Jeonbuk, 'Thiago's Preemptive Final Four' Revels to Slangor...Possible ACL2 Round of 16 ↑
Jeonbuk, 'Thiago's Preemptive Final Four' Revels to Slangor...Possible ACL2 Round of 16 ↑
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Jeonbuk Hyundai in professional football has reached an advantageous position to advance to the round of 16 in the Champions League 2, the second division of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) club competition.
Jeonbuk beat Slangor FC (Malaysia) 1-0 in the fourth Group H match of the 2024-2025 ACL2 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonbuk on the 7th.
Jeonbuk, which had nine points with three wins and one loss, pushed Slangor (7 points) to second place and ranked first in the group.
In the ACL2 group stage, the first and second place in each group will advance to the round of 16.
With two games left in the group stage, Jeonbuk has increased its chances of advancing to the round of 16.
Jeonbuk also repaid the pain of kneeling 1-2 against Slangor in an away game on the 23rd of last month.
In addition, he changed the atmosphere by ringing the victory in six official games.
Jeonbuk, which is on the verge of relegation from the K League 1, operated a rotation in ACL2 on the same day to focus on league games three days later.
Jeonbuk coach Kim Doo-hyun did not send out B team players as before, but he made a starting lineup with players who mainly replace them in the league. 토토사이트
Jeonbuk, which took the lead and knocked on Slangor's goal, scored the first goal in the 22nd minute of the first half.
Thiago, who jumped from the gate with a corner kick from Kwon Chang-hoon in the right corner, finished with a header to break the net.
Lee Seung-woo and Kwon Chang-hoon aimed for additional goals several times.
Kwon Chang-hoon, who received Lee Seung-woo's kill pass in the 31st minute of the first half, aimed for an additional goal with a right foot shot in the right penalty area, but swallowed the disappointment in front of the goalkeeper.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Kwon Chang-hoon connected the ball that Lee Seung-woo pushed forward with a left-footed shot from the front of the net, but it floated wide over the crossbar.
Jeonbuk saw an additional scoring opportunity by increasing the ball possession time, but it rarely created a threatening scene.
Rather, in the 16th minute of the second half, Ronier Fernandez's right foot shot, following Olwan's cross, hit the crossbar and swept his chest.
Jeonbuk blocked Slangor's counterattack and defended Thiago's first goal to win the game.