Melbourne City FC vs Gangwon FC, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

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Melbourne City FC are hosting Gangwon FC at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, 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': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
  • 1': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Seung-Won (Gangwon).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Kang Joon-Hyuck (Gangwon).
  • 5': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Park Sang-Hyeok.
  • 6': Foul by Kang Joon-Hyuck (Gangwon).
  • 6': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) header from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kang Joon-Hyuck with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Harrison Shillington.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 12': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon).
  • 14': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 14': Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kang Yun-Gu (Gangwon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Goh Young-Jun.
  • 19': Foul by Lee Seung-Won (Gangwon).
  • 19': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kim Dae-Won (Gangwon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goh Young-Jun.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon).
  • 26': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 26': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ryan Teague (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Max Caputo.
  • 28': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
  • 28': Max Caputo (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 33': Foul by Lee Seung-Won (Gangwon).
  • 33': Ryan Teague (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kang Yun-Gu (Gangwon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Seung-Won with a headed pass.
  • 35': Foul by Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon).
  • 35': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City).
  • 38': Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Goh Young-Jun (Gangwon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Melbourne City).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Andreas Kuen.
  • 42': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Park Cheong-Hyo.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Andreas Kuen with a through ball.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Gangwon 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Gangwon 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Gangwon. Shin Min-Ha replaces Kang Joon-Hyuck.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Emin Durakovic replaces Medin Memeti.
  • 47': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
  • 47': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City).
  • 48': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Song Jun-Seok (Gangwon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Gi-Hyuk with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Lee Seung-Won (Gangwon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seo Min-Woo.
  • 53': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne City).
  • 53': Goh Young-Jun (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon).
  • 54': Ryan Teague (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Offside, Gangwon. Park Sang-Hyeok is caught offside.
  • 58': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
  • 59': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Harrison Shillington.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne City. Daniel Arzani replaces Kavian Rahmani.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne City. Zane Schreiber replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Dae-Won.
  • 62': Substitution, Gangwon. Mo Jae-Hyeon replaces Kang Yun-Gu.
  • 62': Substitution, Gangwon. Kim Do-Hyun replaces Song Jun-Seok.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Mo Jae-Hyeon (Gangwon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kim Dae-Won.
  • 64': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Marko Tuci.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Teague with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City).
  • 65': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ryan Teague (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 71': Foul by Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
  • 71': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Gangwon. Lee Ji-Ho replaces Kim Dae-Won.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lee Ji-Ho (Gangwon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goh Young-Jun.
  • 73': Corner, Gangwon. Conceded by Germán Ferreyra.
  • 74': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Mo Jae-Hyeon (Gangwon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Tuci with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Park Sang-Hyeok (Gangwon).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Ryan Teague.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Park Cheong-Hyo (Gangwon). Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 77': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Park Cheong-Hyo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Peter Antoniou replaces Aziz Behich.
  • 81': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 81': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Melbourne City. Daniel Arzani is caught offside.
  • 84': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Kim Do-Hyun (Gangwon).
  • 86': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City).
  • 86': Kim Do-Hyun (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City).
  • 88': Lee Gi-Hyuk (Gangwon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Gangwon. Lee Hyo-Bin replaces Lee Seung-Won.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+1': Seo Min-Woo (Gangwon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Goh Young-Jun (Gangwon).
  • 90'+3': Max Caputo (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Gangwon 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 0, Gangwon 0.

Statistics

GAN MCYhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/11143.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
51.2 Possession 48.8
12 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
379 Accurate Passes 363
472 Passes 455
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 42
22 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 13
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 24
13 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 936

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Patrick Beach (GK)
26 Samuel Souprayen
22 German Ferreyra
16 Aziz Behich Yellow Card
36 Harrison Shillington
30 Andreas Kuen
8 Ryan Teague
21 Alessandro Lopane
17 Max Caputo
35 Medin Memeti
47 Kavian Rahmani

GAN Gangwon FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Park Cheong-Hyo (GK)
13 Lee Gi-Hyuk
23 Marko Tuci
34 Song Jun-Seok
99 Kang Joon-Hyuck
4 Seo Min-Woo
28 Lee Seung-Won
7 Dae-Won Kim
8 Kang Yun-Gu
11 Go Young-Joon
19 Park Sang-Hyeok

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