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      Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — AFC Champions League Elite — Lineups & Player Ratings (Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 7:45 AM UTC)

      ACL EliteACL Elite
      Tue, Sep 16, 2025
      Melbourne City
      Melbourne City
      0 – 2
      Full-time
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima

      ⚽
      52'Marcos Junior🥅
      80'Y. Nakajima
      📍AAMI Park
      Referee️P. Heydari

      Formation

      Melbourne CityMelbourne City6.4
      4–3–3
      P. Beach6.2
      1 P. Beach
      N. Atkinson6
      13 N. Atkinson
      🔁77
      G. Ferreyra6.2
      22 G. Ferreyra
      S. Souprayen6.7
      26 S. Souprayen
      A. Behich5.9
      C16 A. Behich
      M. Leckie7.2
      7 M. Leckie
      🔁46
      K. Trewin6.3
      27 K. Trewin
      A. Kuen6.3
      30 A. Kuen
      🔁77
      T. Kanamori6.5
      10 T. Kanamori
      M. Caputo6.2
      17 M. Caputo
      🔁87
      K. Rahmani6.5
      47 K. Rahmani
      🔁76
      K. Kinoshita6
      17 K. Kinoshita
      🔁43
      Marcos Junior7.3
      ⚽
      10 Marcos Junior
      🔁67
      Y. Nakajima8
      ⚽
      35 Y. Nakajima
      🔁83
      S. Higashi6.7
      24 S. Higashi
      🔁46
      S. Tanaka7.3
      14 S. Tanaka
      H. Kawabe6.9
      6 H. Kawabe
      S. Nakano7.2
      👟
      15 S. Nakano
      Kim Ju-Sung7.2
      37 Kim Ju-Sung
      🔁67
      H. Araki7.9
      4 H. Araki
      S. Sasaki7.3
      C19 S. Sasaki
      K. Osako6.3
      1 K. Osako
      Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima7.1
      3-4-2-1

      Managers

      Melbourne CityMelbourne City
      Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
      Aurelio Vidmar
      Aurelio Vidmar
      Bartosch Gaul
      Bartosch Gaul

      Substitutes

      Melbourne CityMelbourne City
      Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
      E. Durakovic6.2
      39 E. Durakovic
      Midfielder
      🔁46
      M. Kato6.3
      51 M. Kato
      Forward
      🔁43
      B. Mazzeo6.3
      20 B. Mazzeo
      Forward
      🔁76
      N. Arai6.9
      13 N. Arai
      Defender
      🔁46
      H. Shillington6.5
      36 H. Shillington
      Defender
      🔁77
      T. Shiotani7.3
      33 T. Shiotani
      Defender
      🔁67
      Z. Schreiber6.5
      19 Z. Schreiber
      Midfielder
      🔁77
      N. Maeda6.3
      41 N. Maeda
      Forward
      🔁67
      L. Wong
      41 L. Wong
      🔁87
      T. Arslan6.7
      30 T. Arslan
      Midfielder
      🔁83
      D. Ochsenham
      33 D. Ochsenham
      Goalkeeper
      Jeong Min-Ki
      26 Jeong Min-Ki
      Goalkeeper
      L. Bonetig
      4 L. Bonetig
      C. Hill
      38 C. Hill
      Goalkeeper
      B. Kutleshi
      44 B. Kutleshi
      T. Yamasaki
      3 T. Yamasaki
      Defender
      R. Kalms
      45 R. Kalms
      D. Suga
      18 D. Suga
      Midfielder
      M. Baker
      48 M. Baker
      Y. Chajima
      25 Y. Chajima
      Midfielder
      A. Cartwright
      52 A. Cartwright
      S. Koshimichi
      32 S. Koshimichi
      Midfielder
      A. Mackintosh
      53 A. Mackintosh
      S. Kobayashi
      45 S. Kobayashi
      Forward

      Recent form

      Key players from the last 5 matches (all competitions).
      Melbourne CityMelbourne City
      Not enough player stats available from recent matches.
      Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
      Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.
      M. Kato
      ⚽
      M. Kato
      Forward
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Goals
      2
      Y. Nakajima
      👟
      Y. Nakajima
      Forward
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Assists
      2
      S. Nakano
      ⚽
      S. Nakano
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Goals
      1
      R. Germain
      ⚽
      R. Germain
      Forward
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Goals
      1
      S. Sasaki
      ⚽
      S. Sasaki
      Defender
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Goals
      1
      T. Shiotani
      T. Shiotani
      Defender
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
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