Ulsan was knocked out again by Johor, Malaysia and eliminated in 3rd place… Jeollanam-do Round of 16 Misfire
K League 1 Daegu FC advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) group stage by winning a comeback victory over Singapore’s Lion City amid the variable that the match was suspended due to heavy rain.
Daegu defeated Lion City 2-1 in the final match of Group F of the 2022 ACL group stage held at Buriram Stadium in Thailand on the 30th.
Daegu, which had 13 points from 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage, recorded the same points as Urawa Reds (Japan), who defeated Shandong Taishan (China) 5-0 on the same day, but lead by 1 win, 1 draw and 1 draw They finished first in the group and qualified for the round of 16.
Daegu passed the group stage for the second year in a row following last year when they reached the ACL round of 16 for the first time in team history.
Among the four K-League teams that participated in this ACL, Jeonbuk Hyundai and Daegu advanced to the round of 16.
The round of 16 will be held in August.
Lion City, led by manager Kim Do-hoon, who led Ulsan Hyundai’s ACL championship in 2020, were eliminated by finishing in third place (7 points).
Daegu, who lost 0-3 to Lion City in the second game on the 18th, conceded an opening goal in the 26th minute of the first half that day, and was put on the defensive.
Song Eui-young, a Singaporean naturalized player from South Korea of Lion City, who scored the first goal in the second leg, struck Daegu with a surprise right-footed medium-range gunner.
Daegu started the second half with only one effective shot, one less than their opponent, even after throwing 13 shots in the first half, and Lee Geun-ho and Kim Hee-seung were put in, excluding second-line Ahn Yong-woo and politicians. turned
Hong-Chul’s cross, which came up from the left flank, was pushed into the goal by Lee Geun-Ho.
After heavy rain began to fall on the stadium, Lion City tried to use Kim Shin-wook, a tall striker from the Korean national team, as a joker in the 19th minute of the second half.
However, as the ground became a ‘sea of water’ to the extent that the ball could not roll properly due to the constant rain, the game was even stopped in the 32nd minute of the second half.
About an hour later, in the still heavy rain, the game resumed, and Daegu won a penalty kick shortly thereafter.
Jinhyeok Kim, who started as a defender and played the role of a striker in the second half, was pushed down by the opposing defender Amirul Adli in the penalty area, and a penalty kick was awarded.
This goal, Jeka’s 6th goal of the tournament, eventually became the final goal, and Daegu was confirmed to advance to the round of 16 after many twists and turns.
Ulsan, who took the lead in K League 1, lost 1-2 to Johor Darul Takjim (Malaysia) in the 6th match of Group I held at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Ulsan, the 2020 ACL champion, was eliminated from the ACL group stage for the first time in five years since 2017.
Ulsan advanced to the round of 16 in 2018 and 2019, and advanced to the semifinals last year.
The decisive cause of this elimination was that they lost 2 to Johor, which was supported by the enthusiastic support of the home fans.
As in the second game against Johor on the 18th, when the first goal was conceded three minutes after the match, Ulsan conceded a goal early on this day as well.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Leandro Velázquez gave Johor the lead with a sharp left-footed free kick.
Ulsan equalized with Jun Amano’s equalizer in the first minute, but Park Yong-woo’s own goal came in extra time in the second half and bowed his head.
Johor, who took the first place (13 points) in the group stage by winning both matches against Ulsan in this group stage, became the first Malaysian team to advance to the round of 16 since the start of the ACL system in 2002.
The Jeonnam Dragons, the first K League 2 team to play in the ACL with their FA Cup win last year, drew 0-0 with Pathum United (Thailand) in the 6th match of Group G held at Pathum Thani Stadium, Thailand.
Jeonnam, with 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, finished the group stage in 3rd place and did not advance to the round of 16.
◇ 2022 AFC Champions League group stage records (30th)
▲ Group F Game 6 (Buriram Stadium, Thailand)
Daegu FC 2(0-1 2-0)1 Lion City(Singapore)
△ Goal = Song Eui-young (26 minutes before, Lion City) Lee Geun-ho (9 minutes after) Jeka (36 minutes after PK, Lee Sang Daegu)
▲ Group G Game 6 (Patum Thani Stadium, Thailand)
Jeonnam Dragons 0-0 Patum United (Thailand)
▲ Group I Game 6 (Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia)
Ulsan Hyundai 1(1-1 0-1)2 Johor Darul Takjim(Malaysia)
△ Goal = Leandro Velázquez (5 mins ago, Johor) Amano (6 mins ago) Park Yong-woo (own goal in the 49th minute, over Ulsan)
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