“Patryk Klimala gives Seoul the lead with a towering header from Song Min-Kyu's assist”
Pivotal“Yuya Osako equalizes for Vissel Kobe with a precise finish from Yoshinori Muto's cross”
Pivotal“Yosuke Ideguchi completes the comeback with a thunderous strike from outside the box”
Pivotal
Vissel Kobe
Seoul
Vissel Kobe staged a dramatic late comeback to defeat Seoul 2-1 in this AFC Champions League Elite encounter. After falling behind early to Patryk Klimala's header, the Japanese side responded with tactical adjustments at halftime, introducing fresh attacking impetus through their substitutions. Yuya Osako proved instrumental in the turnaround, first equalizing with a clinical finish from close range following Yoshinori Muto's precise cross, before creating the pressure that led to the winner. Yosuke Ideguchi's stunning long-range strike with just a minute remaining secured a crucial victory that keeps Vissel Kobe's continental ambitions alive.
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Choi Jun from Seoul commits a foul.
Daiju Sasaki from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 6 minutes of stoppage time.
Goal! Vissel Kobe takes the lead with a score of 2-1 against Seoul. Yosuke Ideguchi scores with a powerful left-footed strike from outside the penalty area.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe after a deflection off Kim Jin-Su.
The shot is deflected. Rikuto Hirose from Vissel Kobe takes a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but it's blocked.
Yuya Osako from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Moon Seon-Min from Seoul commits a foul.
Missed opportunity! Diego from Vissel Kobe took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.
Diego from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Choi Jun from Seoul earns a free kick on the right flank.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Diego from Vissel Kobe takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. He was set up by a headed pass from Yuya Osako.
Substitution for Seoul: Moon Seon-Min comes on to take the place of Cho Young-Wook.
Offside call against Seoul. Anderson Oliveira has been flagged for being offside.
assist: Yoshinori Muto
Goal! It's now Vissel Kobe 1, Seoul 1. Yuya Osako scores for Vissel Kobe with a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, finding the bottom left corner of the net. The assist came from Yoshinori Muto, who delivered a precise cross.
Rikuto Hirose from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Rikuto Hirose from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe after Choi Jun allowed the ball to go out.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe after a play that resulted in Juan Antonio Ros giving up possession.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Yosuke Ideguchi from Vissel Kobe tries a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it’s blocked.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match interruption - Vissel Kobe.
Yuya Osako from Vissel Kobe directs a header towards the goal from the center of the box, but it strikes the right post.
Yuya Osako from Vissel Kobe strikes the crossbar with a header from the middle of the penalty area.
Offside call against Vissel Kobe. Daiju Sasaki has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Corner kick awarded to Seoul, following a defensive play by Daiya Maekawa.
The shot was blocked. Choi Jun from Seoul directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but Daiya Maekawa from Vissel Kobe managed to stop it, diving to the bottom left corner. The assist came from Kim Jin-Su.
Substitution for Seoul: Anderson Oliveira comes on to replace Jeong Seung-Won, who has been injured.
Offside call against Seoul. Patryk Klimala has been flagged for being offside.
Shot on goal denied. Katsuya Nagato from Vissel Kobe takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but Gu Sung-Yun of Seoul makes a save, diving to his left to stop the ball.
Yoshinori Muto from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the offensive zone.
Yoshinori Muto from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Choi Jun from Seoul commits a foul.
Diego from Vissel Kobe is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
A shot is deflected. Patryk Klimala from Seoul takes a right-footed attempt from the left side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Song Min-Kyu.
Missed opportunity. Lee Seung-Mo from Seoul had a header from the middle of the penalty area.
Missed opportunity! Kim Jin-Su from Seoul took a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the left side, but it went wide from a long-range direct free kick.
Song Min-Kyu from Seoul earns a free kick on the left flank.
Rikuto Hirose of Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Kim Jin-Su from Seoul earns a free kick on the right flank.
Daiju Sasaki from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Seoul, following a foul by Daiya Maekawa.
Corner kick awarded to Seoul after Daiya Maekawa allowed the ball to go out.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently paused due to an injury to Jeong Seung-Won from Seoul.
