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[Orando (USA) = Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Sung-won]Kick-off time was postponed by as many as 65 minutes due to the 'fallen lightning forecast'.
The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 7 a.m. on the 18th (hereinafter Korean time). Players from both teams entered and were waiting for the whistle. However, due to the risk of lightning strikes, the players withdrew to the locker room just before kick-off.
According to U.S. safety regulations, lightning strikes within 8 miles (13 kilometers) must be postponed for 30 minutes. If there is no lightning strike for half an hour, the game will resume. After waiting for 30 minutes, if another lightning strike occurs, you have to wait another 30 minutes. The players re-entered the ground at 7:50 a.m., and only kicked off at 8:05 a.m. after a 15-minute warm-up.
In a chaotic situation, Ulsan failed to cross the wall of the `South African champion.' Ulsan lost 0-1 in the first Group F match against the Marmelody Sundowns at Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Joey Fluminensey (Brazil) and Borussia Dortmund (Germany) drew without scoring. Ulsan, the only team that was in the yoke of defeat, moved its first step to the bottom. Ulsan will face Fluminensee, the top seed in Group F, and Dortmund will face Mamelodi in the second game.
In the Club World Cup, which has been newly reorganized with 32 teams, the first and second places in the group will advance to the round of 16. Ulsan was in crisis in the first round.
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Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon took out a 3-4-3 card based on a three-back. With Eric in the one-top position, Lee Chung-yong and Ko Seung-beom were on the left and right. Rubik'sson, Jung Woo-young, Boyanich and Um Won-sang were located in midfield. In the three-back, Kim Young-kwon and the signature hall were placed on the left and right, centering on Trojac. Trojac, which nestled in Ulsan earlier this month, made its debut through the Club World Cup. Cho Hyun-woo defended the goal.
I was a little nervous from the start. Ko Seung-beom lost the ball in midfield shortly after the whistle, and allowed Mamelodi's first shot in 17 seconds. It didn't lead to a run, but it was a fatal mistake. Fortunately, Um Won-sang, who turned into a right wingback, changed the atmosphere with explosive speed. In the third minute of the first half, the signatory's through pass was connected to Um Won-sang. A cross following Um Won-sang's storm dribble caught Eric's toe. However, Eric's left footed shot went slightly over the crossbar.
In the 15th minute of the first half, Eric got a foul from the right side of the penalty arc. However, Bojanic's free kick as a kicker cut through the air. In the 17th and 22nd minutes of the first half, Ko Seung-beom delivered the ball to Eric and Boyanich. Eric's shot was blocked by a defender, and Boyanich's shot was not only powerful but also sophisticated.
The crisis came midway through the first half. In the 27th minute of the first half, Trojac injured his right ankle in the process of stopping Ikram Rainers. Ulsan's net was opened for the first time while away from the ground after receiving treatment.
South Africa's national team Ikram Rainers shook the net at the top of the corner. Fortunately, a handball foul was declared on the VAR chisel, and it seemed to be over the crisis of losing points. However, Rainers scored with his right foot following a different penetration in the 36th minute of the first half. Ulsan had a painful crack in the three-back.
Rainers scored again two minutes later. Ulsan was lucky again this time. Offside was declared and the crisis was over. Ulsan's Ko Seung-beom connected with a right-footed shot in the extra time of the first half when the goalkeeper came out, but the defender cleared it with his head and failed to score an equalizer.
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At the beginning of the second half, there was a struggle of one-in-one and one-out. Mamelodi opened with Lucas Hibeiro's left footed shot in the sixth minute of the second half. In the 18th minute of the second half, Um Won-sang caught the opponent off guard with speed, but it was far from a goal.
Coach Kim changed his offense in the 19th minute of the second half by putting Lacava instead of Lee Chung-yong. Ulsan, which blocked Mamelodi's free-kick opportunity in the 25th minute of the second half, made the change again three minutes later. Jung Woo-young and Boyanich were out, and Lee Jin-hyun and Lee Hee-kyun were in.
There was also another bad news. Signatory, who played the most stable game among the three backs, was replaced by Kang Sang-woo in the 34th minute of the second half due to injury. Ulsan had another decisive opportunity in the 35th minute of the second half. Lee Hee-kyun's through pass was connected to Rakaba. Rakaba had a one-on-one opportunity, but was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Eric tried to connect the flowing ball with a shot again, but the opponent's defense cleared it first. Ulsan eventually failed to shake the net.
Meanwhile, Inter & Co Stadium has 25,000 seats, but only 3,412 spectators.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
