Kashima Antlers vs Pohang Steelers, 2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Kashima Antlers
  • 69': Ryuta Koike
  • 75': Aleksandar Cavric
  • 87': Matheus Bueno
FT
3 - 0
Pohang Steelers

    About

    Kashima Antlers are hosting Pohang Steelers at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, 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': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Ikuma Sekigawa.
    • 2': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Rikuto Hirose.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 3': Foul by Wanderson (Pohang Steelers).
    • 3': Rikuto Hirose (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Offside, Kashima Antlers. Élber is caught offside.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Rikuto Hirose (Kashima Antlers).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Ryuta Koike replaces Rikuto Hirose because of an injury.
    • 11': Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Jo Sung-Wook.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Haruki Hayashi with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Élber (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Cavric.
    • 15': Offside, Pohang Steelers. Jorge Teixeira is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryuta Koike.
    • 27': Kim Dong-Jin (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers).
    • 32': Kento Nishiya (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Matheus Bueno (Kashima Antlers).
    • 34': Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Wanderson.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Élber (Kashima Antlers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Bueno with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Corner, Pohang Steelers. Conceded by Ryuta Koike.
    • 41': Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Kang Min-Jun.
    • 42': Foul by Jin Si-Woo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 42': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Kaito Chida (Kashima Antlers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Bueno with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hwang In-Jae (Pohang Steelers). Assisted by Ryoya Ogawa with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kashima Antlers 0, Pohang Steelers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kashima Antlers 0, Pohang Steelers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Yuma Suzuki replaces Homare Tokuda.
    • 47': Foul by Kang Min-Jun (Pohang Steelers).
    • 47': Élber (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Handball by Jakob Tranziska (Pohang Steelers).
    • 55': Wanderson (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Bueno.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Jakob Tranziska (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kang Min-Jun with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Juninho replaces Jakob Tranziska.
    • 63': Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Yuta Matsumura replaces Élber.
    • 63': Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Gaku Shibasaki replaces Anthony Motosuna.
    • 64': Kim Seung-Ho (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers).
    • 66': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hwang In-Jae (Pohang Steelers). Assisted by Matheus Bueno.
    • 69': Goal! Kashima Antlers 1, Pohang Steelers 0. Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Bueno with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hwang In-Jae (Pohang Steelers). Assisted by Haruki Hayashi with a through ball.
    • 75': Goal! Kashima Antlers 2, Pohang Steelers 0. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kim Yong-Hak replaces Jo Sung-Wook.
    • 76': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Cho Sang-Hyeok replaces Kento Nishiya.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Kim Yong-Hak (Pohang Steelers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers).
    • 79': Juninho (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 85': Foul by Jin Si-Woo (Pohang Steelers).
    • 85': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Jin Si-Woo (Pohang Steelers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Léo Ceará replaces Aleksandar Cavric.
    • 87': Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Jin Si-Woo.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ikuma Sekigawa with a headed pass.
    • 87': Goal! Kashima Antlers 3, Pohang Steelers 0. Matheus Bueno (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 88': VAR Decision: Goal Kashima Antlers 3-0 Pohang Steelers (Yuma Suzuki).
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. Kim Ye-Sung replaces Wanderson.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Pohang Steelers. An Jae-Jun replaces Jorge Teixeira.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ikuma Sekigawa.
    • 90'+5': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Cho Sang-Hyeok (Pohang Steelers).
    • 90'+6': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kashima Antlers 3, Pohang Steelers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Kashima Antlers 3, Pohang Steelers 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 0
    28.9 Possession 71.1
    4 SHOTS 15
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    217 Accurate Passes 675
    312 Passes 771
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    70 Long Balls 50
    22 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    11 Tackles 14
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 8
    31 Effective Clearances 18
    31 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium
    Location: Kashima, Japan

    AFC Champions League Elite Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kashima Antlers 3 +10 9
    2 Vissel Kobe 3 +4 9
    3 Gamba Osaka 3 +5 7
    4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 +5 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    KAN Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
    5 Ikuma Sekigawa
    4 Kaito Chida
    7 Ryoya Ogawa
    37 Rikuto Hirose
    8 Matheus Bueno
    35 Anthony Motosuna
    17 Élber
    24 Haruki Hayashi
    34 Homare Tokuda
    77 Aleksandar Cavric
    Kashima Antlers Substitutes:
    Naomichi Ueda, Ryuta Koike, Gaku Shibasaki, Minato Yoshida, Yuma Suzuki, Keisuke Tsukui, Yuta Matsumura, Léo Pereira, Rui Onuki, Yugo Okawa, Taiki Yamada, Yuta Higuchi.

    POH Pohang Steelers (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    21 Hwang In-Jae (GK)
    20 Park Chan-Yong
    33 Jo Sung-Wook
    5 Si-Woo Jin Yellow Card
    77 Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira
    13 Kang Min-Jun
    8 Kim Seung-Ho
    16 Kim Dong-Jin
    31 Kento Nishiya
    25 Jorge Teixeira
    10 Jakob Tranziska
    Pohang Steelers Substitutes:
    Paulo Rocha, Cho Sang-Hyeok, Yun Pyeong-Gook, An Jae-Jun, Shin Kwang-Hoon, Kim Ye-Sung, Lee Chang-Woo, Kim Yong-Hak, Kim Ho-Jin, Gwang-Won Kim, Cho Young-Jun, Jung Han-Min.

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