'Lee Jung Hyo-ho' Gwangju will catch Kobe and write the first history of the municipal team...Round 2 of the round of 16 on the 12th
'Lee Jung Hyo-ho' Gwangju will catch Kobe and write the first history of the municipal team...Round 2 of the round of 16 on the 12th
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Gwangju FC brings Vissel Kobe home for a new history.
Gwangju, led by head coach Lee Jung-hyo, will play the second leg of the 24-25 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) round of 16 at Gwangju World Cup Stadium at 19 p.m. on the 12th (Wednesday).
Gwangju has already made it to the round of 16 best teams even at its first ACLE appearance since the foundation of the club. It beat countless powerhouses in Asia to settle on the stage of the tournament by creating a sensation. However, it is not complacent about the glory of the past and is looking ahead to the future.
The team, led by head coach Lee Jung-hyo, is determined to reach the quarterfinals, which was originally mentioned as a goal, and put themselves on a flight to Saudi Arabia through a match without any concessions.
In particular, if Gwangju succeeds in advancing to the quarterfinals, the team's will is extraordinary in that it can achieve a great achievement of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League for the first time as well as the first time in the K-League.
Gwangju lost 0-2 against its opponent Kobe in the fourth round of the last league stage and the first round of the round of 16 teams that they had just faced off against each other. However, the contents of the two matches were clearly different. Unlike the league stage that had difficulty in targeting Kobe, the team found a clue in the first round of the round of 16.
Gwangju faced Kobe equally in the last first match. Gwangju allowed two goals early in the first half, but led the game in the second half thanks to Gwangju's flow. In fact, the team was ahead in occupancy rate, attempts to pass, and the number of successful passes, with only two differences in the number of shots fired. Through this, coach Lee Jung-hyo and his team learned clear lessons and confidence, and conducted training focusing on the points that they felt were lacking in the first match.
Attention is focusing on the performance of Asani, who is leading the ACLE scoring, and Oh Soo-sung and freshman midfielder Ju Se-jong, who are bursting their potential this season. In particular, Ju Se-jong showed his side as a national midfielder with accurate pass connection and stable coordination, even though he played for about 10 minutes in his debut match against FC Anyang.
Gwangju originally had a weekend game against the Pohang Steelers on the 9th, but it was postponed to the 22nd due to the federation's schedule adjustment. Gwangju's team, which is playing both the league and ACLE, took the longest break since the start of the season to secure time for reorganization. 메이저놀이터
Attention is focusing on whether Gwangju, which has elevated its physical condition by taking a rest, will be able to overturn its defeat in the first round and create the myth of the team's first ACLE quarterfinal and the first of its kind.