Urawa Red Diamonds vs Pohang Steelers, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Urawa Red Diamonds
    FT
    0 - 2
    Pohang Steelers
    • 22': Jeong Jae-Hee
    • 49': Go Young-Joon

    About

    Urawa Red Diamonds are hosting Pohang Steelers at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan, 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': Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Zeca (Pohang Steelers).
    • 2': Foul by Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 2': Goh Young-Jun (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Bryan Linssen (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 3': Ha Chang-Rae (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
    • 5': Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 8': Shin Kwang-Hoon (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Foul by Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
    • 9': Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami following a set piece situation.
    • 11': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Goh Young-Jun tries a through ball, but Zeca is caught offside.
    • 13': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Park Seung-Wook tries a through ball, but Kim Seung-Dae is caught offside.
    • 18': Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
    • 19': Ayumu Ohata (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Shin Kwang-Hoon (Pohang Steelers).
    • 21': Foul by Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 21': Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Goal! Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 1. Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kim Seung-Dae.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kim Seung-Dae.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jeong Jae-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kim In-Sung replaces Jeong Jae-Hee because of an injury.
    • 33': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
    • 33': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Bryan Linssen.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Zeca (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 36': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Shusaku Nishikawa.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Kim Jong-Woo (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 42': Foul by Park Seung-Wook (Pohang Steelers).
    • 42': Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Goh Young-Jun following a fast break.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Hiroki Sakai replaces Takuya Ogiwara.
    • 45': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Shoya Nakajima replaces Kai Shibato.
    • 46': Foul by Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 46': Kim Jong-Woo (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 48': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Park Chan-Yong.
    • 48': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Hwang In-Jae tries a through ball, but Kim Seung-Dae is caught offside.
    • 49': Goal! Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 2. Goh Young-Jun (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kim In-Sung.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Zeca (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kim In-Sung with a cross.
    • 53': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Kaito Yasui.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Atsuki Ito.
    • 55': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Shin Kwang-Hoon tries a through ball, but Goh Young-Jun is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
    • 57': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Toshiki Takahashi.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Park Chan-Yong (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kim Jong-Woo.
    • 59': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Tomoaki Okubo replaces Bryan Linssen.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Goh Young-Jun (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Han Chan-Hee.
    • 62': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Park Seung-Wook.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Kim In-Sung.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Han Chan-Hee (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jong-Woo with a headed pass.
    • 68': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Hwang In-Jae tries a through ball, but Zeca is caught offside.
    • 68': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Shin Kwang-Hoon.
    • 69': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Takahiro Akimoto replaces Yoshio Koizumi.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross.
    • 69': Offside, Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuya Iwanami tries a through ball, but Tomoaki Okubo is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Zeca (Pohang Steelers).
    • 70': Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Hand ball by Zeca (Pohang Steelers).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takuya Iwanami.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Ayumu Ohata (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
    • 76': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 76': Goh Young-Jun (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Ken Iwao replaces Atsuki Ito.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
    • 80': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Lee Ho-Jae replaces Zeca because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kim Jun-Ho replaces Kim Jong-Woo.
    • 81': Foul by Park Chan-Yong (Pohang Steelers).
    • 81': Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Goh Young-Jun (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Han Chan-Hee with a through ball.
    • 82': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Shusaku Nishikawa.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ha Chang-Rae (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Jun-Ho with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
    • 86': Delay in match (Urawa Red Diamonds).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Kim Jun-Ho (Pohang Steelers).
    • 86': Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Kim Jun-Ho (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Offside, Urawa Red Diamonds. Ken Iwao tries a through ball, but Hiroki Sakai is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Kim Seung-Dae tries a through ball, but Goh Young-Jun is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Kim In-Sung (Pohang Steelers).
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Lee Ho-Jae (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Seung-Dae.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Pohang Steelers 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 5
    42.3 Possession 57.7
    16 SHOTS 9
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 460
    395 Passes 546
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    21 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    80 Long Balls 72
    41 Accurate Long Balls 48
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 12
    14 Effective Clearances 24
    14 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Location: Saitama, Japan
    Attendance: 13,970

    Line-Ups

    URA Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Shusaku Nishikawa (GK)
    5 Marius Hoibraten
    4 Takuya Iwanami
    66 Ayumu Ohata
    26 Takuya Ogiwara
    25 Kaito Yasui
    22 Kai Shibato
    3 Atsuki Ito
    9 Bryan Linssen
    8 Yoshio Koizumi
    18 Toshiki Takahashi
    Urawa Red Diamonds Substitutes:
    Alexander Scholz, Takahiro Akimoto, Ekanit Panya, Hiroki Sakai, Ken Iwao, Ayumi Niekawa, Shoya Nakajima, Jumpei Hayakawa, Alex Schalk, Tomoaki Okubo, Yuichi Hirano, Shinzo Koroki.

    POH Pohang Steelers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Hwang In-Jae (GK)
    20 Park Chan-Yong
    45 Ha Chang-Rae
    14 Park Seung-wook
    17 Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow Card
    11 Go Young-Joon
    16 Han Chan-Hee
    6 Kim Jong-Woo
    9 Zeca
    12 Kim Seung-Dae
    27 Jeong Jae-Hee
    Pohang Steelers Substitutes:
    Lee Gyu-Baeg, Lee Ho-Jae, Sim Sang-Min, Yoon Min-Ho, Yun Pyeong-Gook, Kim In-Sung, Park Geon-Woo, Kim Jun-Ho, Hong Yun-Sang, Alex Grant.

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