Daegu FC succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 by winning 2-1 in the AFC Champions League 2022 Group F group stage match against the Singapore Lion City Sailors held at Buri Ram Stadium in Thailand at 8 pm on the 30th.
Daegu played 3-4-3 that day. Jeka, Ahn Yong-woo, and politicians acted as strikers and aimed for Lion City’s goal, while Hong Chul, Lamas, Lee Jin-yong and Hwang Jae-won came out as midfielders.
Goalkeeper Oh Seung-hoon came forward, and Kim Jin-hyeok, Jeong Tae-wook, and Cho Jin-woo formed the defensive line.
On the bench, Hong Jung-woon, Park Byeong-hyun, Jang Seong-won, Keita, Yong-rae Lee, Kim Hee-seung, Oh-seong, Kim Tae-yang, Lee Geun-ho, and Choi Young-eun were waiting on the bench.
Opponent Lion City showed fast pass play from the beginning of the first half and put strong pressure on Daegu.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Jeka aimed for the goal with a header, but was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper. The balance between the two teams, which had been fighting fiercely, was leaned toward Lion City by scoring a goal from Song Eui-young in the 26th minute of the first half.
Daegu continued to aim for a goal from a set-piece situation, but missed the opportunity as it went out of the goal line. Daegu finished 0-1 in the first half without a goal.
At the start of the second half, Daegu replaced Ahn Yong-woo and politicians Lee Geun-ho and Kim Hee-seung to save the chase.
As soon as Lee Geun-ho was put in, he showed a good cross to Jeka in front of the goal and showed an aggressive look.
In the 9th minute of the second half, Daegu equalized. Hong-Chul’s cross was flooded by Lee Geun-Ho and led to a header goal, and the match became 1-1.
While Daegu was continuing its good trend, in the 31st minute of the second half, heavy rain poured down at Buriram Stadium and the game was temporarily suspended. The game, which was suspended for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, resumed after maintenance of the stadium.
Daegu replaced Jang Seong-won in the 33rd minute of the second half. Immediately, the victory in the match leaned toward Daegu. In the 35th minute of the second half, Jeka succeeded in scoring a penalty kick awarded by Jinhyuk Kim, making the match 2-1.
After that, Daegu let Lee Geun-ho and Kim Jin-hyeok out, and Hong Jeong-woon and Yong-rae Lee, and locked the back door tightly.
Lamas had a free kick on a good trajectory, but unfortunately it missed the goal and failed to score an additional goal. With the referee’s whistle, Daegu won a valuable 2-1 victory and achieved first place in the group. Daegu succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 of the AFC Asian Champions League for the second year in a row.
