Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce

AFC Champions League Elite - League Phase 16 Sep 2025, 07:45
Melbourne City FC
Melbourne City FC
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sanfrecce
Sanfrecce
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 Payam Heydari Round 1

Match report

Sanfrecce beat Melbourne City FC 2-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite - League Phase on 16 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne City FC failed to register a single shot on target, while Sanfrecce had 7 shots to Melbourne City FC's 6.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with Payam Heydari in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 6 - 7 On target 0 - 4 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Yotaro Nakajima
Sanfrecce · 1 goal
8 Hayato Araki 77 passes (88% accurate)
7 Marcos Júnior 1 goal
7 Samuel Souprayen captained the side
7 Mathew Leckie captained the side
First half vs second half
Sanfrecce came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 4–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–3
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 1–5 3–0
Attacks 58–64 55–53
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 117
31 Dangerous Attacks 44
0 On Target 7
6 Off Target 3
6 Shots Total 7
0 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 2
3 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 10
4 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
0 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 0
427 Passes Total 516
318 Passes Accurate 409
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City FC · 4-3-3
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
7 M. Leckie 27 K. Trewin 30 A. Kuen
10 T. Kanamori 17 M. Caputo 47 K. Rahmani
Sanfrecce · 3-4-2-1
1 K. Osako
19 S. Sasaki 4 H. Araki 37 J. Kim
15 S. Nakano 6 H. Kawabe 14 S. Tanaka 24 S. Higashi
35 Y. Nakajima 10 M. Júnior
17 K. Kinoshita
Melbourne City FC
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
  • 20 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 33 Dakota Ochsenham
  • 45 Ryan Kalms
  • 48 Matthew Baker
  • 44 Besian Kutleshi
  • 4 Liam Bonetig
  • 53 Angus Mackintosh
  • 52 Aaron Cartwright
Sanfrecce
Coach
Michael Heinz Skibbe
Substitutes
  • 51 Mutsuki Kato
  • 13 Naoto Arai
  • 33 Tsukasa Shiotani
  • 41 Naoki Maeda
  • 30 Tolgay Arslan
  • 38 Cailen Hill
  • 26 Jeong Min-ki
  • 3 Taichi Yamasaki
  • 18 Daiki Suga
  • 25 Yusuke Chajima
  • 45 Shimon Kobayashi
  • 32 Sota Koshimichi
Substitutions
  • 43' ↑ M. Kato ↓ K. Kinoshita Sanfrecce
  • 46' ↑ E. Durakovic ↓ M. Leckie Melbourne City FC
  • 46' ↑ N. Arai ↓ S. Higashi Sanfrecce
  • 67' ↑ N. Maeda ↓ Marcos Júnior Sanfrecce
  • 67' ↑ T. Shiotani ↓ Kim Ju-Sung Sanfrecce
  • 76' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ K. Rahmani Melbourne City FC
  • 77' ↑ H. Shillington ↓ N. Atkinson Melbourne City FC
  • 77' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City FC
  • 83' ↑ T. Arslan ↓ Y. Nakajima Sanfrecce
  • 87' ↑ L. Wong ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City FC
Cards
  • 34' S. Higashi Sanfrecce
  • 62' Kim Ju-Sung Sanfrecce
  • 63' H. Araki Sanfrecce
Head-to-head
Melbourne City FC 0 0 draws 1 Sanfrecce
2025-09-16 Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce 0 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City FC D D W W D
Sanfrecce D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce?
Melbourne City FC lost 0-2 against Sanfrecce on 16 September 2025.
Who won Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce?
Sanfrecce won the match 2-0.
Where was Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City FC vs Sanfrecce?
Sanfrecce had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.