AFC Champions League Elite | League Stage Matchday 3 | 2026-10-28 19:00 JST
Match summary
The AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Matchday 3 fixture between Kashima Antlers and Pohang Steelers was played on October 28. Kashima Antlers dominated Pohang Steelers for a comprehensive 3-0 win. It was 0-0 at half-time. Kashima Antlers scored 3 after the break to seal the win.
Kashima Antlers's scorers: R. Koike, A. Čavrić and Matheus Bueno. Assists: Kashima Antlers – Matheus Bueno.
Kashima Antlers controlled the game with 71% possession and 15 shots (4 for their opponents). Kashima Antlers scored 3 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats
4-4-2
5-3-2
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| Kashima Antlers | Stat | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 5-3-2 |
| 71% | Possession | 29% |
| 2.59 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.18 |
| 15 | Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 13 | Shots inside the box | 2 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Fouls | 6 |
| 771 | Passes | 312 |
| 675 | Accurate passes | 217 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi
Player stats
Kashima Antlers
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | R. Koike | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(100%) | 1 | 0 | 53(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.01 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 6(4) |
| FW | A. Čavrić | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.15 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 6(4) | |
| DF | K. Chida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 14(7) | |
| MF | Élber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 46(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 7(3) |
| MF | H. Hayashu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 0 | 25(66%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 11(3) |
| DF | R. Hirose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | |
| MF | Matheus Bueno | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 4(2) | |
| MF | A. Motosuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 5 | 0 | 32(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 13(9) |
| DF | R. Ogawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 0 | 76(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 6(5) |
| DF | I. Sekigawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 7(7) | |
| FW | H. Tokuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 11(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) |
| MF | Y. Higuchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | T. Hayakawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Léo Ceará | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) |
| MF | Y. Matsumura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| DF | Y. Okawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | G. Shibasaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| FW | Y. Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.79 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | |
| DF | K. Tsukui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | N. Ueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | T. Yamada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | M. Yoshida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pohang Steelers
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Cho Sang-Hyeok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| DF | Jin Si-woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(89%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.99 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 9(4) | |
| FW | Jorge Luiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 4(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 18(6) |
| DF | Jo Sung-Wook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 3(0) | |
| DF | Kang Min-Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 18(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.32 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9(4) |
| MF | Kim Dong-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 22(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.98 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5(4) |
| MF | Kim Seung-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.18 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6(2) | |
| MF | K. Nishiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.69 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5(5) | |
| DF | Park Chan-Yong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 29(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 5(3) |
| FW | J. Tranziska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14(3) |
| DF | Wanderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 17(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.54 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 10(5) |
| FW | An Jae-Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Hwang In-Jae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(46%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Young-jun Cho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Juninho Rocha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | K. Gwang-won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Jung Han-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | H. Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Ye-Sung Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Kim Yong-Hak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| DF | Lee Chang-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Shin Kwang-Hoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Yun Pyeong-Gook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Kashima Antlers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | T. Hayakawa |
| Starter | DF | 37 | R. Hirose |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Chida |
| Starter | DF | 5 | I. Sekigawa |
| Starter | DF | 7 | R. Ogawa |
| Starter | MF | 24 | H. Hayashu |
| Starter | MF | 35 | A. Motosuna |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Matheus Bueno |
| Starter | MF | 17 | Élber |
| Starter | FW | 34 | H. Tokuda |
| Starter | FW | 77 | A. Čavrić |
| Bench | DF | 25 | R. Koike |
| Bench | FW | 9 | Léo Ceará |
| Bench | MF | 27 | Y. Matsumura |
| Bench | MF | 10 | G. Shibasaki |
| Bench | FW | 40 | Y. Suzuki |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | MF | 14 | Y. Higuchi |
| Bench | DF | 28 | Y. Okawa |
| Bench | MF | 42 | Rui Onuki |
| Bench | DF | 23 | K. Tsukui |
| Bench | DF | 55 | N. Ueda |
| Bench | GK | 21 | T. Yamada |
| Bench | FW | 30 | M. Yoshida |
Pohang Steelers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 21 | Hwang In-Jae |
| Starter | DF | 13 | Kang Min-Jun |
| Starter | DF | 5 | Jin Si-woo |
| Starter | DF | 20 | Park Chan-Yong |
| Starter | DF | 33 | Jo Sung-Wook |
| Starter | DF | 77 | Wanderson |
| Starter | MF | 31 | K. Nishiya |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Kim Seung-Ho |
| Starter | MF | 16 | Kim Dong-Jin |
| Starter | FW | 10 | J. Tranziska |
| Starter | FW | 25 | Jorge Luiz |
| Bench | FW | 30 | Kim Yong-Hak |
| Bench | DF | 3 | Ye-Sung Kim |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Juninho Rocha |
| Bench | FW | 9 | An Jae-Jun |
| Bench | FW | 18 | Cho Sang-Hyeok |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | Yun Pyeong-Gook |
| Bench | DF | 17 | Shin Kwang-Hoon |
| Bench | DF | 14 | Lee Chang-Woo |
| Bench | MF | 36 | H. Kim |
| Bench | FW | 37 | Jung Han-Min |
| Bench | MF | 22 | K. Gwang-won |
| Bench | DF | 32 | Young-jun Cho |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 9' | Kashima Antlers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Hirose → IN R. Koike | |
| 1H 45' | Kashima Antlers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Tokuda → IN Y. Suzuki | |
| 2H 15' | Pohang Steelers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jakob Tranziska → IN Juninho Rocha | |
| 2H 18' | Kashima Antlers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Élber → IN Y. Matsumura | |
| 2H 18' | Kashima Antlers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Motosuna → IN G. Shibasaki | |
| 2H 24' | Kashima Antlers | ⚽ Goal | R. Koike | 1-0 |
| 2H 30' | Kashima Antlers | ⚽ Goal | A. Čavrić | 2-0 |
| 2H 31' | Pohang Steelers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jo Sung-Wook → IN Kim Yong-Hak | |
| 2H 31' | Pohang Steelers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Kento Nishiya → IN Cho Sang-Hyeok | |
| 2H 34' | Pohang Steelers | 🟨 Yellow card | Juninho Rocha | |
| 2H 40' | Pohang Steelers | 🟨 Yellow card | Jin Si-woo | |
| 2H 40' | Kashima Antlers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Čavrić → IN Léo Ceará | |
| 2H 42' | Kashima Antlers | ⚽ Goal | Matheus Bueno | 3-0 |
| 2H 43' | Kashima Antlers | 📺 VAR | Y. Suzuki | |
| 2H 45+1' | Pohang Steelers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Wanderson Oliveira → IN Kim Ye-Sung | |
| 2H 45+1' | Pohang Steelers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira → IN An Jae-Joon |
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