V Kofu vs Melbourne City 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
Introduction
Ventforet Kofu are hosting Melbourne City FC
at New Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 0, Melbourne City 1. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
- 8': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 1, Melbourne City 1. Shion Inoue (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sota Miura following a set piece situation.
- 28': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 2, Melbourne City 1. Yoshiki Torikai (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shion Inoue with a through ball.
- 52': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 2, Melbourne City 2. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 63': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Nagi Matsumoto replaces Koya Hayashida.
- 63': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Cristiano replaces Peter Utaka.
- 64': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 2, Melbourne City 3. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Jumma Miyazaki replaces Yoshiki Torikai.
- 72': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Riku Iijima replaces Kazushi Mitsuhira.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Léo Natel.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Hamza Sakhi replaces Tolgay Arslan.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marin Jakolis.
- 84': Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Iwana Kobayashi replaces Sota Miura.
- 85': Goal! Ventforet Kofu 3, Melbourne City 3. Jumma Miyazaki (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Alessandro Lopane.
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: New Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 15,877
Venue: New Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 15,877
Statistics
 MCY |
KOFU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 395 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 484 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 27 | Clearances | 6 |
Ventforet Kofu (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Tsubasa Shibuya (GK) |
| 5 | Sodai Hasukawa |
| 49 | Shion Inoue |
| 13 | Sota Miura |
| 23 | Masahiro Sekiguchi |
| 9 | Kazushi Mitsuhira |
| 71 | Ryotaro Nakamura |
| 16 | Koya Hayashida |
| 99 | Peter Utaka |
| 10 | Motoki Hasegawa |
| 18 | Yoshiki Torikai |
Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 10 | Tolgay Arslan  |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 11 | Léo Natel |
| 44 | Marin Jakolis |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
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