V Kofu 3-3 Melbourne City (Nov 29, 2023) Commentary

Melbourne City FC

2-2-1, 8 PTS

Shion Inoue - 8'
Yoshiki Torikai - 43'
Jumma Miyazaki - 85'

Callum Talbot - 5'
Tolgay Arslan - 59' Pen
Marin Jakolis - 64'

21
Shibuya
13
Miura
5
Hasukawa
49
Inoue
23
Sekiguchi
71
Nakamura
16
Hayashida
10
Hasegawa
9
Mitsuhira
18
Torikai
99
Utaka

No.Name
21Tsubasa Shibuya
5Sodai Hasukawa
49Shion Inoue
13Sota Miura 6Iwana Kobayashi
23Masahiro Sekiguchi
9Kazushi Mitsuhira 15Riku Iijima
71Ryotaro Nakamura
16Koya Hayashida 24Nagi Matsumoto
99Peter Utaka 30Cristiano
10Motoki Hasegawa
18Yoshiki Torikai 19Jumma Miyazaki

Substitutes
4Hideomi Yamamoto
7Sho Araki
77Getulio Wandelly
29Kaito Kamiya
11Kohei Matsumoto
1Kohei Kawata
40Eduardo dos Santos

New Japan National Stadium

5:00 AM, November 29, 2023

Tokyo, Japan

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 15,877

Referees:
Mooud Bonyadifard

Ventforet Kofu

Melbourne City FC

KO
5
8
28
43
HT
52
59
63
64
71
72
76
77
83
84
85
90+3
FT

- Match ends, Ventforet Kofu 3, Melbourne City 3.
- Match ends, Ventforet Kofu 3, Melbourne City 3.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Ventforet Kofu 3, Melbourne City 3.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Cristiano (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jumma Miyazaki.
90'+3' Foul by Riku Iijima (Ventforet Kofu).
90'+3' Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Alessandro Lopane.
90'+3' Foul by Shion Inoue (Ventforet Kofu).
90'+3' Curtis Good (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Riku Iijima (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1' Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
89' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
87' Attempt missed. Motoki Hasegawa (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Masahiro Sekiguchi with a cross.
85' Goal! Ventforet Kofu 3, Melbourne City 3. Jumma Miyazaki (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84' Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Iwana Kobayashi replaces Sota Miura.
84' Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Young (Melbourne City).
83' Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marin Jakolis.
82' Attempt missed. Jumma Miyazaki (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano with a headed pass following a corner.
82' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Jamie Young.
82' Attempt saved. Nagi Matsumoto (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
81' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Curtis Good.
77' Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77' Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
77' Substitution, Melbourne City. Hamza Sakhi replaces Tolgay Arslan.
76' Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Léo Natel.
74' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
72' Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Riku Iijima replaces Kazushi Mitsuhira.
71' Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Jumma Miyazaki replaces Yoshiki Torikai.
70' Offside, Melbourne City. Marin Jakolis is caught offside.
69' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
67' Attempt saved. Motoki Hasegawa (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoshiki Torikai.
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.
63' Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Cristiano replaces Peter Utaka.
63' Substitution, Ventforet Kofu. Nagi Matsumoto replaces Koya Hayashida.
62' Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
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.
57' VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne City.
55' Penalty conceded by Sota Miura (Ventforet Kofu) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
54' Attempt blocked. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a through ball.
52' Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52' Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
51' Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' Foul by Sota Miura (Ventforet Kofu).
50' Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
48' Ryotaro Nakamura (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
46' Kazushi Mitsuhira (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46' Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
45' Second Half begins Ventforet Kofu 2, Melbourne City 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, Ventforet Kofu 2, Melbourne City 1.
45'+1' Attempt missed. Motoki Hasegawa (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Peter Utaka following a fast break.
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.
41' Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Peter Utaka (Ventforet Kofu).
40' Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
39' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
38' Shion Inoue (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38' Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
37' Attempt saved. Sota Miura (Ventforet Kofu) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoshiki Torikai.
34' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Curtis Good.
34' Attempt blocked. Yoshiki Torikai (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Motoki Hasegawa with a headed pass.
33' Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
29' Foul by Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu).
29' Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28' Yoshiki Torikai (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
27' Attempt missed. Kazushi Mitsuhira (Ventforet Kofu) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Motoki Hasegawa with a cross following a corner.
27' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
26' Corner, Ventforet Kofu. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
23' Offside, Ventforet Kofu. Motoki Hasegawa is caught offside.
21' Offside, Melbourne City. Marin Jakolis is caught offside.
21' Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Peter Utaka.
20' Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Masahiro Sekiguchi.
19' Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19' Foul by Koya Hayashida (Ventforet Kofu).
18' Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Ryotaro Nakamura (Ventforet Kofu).
17' Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' Foul by Ryotaro Nakamura (Ventforet Kofu).
15' Foul by Ryotaro Nakamura (Ventforet Kofu).
15' Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Sodai Hasukawa (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
12' Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a cross.
11' Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11' Foul by Kazushi Mitsuhira (Ventforet Kofu).
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.
7' Yoshiki Torikai (Ventforet Kofu) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7' Foul by Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).
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.
3' Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Masahiro Sekiguchi (Ventforet Kofu).
2' Attempt missed. Motoki Hasegawa (Ventforet Kofu) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Masahiro Sekiguchi with a cross.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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