Vissel Kobe ROAR into the ACL season! ｜ Shanghai Port 🇨🇳 vs Vissel Kobe 🇯🇵 ｜ Highlights ACL Elite
Chinese Super League champions, Shanghai Port, welcome J1 League title holders,
Missile Kobe to the Pudong Football Stadium on Matchday 1 in the East.
19th minute, the visitors to a really, really promising start,
dictating the pace of the game.
And they're powering forward through the middle here,
for the defeat of Eric.
And he drives one into the inside side netting,
works the angle beautifully,
and leaves Chen Weilin goal with absolutely no chance.
What a strike from the man alone,
from Machida Zelvea.
26th minute, Shanghai Port looking for a reply here.
What a good fortune here for Gustavo, through on goal!
And a really, really good stop by Daya Maekawa,
in between the sticks, stands his ground.
Shanghai Port, number nine out, and the score at 1-0.
Missile Kobe, the attack again here in the 40th minute.
Eric with the delivery, it's a great cross!
And no-one picking up.
Taisei Miyashiro at the back post,
his 11th goal in all competitions this season.
Doubles the score.
Missile Kobe, 2-0 up.
Finished just before the break here,
as they come again down the right.
Lovely play, and another cracking goal.
Kotoku Sakai cuts it back for Yuya Osaka,
a 35-year-old veteran.
His ninth career goal in the Champions League.
Into the second half, and work to do for Shanghai Port.
Trail by three.
They get a goal back early on, 57th minute.
They nearly do.
Li Shenglong testing Maekawa in goal.
It's another good stop.
The Missile Kobe keeper gets down nice and early.
He's in a way a form of danger.
73rd minute now.
Missile Kobe, a little less to show in the second half,
but understandable with that three-goal cushion.
Not as much pressure on them in the second period of play,
but nearly back themselves a fourth there.
Lovely dink into the box by Koya Yuruki.
Yoshinori Muto just can't find the target.
It's a stoppage time now.
No wins away from victory.
Is there still time for a fourth here?
One of the visitors just over the crossbar.
Decent effort from Ren Komatsu.
Unable to keep the effort down,
Missile Kobe get an early three points on the board
with a comfortable 3-0 win against Shanghai Port.
Finally, get back to winning ways on the road again.