KitcheeW29 Jul · Away Prime Bangkok · 4:0W22 Aug · Away BC Rangers · 3:2D29 Aug · Away North District · 0:0W6 Sep · Home Eastern District · 4:1W12 Sep · Away Southern District · 3:1D17 Sep · Home Gangwon FC · 0:0
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Gangwon FCD30 Aug · Away Pohang Steelers · 0:0W6 Sep · Away FC Anyang · 3:0D9 Sep · Home Jeonbuk Motors · 1:1D13 Sep · Away Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 2:2D17 Sep · Away Kitchee · 0:0L20 Sep · Home Jeju United FC · 0:1
In the AFC Cup game on 17 September 2026, Kitchee beat Gangwon FC 0:0. Match numbers: shots on target 0:3, corners 3:7.
Match report
Kitchee and Gangwon played out a 0:0 draw in the opening match of the AFC Cup Group Stage at Mong Kok Stadium on Wednesday. The result leaves both sides level on points after their first competitive fixture of the tournament. It was a match where chances were thin on the ground and neither side could find a breakthrough.
The first half had its moments, though nothing materialised. Kitchee's Marcao received a yellow card in the eleventh minute, and Gangwon's Choi Jae-hyuck followed shortly after. By then, the tempo was steady rather than frantic, with both sides feeling each other out. Gangwon held more possession, but their dominance did not translate into clear-cut opportunities.
The second half brought a turning point when R. Mingazov was shown a red card for Kitchee in the seventieth minute. He had already picked up a yellow earlier in the half, and the double booking left the hosts with ten men. Gangwon made changes to exploit the numerical advantage, bringing on J. Choe in the seventy-second minute. Kitchee responded by adding Revilla and Obieta, but the deficit in numbers did not prove decisive.
Statistically, Gangwon controlled the ball with 59 per cent possession against Kitchee's 41. The visitors registered three shots on target and one off target, while the hosts managed nine shots off target with none on target. Kitchee completed 196 passes compared to Gangwon's 325, and the difference in accuracy was telling. Big chances created stood at zero for Kitchee and one for Gangwon, which says something about the quality of final third work.
Both teams remain level on points after this opening encounter, with the table still to be decided. Kitchee had won their last two domestic matches comfortably, while Gangwon drew their previous two fixtures. This result means neither side can claim early momentum in the group, and the next match will carry more weight than this one.
HT🟨11' Marcao — Yellow card🟨12' Choi Jae-hyuck — Yellow card🟨54' R. Mingazov — Yellow card⇄65' V. Camarasa — Substitution🟨70' R. Mingazov — Yellow card🟥70' R. Mingazov — Red card⇄72' J. Choe — Substitution🟨74' Y. Kang — Yellow card⇄78' A. Revilla — Substitution⇄78' K. Obieta — Substitution⇄79' Lee Yong-Jae — Substitution⇄83' P. Lam — Substitution⇄84' Yoo Byung-Heon — Substitution🟨87' Kang Seong-yun — Yellow card
W29 Jul · Away Prime Bangkok · 4:0W22 Aug · Away BC Rangers · 3:2D29 Aug · Away North District · 0:0W6 Sep · Home Eastern District · 4:1W12 Sep · Away Southern District · 3:1D17 Sep · Home Gangwon FC · 0:0
