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AFC Champions League EliteMatchday 3Kashima vs Pohang Steelers 3-0
- Ryuta Koike69'
- Aleksandar Čavrić75'
- Matheus Bueno87'
- Kick-off
- Wed, 28 Oct 2026 · 10:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Mercari Stadium, Kashima
- Referee
- Sadullo Gulmurodi
Match timeline
- 90+1’Substitution
Pohang SteelersKim Ye-Sung ONWanderson Oliveira OFF - 90+1’SubstitutionPohang SteelersAn Jae-Joon ONJorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira OFF
- 88’VAR check
KashimaYuma SuzukiGoal confirmed - 87’Goal!KashimaMatheus Bueno3 – 0
- 85’SubstitutionKashimaLéo Ceará ONAleksandar Čavrić OFF
- 85’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJin Si-woo
- 79’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha
- 76’SubstitutionPohang SteelersKim Yong-Hak ONJo Sung-Wook OFF
Show 8 earlier events
- 76’SubstitutionPohang SteelersCho Sang-Hyeok ONKento Nishiya OFF
- 75’Goal!KashimaAleksandar Čavrić2 – 0
- 69’Goal!KashimaRyuta KoikeAssist: Matheus Bueno1 – 0
- 63’SubstitutionKashimaGaku Shibasaki ONAnthony Udemba Motosuna OFF
- 63’SubstitutionKashimaYuta Matsumura ONJosé Élber Pimentel da Silva OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha ONJakob Tranziska OFF
- 45’SubstitutionKashimaYuma Suzuki ONHomare Tokuda OFF
- 9’SubstitutionKashimaRyuta Koike ONRikuto Hirose OFF
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
KashimaPohang Steelers- 71%Possession29%
- 15Shots4
- 1.99xG0.35
- 6Shots on Target0
- 4Corners3
- 5Fouls6
- 1Offsides1
- 0Saves3
- 765Passes307
- 0Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Kashima4 - 4 - 2
- 1Hayakawa
- 37Hirose
- 35Motosuna
- 5Sekigawa
- 7Ogawa
- 77Čavrić
- 24Hayashu
- 8Bueno
- 17Élber
- 34Tokuda
- 4Chida
Substitutions
- 9’↑25 R. Koike↓37 R. Hirose
- 45’↑40 Y. Suzuki↓34 H. Tokuda
- 63’↑10 G. Shibasaki↓35 A. Motosuna
- 63’↑27 Y. Matsumura↓ José Élber Pimentel da Silva
- 85’↑9 Léo Ceará↓77 A. Čavrić
Unused substitutes 14 Y. Higuchi, 28 Y. Okawa, 42 Rui Onuki, 23 K. Tsukui, 55 N. Ueda, 21 T. Yamada, 30 M. Yoshida
Coach T. Oniki
Pohang Steelers5 - 3 - 2
- 21In-Jae
- 13Min-Jun
- 33Sung-Wook
- 20Chan-Yong
- 5Si-woo
- 77Wanderson
- 31Nishiya
- 8Seung-Ho
- 16Dong-Jin
- 10Tranziska
- 25Luiz
Substitutions
- 60’↑11 Juninho Rocha↓10 J. Tranziska
- 76’↑30 Kim Yong-Hak↓33 Jo Sung-Wook
- 76’↑18 Cho Sang-Hyeok↓31 K. Nishiya
- 90+1’↑ Kim Ye-Sung↓ Wanderson Oliveira
- 90+1’↑ An Jae-Joon↓ Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira
Unused substitutes 1 Yun Pyeong-Gook, 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon, 14 Lee Chang-Woo, 3 Ye-Sung Kim, 36 H. Kim, 37 Jung Han-Min, 22 K. Gwang-won, 32 Young-jun Cho, 9 An Jae-Jun
Coach Tae-ha Park
Match facts
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Elite
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Date
- Wed, 28 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 10:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Mercari Stadium, Kashima
- Referee
- Sadullo Gulmurodi
- Kashima coach
- T. Oniki
- Pohang Steelers coach
- Tae-ha Park
League table
AFC Champions League Elite · East Region
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vissel Kobe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 |  Kashima | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 |  Gamba Osaka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Johor Darul Takzim FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 8 |  Jeonbuk Motors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Beijing Guoan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 |  Daejeon Citizen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Công An Nhân Dân | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Buriram United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Port FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 |  Ratchaburi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 15 |  Pohang Steelers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 16 |  Newcastle Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 0 |
