Kashima vs Pohang Steelers result: 3–0
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryAFC Champions League Elite League Phase · Matchday 3
Match summary
Kashima beat Pohang Steelers 3–0. Ryuta Koike 69', Aleksandar Cavric 75', Matheus Bueno 87'. The first half ended goalless; every goal came after the break. Ryuta Koike opened the scoring in minute 69. Kashima controlled possession with 71%.
Match timeline
- 9'
Ryuta Koike · for Rikuto Hirose - 45'Yuma Suzuki · for Homare Tokuda
- 60'
Paulo Rocha · for Jakob Tranziska - 63'Yuta Matsumura · for Élber
- 63'Gaku Shibasaki · for Anthony Motosuna
- 69'Ryuta Koike · assist: Matheus Bueno1–0
- 75'Aleksandar Cavric2–0
- 76'Kim Yong-Hak · for Jo Sung-Wook
- 76'Cho Sang-Hyeok · for Kento Nishiya
- 79'Paulo Rocha
- 85'Si-Woo Jin
- 85'Léo Pereira · for Aleksandar Cavric
- 87'Matheus Bueno3–0
- 90'+1'Kim Ye-Sung · for Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira
- 90'+1'An Jae-Jun · for Jorge Teixeira
How was this match?
Match stats
Overview
Shots
Passing
Defence
Starting lineups
4-4-2 · 5-3-2
Kashima4-4-2
- 1Tomoki HayakawaG
- 5Ikuma SekigawaCD-L
- 4Kaito ChidaCD-R
- 7Ryoya OgawaLB
- 37Rikuto Hirose↓ 9'RB
- 8Matheus Bueno⚽CM-L
- 35Anthony Motosuna↓ 63'CM-R
- 17Élber↓ 63'LM
- 24Haruki HayashiRM
- 34Homare Tokuda↓ 45'CF-L
- 77Aleksandar Cavric⚽↓ 85'CF-R
Substitutes
- 25Ryuta Koike⚽↑ 9'
- 40Yuma Suzuki↑ 45'
- 10Gaku Shibasaki↑ 63'
- 27Yuta Matsumura↑ 63'
- 9Léo Pereira↑ 85'
Pohang Steelers5-3-2
- 21Hwang In-JaeG
- 20Park Chan-YongCD
- 33Jo Sung-Wook↓ 76'CD-L
- 5Si-Woo JinCD-R
- 77Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira↓ 90'+1'LB
- 13Kang Min-JunRB
- 8Kim Seung-HoCM
- 16Kim Dong-JinCM-L
- 31Kento Nishiya↓ 76'CM-R
- 25Jorge Teixeira↓ 90'+1'CF-L
- 10Jakob Tranziska↓ 60'CF-R
Substitutes
- 11Paulo Rocha↑ 60'
- 18Cho Sang-Hyeok↑ 76'
- 30Kim Yong-Hak↑ 76'
- 9An Jae-Jun↑ 90'+1'
- 3Kim Ye-Sung↑ 90'+1'
Recent form
Form points 10/15
Form points 3/15
Head-to-head
1
Kashima
0
Draw
0
Pohang Steelers
Last meeting
- Oct 28, 2026Kashima3–0Pohang Steelers
Venue
Mercari Stadium
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Frequently asked questions
- When is Kashima vs Pohang Steelers?
- Kashima vs Pohang Steelers was played on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 UTC.
- Where is Kashima vs Pohang Steelers played?
- Kashima vs Pohang Steelers was played at Mercari Stadium.
- What competition is Kashima vs Pohang Steelers in?
- Kashima vs Pohang Steelers was part of the AFC Champions League Elite.
- What was the final score of Kashima vs Pohang Steelers?
- Kashima vs Pohang Steelers ended 3–0.