Overview
- Jesse Lingard opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a first-time finish from a Choi Jun cross in his final appearance for FC Seoul, serving as captain.
- Substitute Takeshi Kanamori equalised in the 74th minute with a fierce strike from the edge of the area to secure a point for Melbourne City.
- Melbourne City moved to 10 points from six matches and extended their unbeaten run in the competition to four games.
- City sit fourth in the East standings with Seoul fifth on nine points after six games, with both sides tracking toward a potential top-eight finish.
- The ACL Elite advances the top eight teams from each zone to March’s last 16 with later rounds in April in Saudi Arabia, and Lingard called his departure very emotional as he looks to his next chapter.