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Thrilling Draw in Kobe: Vissel Kobe and Chengdu Better City Share Points in AFC Champions League
Kobe, Japan – In an action-packed match with plenty of back-and-forth, Vissel Kobe and Chengdu Better City drew in a game valid for the group stage of the AFC Champions League, played at the Noevir Stadium. The match, refereed by Mohammed Khled Hoish from Saudi Arabia, saw both teams fight relentlessly for the victory.
Vissel Kobe dominated possession with 65% and took the lead early on, in the 18th minute, with a goal by Y. Muto, assisted by Erik. However, Chengdu Better City responded just before halftime, in the 45th minute, with a goal from Felipe Silva, after an assist from T. Chow, leveling the score.
The second half continued at a frantic pace. Felipe Silva appeared again, this time to score a penalty in the 76th minute, giving Chengdu the lead. Just when it seemed like the visitors would take all three points, D. Sasaki scored another penalty for Vissel Kobe in the 89th minute, sealing the final draw.
Regarding the stats, Vissel Kobe took 10 shots (5 on target and 4 off target) and had 6 corners, while Chengdu Better City took 11 shots (4 on target and 5 off target) and earned 3 corners. The match was hard-fought, reflected in the 8 fouls committed by Vissel Kobe and the 14 by Chengdu Better City. The referee showed two yellow cards to each team: Y. Dong and T. Chow for Chengdu, and H. Ide and Y. Kuwasaki for Vissel Kobe.
Substitutions chengdu better city: at minute 46 Romulo came in and Liao Rongxiang went out., at minute 79 H. Hu came in and Gan Chao went out., at minute 79 Y. Dong came in and Yuan Mincheng went out., at minute 90 Y. Li came in and Yang Shuai went out., at minute 90 Yang Ming-Yang came in and Yan Dinghao went out.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 60 Erik came in and Y. Osako went out., at minute 71 H. Ide came in and T. Ogihara went out., at minute 71 Y. Kuwasaki came in and T. Miyashiro went out., at minute 81 G. Sakai came in and K. Nagato went out., at minute 81 N. Iino came in and R. Hirose went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Vissel Kobe
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