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16 September 2025 at 07:45

AFC Champions League · Season 2025
Referee: P. Heydari

Match Summary

Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Melbourne City 2:0. The match was played in AFC Champions League 2025. Goals were scored by Marcos Junior 52′ (pen.), Y. Nakajima 80′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Melbourne City had 45% possession while Sanfrecce Hiroshima held 55%. Melbourne City had 6 shots (0 on target) compared to 7 (4 on target) for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Melbourne City made 5 substitutions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Melbourne City and Sanfrecce Hiroshima — 2 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Melbourne City
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kick Off
34′Shunki Higashi
43′
K. KinoshitaM. Kato
Half Time
M. LeckieE. Durakovic
46′
46′
S. HigashiN. Arai
52′
67′
Kim Ju-SungT. Shiotani
67′
Marcos JuniorN. Maeda
K. RahmaniB. Mazzeo
76′
N. AtkinsonH. Shillington
77′
A. KuenZ. Schreiber
77′
80′
Y. Nakajima

assist: S. Nakano

83′
Y. NakajimaT. Arslan
M. CaputoL. Wong
87′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Melbourne City had 45% possession against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 55%. Melbourne City registered 6 shots (0 on target) while Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed 7 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 4–5. Fouls committed: 10–10.

0Shots on Goal4
3Shots off Goal1
6Total Shots7
3Blocked Shots2
3Shots insidebox6
3Shots outsidebox1
10Fouls10
4Corner Kicks5
2Offsides1
45%Ball Possession55%
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves0
427Total passes516
318Passes accurate409
74%Passes %79%
0expected_goals0
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Melbourne City have recorded 1 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Sanfrecce Hiroshima show 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Melbourne City

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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API data: 15 Mar 2026

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