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Match 3 Toyota - Toyota Stadium
weatherCode11
14 December
Adelaide United
0:1
Gamba Osaka
0:1 (0:1)
  • Yasuhito ENDO (23')

Referee Pablo POZO (CHI)

Summary

Endo the road for Adelaide

Endo the road for Adelaide

 Yasuhito Endo's 23rd minute goal proved to be the difference between Gamba Osaka and Adelaide United at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota City on Sunday evening, handing the Japanese side a dream fixture against Manchester United in Yokohama on Thursday. Although Gamba had beaten their Australian rivals 5-0 over two legs in the AFC Champions League final in November, this encounter was as ...

Highlights

Line-up

AUS
JPN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Aurelio VIDMAR (AUS)
(JPN) Akira NISHINO
Officials
  • Referee: Pablo POZO (CHI)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Julio DIAZ (CHI)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Patricio BASUALTO (CHI)
  • Fourth official: Alberto UNDIANO (ESP)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Absent
  • Injured

Photos

  • Gamba Osaka forward Severino Lucas (L) and Australia's Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski (R) vie for the ball
  • Gamba Osaka supporters celebrate their team's victory over Australian club team Adelaide United
  • Japan's Gamba Osaka forward Ryuji Bando (L) fights for the ball with Australia's Adelaide United defender Robert Cornthwaite
  • Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Tomokazu Myojin (L) heads the ball before Australia's Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski
  • Players of Gamba Osaka celebrate with their fans after winning against Adelaide United
  • Adelaide United's coach Aurelio Vidmar gestures
  • Gamba Osaka's coach Akira Nishino gestures
  • Adelaide United's Paul Reid fights for the ball with Gamba Osaka's Takahiro Futagara
  • Adelaide United's Paul Reid fights for the ball with Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo

Quotes

"I'm really proud of the players. Tonight's game came down to whether we could score while they were pressing forward and attempting to close us down. I would have liked another goal, but we kept our composure and controlled the game," Akira Nishino, Gamba coach.

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STATISTICS
Adelaide UnitedStatisticsGamba Osaka
7Shots17
4Corner kicks4
3Yellow cards2
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
50%Possession (%)50%