Kitchee vs Cerezo Osaka, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Kitchee
FT
0 - 0
Cerezo Osaka

About

Kitchee are hosting Cerezo Osaka at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Kitchee SC. Cleiton tries a through ball, but Dejan Damjanovic is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hirotaka Tameda with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Dani Cancela.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Koji Toriumi (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hirotaka Tameda.
  • 6': Corner, Kitchee SC. Conceded by Riki Harakawa.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 7': Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Koji Toriumi (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  • 11': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Koji Toriumi (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 12': Offside, Kitchee SC. Cleiton tries a through ball, but Roberto is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Offside, Kitchee SC. Raúl Baena tries a through ball, but Matthew Orr is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 18': Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Offside, Kitchee SC. Roberto tries a through ball, but Dani Cancela is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Dani Cancela.
  • 24': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 25': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
  • 25': Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
  • 27': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC).
  • 28': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 30': Foul by Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 30': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee SC).
  • 33': Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 36': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
  • 36': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Paulo César.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC).
  • 39': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 45': Huang Yang (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kitchee SC 0, Cerezo Osaka 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kitchee SC 0, Cerezo Osaka 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Tiago replaces Ryuya Nishio.
  • 46': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 46': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riku Matsuda.
  • 49': Foul by Roberto (Kitchee SC).
  • 49': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Dani Cancela.
  • 53': Foul by Roberto (Kitchee SC).
  • 53': Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 55': Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC).
  • 56': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Cleiton (Kitchee SC).
  • 59': Hirotaka Tameda (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Law Tsz-Chun.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Adam Taggart replaces Yoshito Okubo.
  • 62': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Toshiyuki Takagi replaces Hirotaka Tameda.
  • 62': Offside, Kitchee SC. Tong Kin-Man tries a through ball, but Dejan Damjanovic is caught offside.
  • 63': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Yusuke Maruhashi tries a through ball, but Toshiyuki Takagi is caught offside.
  • 65': Offside, Cerezo Osaka. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto tries a through ball, but Hiroshi Kiyotake is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Alex Akande replaces Law Tsz-Chun.
  • 66': Foul by Dejan Damjanovic (Kitchee SC).
  • 66': Hiroaki Okuno (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Cerezo Osaka. Conceded by Roberto.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Tiago (Cerezo Osaka) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riki Harakawa with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Cleiton (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Koji Toriumi (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 71': Foul by Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 71': Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Ayumu Seko replaces Koji Toriumi.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Alex Akande (Kitchee SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cleiton with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Cleiton (Kitchee SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Huang Yang with a headed pass.
  • 74': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Cheng Chin-Lung replaces Huang Yang.
  • 76': Foul by Toshiyuki Takagi (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 76': Raúl Baena (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 80': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC).
  • 80': Yusuke Maruhashi (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Cerezo Osaka. Mutsuki Kato replaces Adam Taggart because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ayumu Seko (Cerezo Osaka) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Substitution, Kitchee SC. Chan Shinichi replaces Tong Kin-Man.
  • 84': Offside, Kitchee SC. Paulo César tries a through ball, but Alex Akande is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Matthew Orr (Kitchee SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cleiton.
  • 87': Foul by Roberto (Kitchee SC).
  • 87': Mutsuki Kato (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Toshiyuki Takagi (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC).
  • 89': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Offside, Kitchee SC. Cleiton tries a through ball, but Dejan Damjanovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Roberto (Kitchee SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Dani Cancela (Kitchee SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Cerezo Osaka).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Riku Matsuda (Cerezo Osaka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Kitchee SC 0, Cerezo Osaka 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Kitchee SC 0, Cerezo Osaka 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 7
6 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 2
72.7 Possession 27.3
18 SHOTS 3
2 ON GOAL 0
0.1 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
543 Accurate Passes 161
605 Passes 228
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
14 Accurate Crosses 2
28 Crosses 13
0.5 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 52
48 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 12
9 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
9 Effective Clearances 14
9 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gwangju FC 1 +4 3
2 Shanghai Shenhua 1 +3 3
3 Shandong Taishan 1 +2 3
4 Kawasaki Frontale 1 +1 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

KIT Kitchee (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
86 Paulo César (GK)
15 Roberto Júnior Yellow Card
6 Jun-Hyung Park
3 Dani Cancela Yellow Card
21 Kin Man Tong Yellow Card
37 Raul Baena
19 Yang Huang
8 Matthew Orr
2 Tsz-Chun Law
9 Dejan Damjanovic
10 Cleiton
Kitchee Substitutes:
Yingzhi Ju, Helio, Sohgo Ichikawa, Shinichi Chan, Sebastian Buddle, Guo Jianqiao, Alex Tayo Akande, Cheuk Pan Ngan, Chin Lung Cheng, Ho Chun-Ting.

CER Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK)
24 Koji Toriumi
33 Ryuya Nishio
14 Yusuke Maruhashi
2 Riku Matsuda
10 Hiroshi Kiyotake
25 Hiroaki Okuno
4 Riki Harakawa Yellow Card
20 Yoshito Okubo
19 Hirotaka Tameda
17 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:
Adam Taggart, Yuta Koike, Naoyuki Fujita, Tiago, Ayumu Seko, Riki Matsuda, Hinata Kida, Kenya Matsui, Mutsuki Kato, Toshiyuki Takagi.

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