Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers followed different paths in their Asian Champions League Elite matches on 28 October. Gamba drew 1–1 with Buriram United after Eduardo dos Santos put the visitors ahead in the 39th minute and Takashi Usami equalised in the 66th.
ESPN records 24 Gamba attempts and seven on target, against ten Buriram attempts and two on target. The Japanese side’s larger shot total therefore produced a recovery to level terms rather than a win, with the first goal of the game belonging to the visitors.
Kashima, meanwhile, waited until the 69th minute for Ryuta Koike to open the scoring against Pohang Steelers. Aleksandar Čavrić and Matheus Bueno added goals in the 75th and 87th to complete a 3–0 victory. The comparison shows two different scoring patterns: Gamba found an equaliser after falling behind, while Kashima concentrated all three goals into the closing portion of their game.
Gamba Osaka 1–1 Buriram United
Match date: 2026-10-28 12:00 Asia/Jerusalem. Result and scoring timeline according to ESPN’s match record.
- Eduardo dos Santos — 39' — Buriram United
- Takashi Usami — 66' — Gamba Osaka
Kashima Antlers 3–0 Pohang Steelers
Match date: 2026-10-28 12:00 Asia/Jerusalem. Result and scoring timeline according to ESPN’s match record.
- Ryuta Koike — 69' — Kashima Antlers
- Aleksandar Cavric — 75' — Kashima Antlers
- Matheus Bueno — 87' — Kashima Antlers
Archival cover photograph: Takashi Usami with Gamba Osaka against Omiya Ardija in July 2011; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: TAKA@P.P.R.S. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 2.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2011-07-10 18:43.