Player ratings
- 1
Matheus Bueno9.0 - 2
R. Koike8.5 - 3
A. Čavrić8.2 - 4
R. Ogawa7.9 - 5
I. Sekigawa7.8 - 6
K. Chida7.5 - 7
R. Hirose7.1 - 8
Élber7.0 - 9
A. Motosuna7.0 - 10
Y. Matsumura6.8 - 11
G. Shibasaki6.8 - 12
H. Tokuda6.6 - 13
T. Hayakawa6.6 - 14
Léo Ceará6.5 - 15
Y. Suzuki6.5 - 16
H. Hayashu6.4 - 17
Y. Higuchi0.0 - 18
Y. Okawa0.0 - 19Rui Onuki0.0
- 20
K. Tsukui0.0 - 21
N. Ueda0.0 - 22
T. Yamada0.0 - 23
M. Yoshida0.0
- 1
Kim Yong-Hak6.7 - 2
Juninho Rocha6.5 - 3
Cho Sang-Hyeok6.3 - 4
Kim Seung-Ho6.3 - 5
Jin Si-woo6.2 - 6
Kim Dong-Jin6.1 - 7
K. Nishiya6.1 - 8
Jo Sung-Wook6.0 - 9
Park Chan-Yong6.0 - 10
Jorge Luiz5.9 - 11
Hwang In-Jae5.8 - 12
Wanderson5.7 - 13
J. Tranziska5.6 - 14
Kang Min-Jun5.5 - 15
An Jae-Jun0.0 - 16
Young-jun Cho0.0 - 17
K. Gwang-won0.0 - 18
Jung Han-Min0.0 - 19
H. Kim0.0 - 20
Ye-Sung Kim0.0 - 21
Lee Chang-Woo0.0 - 22
Shin Kwang-Hoon0.0 - 23
Yun Pyeong-Gook0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Matheus Bueno
Kashima
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Kashima- W-D-L
- 2-0-0
- Scored / match
- 4.0
- Conceded / match
- 0.5
Pohang Steelers- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- KashimaResult0%
- Pohang Steelers0%
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What happened
Match report
Kashima beat Pohang Steelers 3-0 at Mercari Stadium, with three second-half goals settling a game that was level at the break. Ryuta Koike put the hosts in front on 69 minutes, Aleksandar Čavrić added the second on 75, and Matheus Bueno sealed it on 87.
There were no goals before half-time, and Kashima had already been forced into two early changes by then. Rikuto Hirose went off for Ryuta Koike on 9 minutes, while Homare Tokuda was replaced by Yuma Suzuki on 45 minutes. It was 0-0 at the break.
Kashima made another double change on 63 minutes before the breakthrough, with Anthony Udemba Motosuna replaced by Gaku Shibasaki and José Élber Pimentel da Silva by Yuta Matsumura. Koike, who came on in the 9th minute, then scored on 69 minutes from Matheus Bueno's assist to open the scoring. Čavrić made it 2-0 on 75 minutes, and Bueno sealed the win on 87. Pohang Steelers made two changes on 76 minutes and two more in the first minute of stoppage time, but they did not have a shot on target. VAR also confirmed Yuma Suzuki's goal on 88 minutes.
The numbers backed Kashima's control. They had 71% of the possession and 765 passes to Pohang Steelers' 307, as well as 15 shots to 4, six shots on target to none, and 1.99 expected goals to 0.35. Pohang Steelers actually won more corners, 4-3, while both sides were caught offside once and Kashima had no saves to make.
Pohang Steelers were booked twice, with Juninho Rocha cautioned on 79 minutes and Jin Si-woo on 85. Kashima finished without a yellow card or a sending-off.
Match record
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Elite
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Mercari Stadium, Kashima
- Referee
- Sadullo Gulmurodi
- Match ID
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16 events
- 9’SubstitutionKashimaRyuta Koike ONRikuto Hirose OFF
- 45’SubstitutionKashimaYuma Suzuki ONHomare Tokuda OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha ONJakob Tranziska OFF
- 63’SubstitutionKashimaGaku Shibasaki ONAnthony Udemba Motosuna OFF
- 63’SubstitutionKashimaYuta Matsumura ONJosé Élber Pimentel da Silva OFF
- 69’Goal!KashimaRyuta KoikeAssist: Matheus Bueno1 – 0
- 75’Goal!KashimaAleksandar Čavrić2 – 0
- 76’SubstitutionPohang SteelersKim Yong-Hak ONJo Sung-Wook OFF
- 76’SubstitutionPohang SteelersCho Sang-Hyeok ONKento Nishiya OFF
- 79’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJuninho Rocha
- 85’SubstitutionKashimaLéo Ceará ONAleksandar Čavrić OFF
- 85’Yellow cardPohang SteelersJin Si-woo
- 87’Goal!KashimaMatheus Bueno3 – 0
- 88’VAR checkKashimaYuma SuzukiGoal confirmed
- 90+1’SubstitutionPohang SteelersKim Ye-Sung ONWanderson Oliveira OFF
- 90+1’SubstitutionPohang SteelersAn Jae-Joon ONJorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira OFF