Ronaldo and Asani's score tie, tiptoe, Gwangju's miracle, Jung Jo-joon...Choi Kyung-rok returned to injury
Mar 12, 2025
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Gwangju unveiled the starting list ahead of the second round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) round of 16 home game against Kobe in the 2024-2025 season at 7 p.m. on the 12th at Gwangju World Cup Stadium.
Coach Lee, who returned from a 0-2 loss in the first leg of the round of 16 in Kobe, Japan on the 5th, tried to make a slight change in the starting lineup compared to the last game.
Park Jung-in, Hayes, will be deployed to the offensive team, and Asani Ohsung will play both wings. Park Tae-joon and Lee Kang-hyun protect the midfield. Kim Jin-ho, Cho Sung-kwon, Min Sang-ki and Lee Min-ki set up a four-back, and Kim Kyung-min protects the goal.
The key player is Asani, who coach Takayuki Yoshida pointed out as the "1st cautionary target". Asani has scored seven goals in this ACLE and is tied for fourth in scoring with Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr).
Bruno, Jin Si-woo, Ahn Young-gyu, Park In-hyuk, Choi Kyung-rok, Noh Hee-dong, Shin Chang-moo, Kang Hee-soo, Kwon Sung-yoon, Kim Han-gil, and Joo Se-jong, Moon Min-seo will be on the bench. Choi Kyung-rok, who returned from injury, waits for a substitute.
Kobe deployed Yuya Osako and Miyashiro Tasei to attack. Yuya Kawasaki, Haruya Ide, Daizu Sasaki and Takahiro Ogihara will form a midfield, while Mateus Tuler, Tetsu City Yamagawa, Rikuto Hirose and Takuya Iwanami will build a defense. Daiya Maegawa wears goalkeeper gloves.
Gwangju needs at least a three-goal victory to advance to the quarterfinals. If the score in the 90th minute of the first half becomes 2-0, the winner will be determined through overtime. The winner of the Gwangju-Kobe match will play Buriram (Thailand) in the quarterfinals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia next month.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
