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 33': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Yun Young-Sun (FC Seoul).
  • 34': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
  • 34': Gwon Seong-Yoon (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Kim Won-Sik (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Park Chu-Young.
  • 40': Foul by Osmar (FC Seoul).
  • 40': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 42': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul).
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Leigh Broxham because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gwon Seong-Yoon (FC Seoul).
  • 45'+2': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Seoul. Cho Young-Wook replaces Jung Han-Min.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Seoul. Yun Ju-Tae replaces Gwon Seong-Yoon.
  • 48': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 48': Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 49': Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
  • 54': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Yun Young-Sun.
  • 56': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Storm Roux.
  • 58': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Foul by Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory).
  • 59': Kim Won-Sik (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 60': Ko Kwang-Min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Seoul. Lee Seung-Jae replaces Park Chu-Young.
  • 61': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 63': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 63': Lee Seung-Jae (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 1. Hwang Hyun-Soo (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Lee Seung-Jae (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yang Yu-min with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Lee Seung-Jae (FC Seoul).
  • 66': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 68': Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Osmar (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Yun Ju-Tae (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu.
  • 70': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 70': Yun Ju-Tae (FC Seoul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Cho Young-Wook (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio replaces Ben Folami.
  • 74': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
  • 74': Yun Young-Sun (FC Seoul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Cho Young-Wook (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Won-Sik with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Yun Ju-Tae (FC Seoul) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cho Young-Wook.
  • 75': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Yang Yu-min (FC Seoul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Han Seung-Gyu with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Cho Young-Wook.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Seoul. Kim Jin-Ya replaces Ko Kwang-Min.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Seoul. Kim Jin-Seong replaces Kim Won-Sik.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Yun Ju-Tae (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Seung-Jae.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Osmar (FC Seoul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Yun Ju-Tae (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osmar.
  • 87': Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Cho Young-Wook (FC Seoul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kim Jin-Ya with a cross.
  • 90': Hand ball by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90': Offside, FC Seoul. Cho Young-Wook tries a through ball, but Yun Ju-Tae is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Cho Young-Wook (FC Seoul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+4': Corner, FC Seoul. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Osmar (FC Seoul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 1.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, FC Seoul 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 8
69.2 Possession 30.8
24 SHOTS 5
9 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
569 Accurate Passes 198
656 Passes 293
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
13 Accurate Crosses 0
32 Crosses 4
0.4 Cross % 0.0
73 Long Balls 53
53 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 20
4 Effective Clearances 23
4 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Max Crocombe (GK)
31 Aaron Anderson
4 Nicholas Ansell
21 Adama Traoré
2 Storm Roux
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
23 Marco Rojas
7 Callum McManaman
11 Ben Folami
8 Jacob Butterfield Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Joshua Vargas, Gianluca Iannucci, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio, Birkan Kirdar, Jay Barnett, Marko Bulic, So Nishikawa, Elvis Kamsoba, Matt Acton, Brandon Lauton.

SEO FC Seoul (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
21 Yang Han-Been (GK)
22 Yun Young-Sun
2 Hwang Hyun-Soo
15 Won-Sik Kim
35 Yang Yu-min
27 Ko Kwang-Min
66 Han Seung-Gyu
5 Osmar Barba
36 Gwon Seong-Yoon
37 Jung Han-Min
10 Park Chu-Young
FC Seoul Substitutes:
Yun Ju-Tae, Lee Seung-Jae, Lee In-Gyu, Jinya Kim, Young-Wook Cho, Kim Won-Gun, Han Chan-Hee, Yu Sang-Hun, Ohyeon Cha, Kim Jin-Seong.

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