AFC Champions League Elite Gameweek 4
Port FC 7 - 4 FT Beijing Guoan
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
16' Jude Soonsup-Bell (Bordin Phala)
19' Jude Soonsup-Bell (Chaiyaphon Otton)
Dawhan Fran Urano da Purificação Oliveira (Zhang Xizhe) 23'
29' Bordin Phala
Noboru Shimura 37'
Bai Yang 45'
45' ↓ Noboru Shimura ↑Peeradol Chamrasamee
↓ Bai Yang ↑Deng Jiefu 45'
HT
Guilherme Ramos 54'
Guilherme Ramos 58'
↓ Chadrac Akolo ↑Zhang Yuning 63'
↓ Jeremy Dudziak ↑Sai Erjini'ao 63'
↓ Zhang Xizhe ↑Yue Tze-Nam 63'
65' ↓ Sittha Boonlha ↑Jakkaphan Kaewprom
65' ↓ Peerawat Akkratum ↑Suphanan Bureerat
71' ↓ Seksan Ratree ↑Lucas Tocantins
71' ↓ Worachit Kanitsribumphen ↑Teerasak Poeiphimai
↓ Béni Nkololo ↑Cao Yongjing 77'
78' Bordin Phala
81' Bordin Phala
90'+1 Teerasak Poeiphimai (Bordin Phala)
90'+5 Teerasak Poeiphimai (Jakkaphan Kaewprom)
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Port FC
Goalkeepers
Michael Falkesgaard 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Peerawat Akkratum 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Erik Sviatchenko 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Marcel Scalese 
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Chaiyaphon Otton 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
28%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Seksan Ratree
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Noboru Shimura 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Own Goal
Mistake
Own Goal
Mistake
0
Fouls
4.9
Rating
Sittha Boonlha
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Forwards
Worachit Kanitsribumphen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell 
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
5
On Target
9.4
Rating
Bordin Phala 
HAT-TRICK HERO
3
Goals
3
Goals
5
On Target
9.7
Rating
BENCH
Somporn Yos
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
R. Kemmueang
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Manuel Bihr
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Suphanan Bureerat
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jakkaphan Kaewprom 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
5.9
Rating
Peeradol Chamrasamee 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Rui Costa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Tocantins
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Issam Al Sabhi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Teerasak Poeiphimai 
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.4
Rating
Beijing Guoan
Goalkeepers
Hou Sen 
OCTOPUS
7
Saves
7
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Wang Gang
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Uroš Spajić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Guilherme Ramos
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
1
Fouls
4.9
Rating
Bai Yang
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
46
Total Mins
45
Entry
Jeremy Dudziak
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Aboubacar Konte
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dawhan
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
8.9
Rating
Zhang Xizhe
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Forwards
Béni Nkololo 
MAGNET
43
Activity
43
Activity
33
Passes
10
Duels
Chadrac Akolo 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.6
Rating
BENCH
Liu Shaoziyang
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Jiefu Deng
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fan Shuangjie
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yue Tze Nam
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Abduhamit Abdugheni
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Li Lei
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Serginho
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lin Liangming
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zhang Yuning
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cao Yongjing
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
League Standings
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +10
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 3 GD: -7
League Standings
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +10
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 3 GD: -7
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Port FC
Beijing Guoan
Port FC
Beijing Guoan
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Eleven Goals, Port FC Break Beijing Guoan’s Unbeaten Run
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 100/100. Port FC claimed their first league-phase points with a 7-4 win over an unbeaten Beijing Guoan.
Opening Act: A Five-Minute Shock
Port had to chase the match before the crowd at True BG Stadium had settled. Chadrac Akolo put Beijing Guoan ahead in the fifth minute, but the lead barely had time to breathe: Jude Soonsup-Bell levelled on 16 and struck again three minutes later in a burst of open football. Beijing answered through Dawhan before Bordin Phala restored Port’s edge; an own goal twisted the half further, and Dawhan struck again before the break. Neither defence found a foothold. Beijing controlled possession at 55%, yet Port’s direct threat was sharper. Port’s 20 attempts included 14 on target, compared with Beijing’s seven shots and three on target. It was a game of fast answers, not sustained control. The Intensity surged; the Balance refused to settle.
The Pivot: A Red Card Changes the Space
The decisive rupture came not with a goal but with a disciplinary review. VAR upgraded Guilherme Ramos’s card at 54 minutes; the red followed at 58, leaving Beijing to manage the rest with ten men. Until then, this was a frantic contest of repeated answers. After the dismissal, Port could drive at a stretched defence without abandoning their own threat. Beijing had already shown bite through Dawhan’s brace, and the red did not erase that resistance. It changed the space, workload and options. Port’s 14 shots on target show how relentlessly they tested the goal; Beijing’s three made each counter precious. VAR intervened again at 86, cancelling Jude Soonsup-Bell’s apparent goal. The Stakes rose, but Port did not lose their nerve. Their late wave was still coming.
Resolution: Phala Delivers the Finishing Punch
Phala delivered the finishing punch. He scored twice late to complete his hat-trick, then assisted Teerasak Poeiphimai, who came off the bench and struck twice after entering in the 71st minute. Jakkaphan Kaewprom supplied another assist in the closing surge as Port sealed a 7-4 win. It was a stunning response from a side that began the league phase with three defeats and no points; Beijing arrived unbeaten, with seven from three. The visitors still scored four, but Port’s stream of chances kept coming, and a man down Beijing had too much ground to defend. At True BG Stadium, Port turned one extraordinary night into a result that can reset the mood and give their continental campaign a foothold. The Upset Factor was enormous.
Key Questions
How did the red card for Guilherme Ramos impact the match?
Beijing were down to ten from the 58th minute, giving Port more room to attack and press late.
How did VAR change this match?
VAR upgraded Ramos’s card to red and later disallowed Jude Soonsup-Bell’s 86th-minute goal.
What made Bordin Phala the Man of the Match?
He scored a hat-trick, added two assists and repeatedly drove Port’s most dangerous attacks.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Port FC need to stop the slide
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 50/100. With Port FC still chasing a first point and Beijing Guoan unbeaten after three rounds, the hosts’ response to their defensive problems defines the occasion.
The Setup
On 3 November 2026, the fourth round of the AFC Champions League Elite league phase comes to True BG Stadium. Port FC are 15th with zero points after three defeats, having scored twice and conceded ten. Beijing Guoan sit fifth on seven points after two wins and a draw, with six goals scored and three conceded. The Form gap is stark: Port have lost all three; Beijing are unbeaten. Every point matters in this 16-team league phase: Port need a response, while Beijing can consolidate near the top. Beijing bring the stronger Balance; Stakes are meaningful without making this a knockout tie, and the Stars angle is secondary to collective play.
Key Battle
Port’s back line and midfield must stay connected against Beijing’s forward unit. Ten concessions in three rounds make compact spacing essential; if the hosts are pulled apart, Beijing can attack before the defence resets. Port need to close the middle and force patient build-up. Beijing have conceded three too, leaving the hosts a route into the match if they sustain pressure. The key is defensive organisation against transition threat.
Our Prediction
Beijing Guoan to win 2-0. Port are likely to push for a first point, but that urgency could expose space behind their midfield. Beijing should absorb the pressure, break forward into those gaps and use their steadier defensive shape to protect the advantage. Port must make limited openings count; otherwise, the visitors’ unbeaten run should continue.