The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play now.
Match interruption - Vissel Kobe.
Song Min-Kyu from Seoul earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Yuya Osako from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Substitution for Vissel Kobe: Yuya Osako comes on to take the place of Ren Komatsu.
Substitution for Vissel Kobe: Yuya Osako comes on to take the place of Ren Komatsu.
Substitution for Vissel Kobe: Diego comes on to take the place of Kento Hamasaki.
The second half is underway with Vissel Kobe trailing 0-1 against Seoul.
The first half has concluded, with Vissel Kobe trailing Seoul by a score of 0 to 1.
The first half concludes with Vissel Kobe trailing Seoul by a score of 0 to 1.
The first half has concluded with the score reading Vissel Kobe 0, Seoul 1.
Rikuto Hirose from Vissel Kobe takes a shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully defended and blocked.
Blocked attempt! Rikuto Hirose from Vissel Kobe takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets deflected.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe after Hrvoje Babec allowed the ball to go out.
Blocked attempt. Tetsushi Yamakawa from Vissel Kobe takes a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's deflected away.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be one minute of stoppage time.
The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Jeong Seung-Won from Seoul.
Missed opportunity. Cho Young-Wook from Seoul takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
Missed opportunity! Yuta Goke of Vissel Kobe heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Rikuto Hirose.
Missed opportunity! Kento Hamasaki from Vissel Kobe took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it didn't find the target.
Yoshinori Muto from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
A shot on goal has been thwarted. Daiju Sasaki from Vissel Kobe took a left-footed attempt from the left side of the penalty area, but Gu Sung-Yun from Seoul made a great save, denying it in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Kento Hamasaki.
Ren Komatsu of Vissel Kobe is awarded a free kick in their own half.
Kim Jin-Su from Seoul commits a foul.
Blocked attempt! Ren Komatsu from Vissel Kobe took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it was deflected. The assist came from Yuta Goke.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe after a deflection off Gu Sung-Yun.
The shot was blocked. Yoshinori Muto from Vissel Kobe took a right-footed attempt from the middle of the penalty area, but it was saved right in the center of the goal.
Matheus Thuler from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Patryk Klimala commits a foul for Seoul.
Corner kick awarded to Vissel Kobe, following a deflection off Jeong Seung-Won.
Ren Komatsu from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Foul committed by Juan Antonio Ros from Seoul.
Park Seong-Hoon from Seoul commits a foul.
Ren Komatsu of Vissel Kobe earns a free kick on the left flank.
Yuta Goke from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Son Jeong-Beom from Seoul commits a foul.
Yuta Goke from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
ThulerYellow CardMatheus Thuler of Vissel Kobe receives a yellow card.
Matheus Thuler from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Patryk Klimala commits a foul for Seoul.
assist: Min-kyu Song
Goal! Vissel Kobe 0, Seoul 1. Patryk Klimala scores for Seoul with a header from the middle of the box, finding the back of the net. The assist came from Song Min-Kyu.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Patryk Klimala from Seoul.
Daiju Sasaki from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Daiju Sasaki from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Hrvoje Babec from Seoul has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive half.
Ren Komatsu from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Choi Jun from Seoul commits a foul.
Yuta Goke from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
Offside call against Vissel Kobe. Ren Komatsu has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Offside call against Seoul. Patryk Klimala has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Park Seong-Hoon from Seoul earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Ren Komatsu from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Missed opportunity! Hrvoje Babec from Seoul took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.
Offside call against Vissel Kobe. Ren Komatsu has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Tetsushi Yamakawa from Vissel Kobe is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Tetsushi Yamakawa from Vissel Kobe is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Kim Jin-Su from Seoul earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Yoshinori Muto commits a foul for Vissel Kobe.
Choi Jun from Seoul commits a foul.
Kento Hamasaki from Vissel Kobe earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Cho Young-Wook from Seoul commits a foul.
Yuta Goke from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
Patryk Klimala from Seoul earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Matheus Thuler from Vissel Kobe commits a foul.
The first half is underway...
The teams have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.
