The champion was strong. 0 effective shots were shot in Gwangju, two headers in Kobe, and lost 02...Dark Cloud to the quarterfinals
Mar 05, 2025
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Gwangju lost 0-2 in the first round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) round of 16 away games against Kobe in the 2024-2025 season at Kobe Stadium in Kobe, Japan, at 7 p.m. on the 5th.
In November last year, Lee Jung-hyo, who suffered the only defeat in the ACLE with a 0-2 score in Kobe, dreamed of a cool revenge in a return match in four months, but unfortunately suffered defeat.
As a result, Gwangju was pressured to win the second round of the round of 16 at its home stadium, Gwangju World Cup Stadium, on the 12th by more than three goals. The winning team in the round of 16 will gather in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in April to play a quarter-final-final-final tournament.
In the K-League, only Gwangju, which ranked fourth in the group league, reached the round of 16, while Pohang and Ulsan remained ninth and 10th, respectively, failing to win a ticket to the round of 16 in East Asia, which is given up to eighth place.
The away team Gwangju prepared for a 4-4-2 formation. Park Jung-in, Hayes Two-Top, led the attack, while Asani, Lee Kang-hyun, Park Tae-joon and Kim Han-gil formed the midfield. Kim Jin-ho, Byun Jun-su, Min Sang-ki, and Lee Min-ki packed a four-back, and Kim Kyung-min wore goalie gloves. Park In-hyuk, Joo Se-jong, Ahn Young-kyu, Shin Chang-moo, Kwon Sung-yoon, and Oh Soo-sung were on the bench.
Vissel Kobe fought back with a 4-3-3 formation. Yuya Osako, Daizu Sasaki and Nanase Iino took charge of the three-top team, and Yuya Guwasaki, Takahiro Ogihara and Haru Ide formed a midfield team. Hirose Rikuto, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Mateus Tuler and Takuya Iwanami served as the four backs. Maekawa Daiya defended the goal.
Gwangju coach Lee Jung-hyo focused on attacking the right side where Asani is located during the attack, and when defending, Asani was lowered to deep inside the defense camp to form five to six backs to block the opponent's attack. If he took the ball away, he came up with a plan to catch him off guard with a quick counterattack using Asani and Hayes.
The game didn't go as Gwangju meant. Kim Kyung-min defended Hirose's left-footed mid-range shot in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Osako's sliding shot, which played near Papost in a corner kick situation, was missed and was ineffective. Gwangju, which continued to give chances to its opponents, eventually lost the first point in the 20th minute of the first half. Ide's right cross header from the gate hit the post. Osako pushed it back to the header. The scene where Gwangju's response to the rebound was disappointing.
Gwangju lost a point nine minutes later in a cross situation once again. Ide scored a sensational jump header on the ball that Osako floated with her right foot from the right. In both scoring scenes, Ide went between Gwangju center back Min Sang-ki and Byun Jun-su and hit the ball on his forehead. Gwangju, which couldn't find a way out, took a free kick chance near the opponent's box just before the end of the first half. However, as soon as kicker Park Jung-in kicked, he slipped and wasted the opportunity.
Coach Lee put Park In-hyuk and Oh Soo-sung in the game without Park Jung-in and Kim Han-gil at half-time.
However, despite the aggressive replacement of players, the flow of the game did not come over to Gwangju. To make matters worse, Byun Jun-su injured his ankle in the 17th minute of the second half and was replaced by Jin Si-woo. In the 34th minute of the second half, Lee Min-ki and Lee Kang-hyun stepped down and Jo Sung-kwon Joo Se-jong was put in. Gwangju, which was exhausted at the end of the second half, lost 0-2 without recording any effective shots.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
