Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
⚽ 78' - Hayato Araki
Assist: Naoto Arai
Visualization based on match commentary • Positions are approximate
The second half has concluded, with the final score being Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, Shanghai Shenhua 0.
Hayao Kawabe from Sanfrecce Hiroshima is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Foul committed by Luís Asué of Shanghai Shenhua.
A shot on goal has been blocked. Mutsuki Kato from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but Bao Yaxiong of Shanghai Shenhua made a great save, stopping it in the upper center of the net. The opportunity was set up by Hayao Kawabe, who delivered a cross.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Wilson Manafá from Shanghai Shenhua earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Wilson Manafá from Shanghai Shenhua earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Missed opportunity! Mutsuki Kato from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.
⚽Goal! Sanfrecce Hiroshima takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Shanghai Shenhua. Hayato Araki scores with a header from the right side of the six-yard box after a corner kick.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after Zhu Chenjie allowed the ball to go out of play.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Sota Nakamura from Sanfrecce Hiroshima takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked.
Blocked attempt! Mutsuki Kato from Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a header from the middle of the box, but it was deflected away. The cross was provided by Naoto Arai.
Substitution for Shanghai Shenhua: Luís Asué comes on to take the place of Saulo Mineiro.
Substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Valère Germain comes on to replace Ryo Germain.
Missed opportunity! Saulo Mineiro of Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it goes just wide of the top right corner. The chance was set up by João Teixeira during a quick counterattack.
Shot off target. Hayao Kawabe from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after a deflection off Shinichi Chan.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after a deflection off Shinichi Chan.
Satoshi Tanaka from Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Saulo Mineiro commits a foul against Shanghai Shenhua.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Substitution for Shanghai Shenhua: Wang Haijian comes on to take the place of Ibrahim Amadou.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Wilson Manafá from Shanghai Shenhua.
Wu Xi of Shanghai Shenhua receives a yellow card for committing a foul.
Naoto Arai from Sanfrecce Hiroshima is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive half.
Zhu Chenjie from Shanghai Shenhua commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Shanghai Shenhua after Tsukasa Shiotani allowed the ball to go out of play.
Missed opportunity! Yang Haoyu from Shanghai Shenhua takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sails over the crossbar.
Tsukasa Shiotani from Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
Yang Haoyu from Shanghai Shenhua commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, following a defensive play by Jiang Shenglong.
Substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Mutsuki Kato comes on to take the place of Daiki Suga.
Substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Mutsuki Kato comes on to take the place of Daiki Suga.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after a defensive play by Shinichi Chan.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Daiki Suga from Sanfrecce Hiroshima tries a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The play was set up by Kosuke Kinoshita.
Missed opportunity. Kosuke Kinoshita from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed shot from close range but sent it wide to the left. The attempt was set up by Tsukasa Shiotani.
Shot on goal denied. Daiki Suga from Sanfrecce Hiroshima directed a header from the center of the box, but it was stopped in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Kosuke Kinoshita.
Missed opportunity! Shinichi Chan from Shanghai Shenhua took a long-range shot with his right foot from the left side, but it went wide.
Ryo Germain of Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Shinichi Chan from Shanghai Shenhua is awarded a free kick in their own defensive zone.
Ryo Germain from Sanfrecce Hiroshima commits a foul.
Foul committed by Tsukasa Shiotani of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Foul committed by Tsukasa Shiotani of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Bao Yaxiong from Shanghai Shenhua is awarded a free kick in their own half.
A shot on goal has been thwarted. Sota Nakamura from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed strike from the middle of the box, but Bao Yaxiong of Shanghai Shenhua made a solid save right in the center of the goal.
A shot is denied. Kosuke Kinoshita from Sanfrecce Hiroshima tries to head the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but it's intercepted.
Substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Kosuke Kinoshita comes on to replace Tolgay Arslan, who is leaving the field due to an injury.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently paused due to an injury to Tolgay Arslan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Missed opportunity. Wu Xi from Shanghai Shenhua took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match interruption - Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Ibrahim Amadou from Shanghai Shenhua receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Tolgay Arslan of Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Offside call against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sota Nakamura has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Missed opportunity! João Teixeira from Shanghai Shenhua took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after Jiang Shenglong allowed the ball to go out.
Missed opportunity! Ryo Germain from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Sho Sasaki.
The second half is underway with the score still tied at Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0, Shanghai Shenhua 0.
The first half concludes with the score tied at Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0, Shanghai Shenhua 0.
The pause has ended. They're set to resume play.
The game has been paused due to an injury to João Teixeira from Shanghai Shenhua.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to João Teixeira from Shanghai Shenhua.
Missed opportunity! Sota Nakamura from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.
Missed opportunity! Saulo Mineiro from Shanghai Shenhua takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it goes off target.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, following a play that resulted in André Luís conceding the ball.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Bao Yaxiong from Shanghai Shenhua.
A long-range effort from Daiki Suga of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is thwarted. His left-footed shot from the left side is blocked, with an assist from Ryo Germain.
Missed opportunity. Ryo Germain from Sanfrecce Hiroshima heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes just to the left. The cross was delivered by Sota Nakamura.
Shot on goal denied. Wu Xi of Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but Keisuke Osako of Sanfrecce Hiroshima makes a save right in the middle of the goal.
Missed opportunity. Saulo Mineiro of Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The match is currently paused due to an injury to Shinichi Chan from Shanghai Shenhua.
Shinichi Chan from Shanghai Shenhua earns a free kick in their own half.
Sota Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima commits a foul.
Missed opportunity! Naoto Arai from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went wide.
Offside call against Shanghai Shenhua. André Luís has been flagged for being in an offside position.
A shot on goal has been blocked. André Luís from Shanghai Shenhua took a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but Keisuke Osako of Sanfrecce Hiroshima made a save in the bottom right corner.
Shot on goal denied. André Luís from Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but Keisuke Osako of Sanfrecce Hiroshima makes a save in the bottom right corner.
The attempt is thwarted. Saulo Mineiro of Shanghai Shenhua had a header from the middle of the penalty area that was successfully blocked.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after Bao Yaxiong allowed the ball to go out.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after a deflection off Shinichi Chan.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Naoto Arai from Sanfrecce Hiroshima tries a left-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Tolgay Arslan.
Missed opportunity. Satoshi Tanaka from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area that was near the target but went wide to the left after a set piece play.
Missed opportunity! Satoshi Tanaka from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
Shinichi Chan from Shanghai Shenhua receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Sota Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Sota Nakamura from Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
Saulo Mineiro has been awarded a free kick in his own half against Shanghai Shenhua.
Saulo Mineiro has been awarded a free kick in their own half against Shanghai Shenhua.
Corner kick awarded to Shanghai Shenhua after Tsukasa Shiotani allowed the ball to go out.
Missed opportunity. Sota Nakamura from Sanfrecce Hiroshima took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.
Gao Tianyi from Shanghai Shenhua earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Daiki Suga from Sanfrecce Hiroshima commits a foul.
A shot on goal has been blocked. Saulo Mineiro from Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but Keisuke Osako from Sanfrecce Hiroshima makes a save in the bottom right corner, with assistance from Wu Xi.
Missed opportunity! André Luís from Shanghai Shenhua takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes just wide of the top right corner. He was set up by Wu Xi, who provided a perfectly timed through ball during a quick counterattack.
Tolgay Arslan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Gao Tianyi from Shanghai Shenhua is awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Offside call against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tsukasa Shiotani has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Tolgay Arslan of Sanfrecce Hiroshima earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Gao Tianyi commits a foul for Shanghai Shenhua.
Offside call against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hayao Kawabe has been flagged for being in an offside position.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match interruption - Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Corner kick awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima after a defensive play by Shinichi Chan.
The opening half is underway...
The starting teams have been revealed, and the players are getting ready on the field.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scorers: Hayato Araki (78'). Watch on: Bet365, Watch ESPN, ESPN 2.
