Vissel Kobe's late goal beats Melbourne City, top of AFC Champions League | OneFootball

Vissel Kobe hosted Melbourne City this Wednesday for the second round of the AFC Champions League at Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Japan. With a goal from Koya Yuruki in stoppage time, the home team won 1-0.

Standings

With this result, Vissel is the only team in the Eastern Conference with a 100% record in the competition and leads with six points. On the other hand, Melbourne City is at the bottom of the group and has yet to win in the AFC Champions League.

📋 Match Summary

⚪VISSEL KOBE 0 x 1 MELBOURNE CITY 🔵

🏆 Competition: AFC Champions League 🏟️ Venue: Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Kobe, Japan 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 AM (Brasília time)

Goal

How the match went

The winning goal for Vissel Kobe was scored only at the 49th minute of the second half. After a long ball from the goalkeeper to the attacking field, Taisei Miyashiro received it and made a good pass to Koya Yuruki. The striker took a shot, but the ball crashed into the goalkeeper, bounced off the defender, and came back for Yuruki to tap it into the empty net.

Upcoming matches

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Shanghai Shenhua vs Ulsan HD

Also this Wednesday, for the second round of the AFC Champions League, Shanghai Shenhua hosted Ulsan HD at Shanghai Stadium, in China. Luís Asué opened the scoring for the home team and Gustav Ludwigson equalized.

With this result, Shanghai Shenhua earned their first point in the competition and climbed to 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Ulsan HD, meanwhile, reached four points and sits in 4th place in the group.

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