AFC Champions League Elite · League Phase - 1: Beijing Guoan beat Pohang Steelers 3-1. The match was played on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at Beijing Workers' Stadium (Beijing); refereed by Abdulrahman Al-Jassim.
Chadrac Akolo 2' (Beijing Guoan) · Jakob Tranziska 6' (P) (Pohang Steelers) · Zhang Xizhe 12' (Beijing Guoan) · Jeremy Dudziak 46' (Beijing Guoan)
After a 2-1 first half, the game finished 3-1.
Beijing Guoan held 49% of possession against 51%, attempting 12 shots to Pohang Steelers's 9.
Shots on target read 5-3 and corners 2-3.
Substitutes: Shaoziyang Liu, Abdugheni Abduhamit, Uroš Spajić, Li Lei, Shuangjie Fan, Chi Zhongguo, Yang Liyu, Wang Yu, Cheng Xi, Zhang Haoran, Xia Xiaoyu, Fabio Abreu
Coach: Nick Montgomery
Substitutes: Sung-min Hong, Kwang-hun Shin, Park Chan-Yong, Min-kwang Jeon, Wanderson, Kim Gwang-won, Dong-jin Kim, Hwang Seo-woong, Sang-hyeok Cho, Jorge Teixeira, Juninho Rocha, Ki-jong Won
Coach: Tae-Ha Park
Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Guoan) — named player of the match with a 8.8 rating.