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Match 3 Toyota - Toyota Stadium
weatherCode11
14 December
Adelaide United FC
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
VIDMAR Aurelio (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 midfielder Takahiro Futagawa (L) vies for the ball with Adelaide United midfielder Paul Reid
  • 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
  • Gamba Osaka's Brazilian forward Severino Lucas reacts after missing a shot
  • Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Tomokazu Myojin (L) heads the ball before Australia's Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski
  • Adelaide United capatain and midfielder Travis Dodd (R) vies for the ball
  • Gamba Osaka midfielder Tomokazu Myojin (R) and Adelaide United forward Cristiano (L) vie for the ball

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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    7Shots17
    4Corner kicks4
    3Yellow cards2
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
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