AFC Champions League EliteMatchday 1

Beijing Guoan vs Pohang Steelers 3-1

Name: Beijing Guoan 3-1 Pohang Steelers — match data
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Beijing Guoan

3-1

Pohang Steelers

Chadrac Akolo2'
Zhang Xizhe12'
Jeremy Dudziak46'

Jakob Tranziska (P)6'

Kick-off: Tue, 15 Sept 2026 · 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

Match timeline

88’Yellow cardBeijing GuoanWang Yu
82’SubstitutionBeijing GuoanWang Yu ONJeremy Dudziak OFF
82’SubstitutionBeijing GuoanFabio Abreu ONBéni Nkololo OFF
73’SubstitutionPohang SteelersShin Kwang-Hoon ONLee Chang-Woo OFF
68’SubstitutionBeijing GuoanLi Lei ONWang Gang OFF
68’SubstitutionBeijing GuoanAbduhamit Abdugheni ONZhang Xizhe OFF
67’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha
58’SubstitutionPohang SteelersKim Dong-Jin ONJung Han-Min OFF

Show 11 earlier events

52’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJo Sung-Wook
46’Goal!Beijing GuoanJeremy DudziakAssist: Zhang Xizhe3 – 1
45’SubstitutionPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha ONAn Jae-Joon OFF
45’SubstitutionPohang SteelersWanderson Oliveira ONKim Ye-Sung OFF
45’SubstitutionPohang SteelersJorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira ONKim Ho-Jin OFF
43’Yellow cardBeijing GuoanWang Gang
40’Yellow cardPohang SteelersKim Ho-Jin
34’SubstitutionBeijing GuoanYang Liyu ONChadrac Akolo OFF
12’Goal!Beijing GuoanZhang Xizhe2 – 1
6’Penalty goalPohang SteelersJakob Tranziska1 – 1
2’Goal!Beijing GuoanChadrac Akolo1 – 0
1’Kick-off

Key stats

Beijing GuoanPohang Steelers

47%Possession53%
11Shots9
6Shots on Target3
2Corners3
13Fouls17
0Offsides1
2Saves3
487Passes492
2Yellow Cards3

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Beijing Guoan4 - 4 - 2

34Sen
21Yue
27Wang
5Ramos
28Dudziak
20Nkololo
23Dawhan
7Erjini'ao
47Jiefu
10Xizhe
77Akolo

Substitutions

34’↑17 Yang Liyu↓77 Chadrac Akolo
68’↑4 Li Lei↓ Wang Gang
68’↑ Abduhamit Abdugheni↓10 Zhang Xizhe
82’↑18 Wang Yu↓28 Jeremy Dudziak
82’↑29 Fabio Abreu↓20 Béni Nkololo

Unused substitutes 31 Shaoziyang Liu, 24 Abdugheni Abduhamit, 25 Uroš Spajić, 30 Shuangjie Fan, 6 Chi Zhongguo, 41 Cheng Xi, 50 Zhang Haoran, 43 Xia Xiaoyu

Coach Nick Montgomery

Pohang Steelers4 - 3 - 3

1Yun
5Si-Woo
33Sung-wook
36Kim
3Kim
31Nishiya
14Lee
8Kim
9Jae-joon
37Jung
10Tranziska

Substitutions

45’↑11 Juninho Rocha↓9 An Jae-joon
45’↑ Wanderson Oliveira↓ Kim Ye-Sung
45’↑25 Jorge Teixeira↓ Kim Ho-Jin
58’↑ Kim Dong-Jin↓ Jung Han-Min
73’↑ Shin Kwang-Hoon↓ Lee Chang-Woo

Unused substitutes 29 Sung-min Hong, 17 Kwang-hun Shin, 20 Park Chan-Yong, 4 Min-kwang Jeon, 77 Wanderson, 22 Kim Gwang-won, 16 Dong-jin Kim, 70 Hwang Seo-woong, 18 Sang-hyeok Cho, 7 Ki-jong Won

Coach Tae-Ha Park

Match facts

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Round: Matchday 1
Date: Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Kick-off: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
Beijing Guoan coach: Nick Montgomery
Pohang Steelers coach: Tae-Ha Park

League table

AFC Champions League Elite · East Region

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Kashima	2	2	0	0	+7	6
2	Gamba Osaka	2	2	0	0	+5	6
3	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	+3	6
4	Beijing Guoan	2	2	0	0	+3	6
5	SHANGHAI SIPG	2	1	1	0	+2	4
6	Johor Darul Takzim FC	2	1	1	0	+2	4
7	Daejeon Citizen	2	1	1	0	+1	4
8	Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	+3	3
9	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	0	1	0	3
10	Jeonbuk Motors	2	1	0	1	-1	3
11	Buriram United	2	0	1	1	-1	1
12	Ratchaburi	2	0	0	2	-3	0
13	Công An Nhân Dân	2	0	0	2	-4	0
14	Pohang Steelers	2	0	0	2	-4	0
15	Port FC	2	0	0	2	-5	0
16	Newcastle Jets	2	0	0	2	-8	0

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Beijing Guoan

W-D-L: 2-3-0
Scored / match: 2.2
Conceded / match: 1.2

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W-D-L: 1-3-1
Scored / match: 0.8
Conceded / match: 1.0

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Beijing Guoan beat Pohang Steelers 3-1 in matchday 1 of the AFC Champions League Elite at Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing.

Chadrac Akolo 2', Zhang Xizhe 12' and Jeremy Dudziak 46' scored for Beijing Guoan, Jakob Tranziska 6' for Pohang Steelers.

Beijing Guoan had 47% of the ball to Pohang Steelers's 53%; the sides had 11 and 9 shots (6 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Round: Matchday 1
Kick-off: Tue, 15 Sept 2026, 12:15 UTC
Venue: Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
Match ID: cornerflick:match:beijing-guoan-vs-pohang-steelers-afc-champions-league-2026-09-15

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