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FC Seoul reported its first win in the 2025-2026 Asian Champions League (ACLE) by defeating Buriram United (Thailand).
Seoul beat Buriram 2-0 in the second round of the Eastern League Stage of the tournament at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 30th. Seoul, which drew 1-1 with Machida Zelvia (Japan) on the 16th without keeping the lead, reported a pleasant victory for home fans by defeating Buriram, who is leading the way in all six of the Thai League this season.
Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, who chose to rotate in the match against Machida, continued his stance in the match against Buriram. Main players Cho Young-wook, Kim Jin-soo, Banks, and Andersson were benched. Buriram faced off by using nine foreign players who played in the European stage with Sa San-rak, a Thai national team defender who played for Jeonbuk Hyundai.
Five minutes into the game, a crisis seemed to come to Seoul. While Buriram's ball was deflected off Park Soo-il, who was defending on the right side of the gate, the referee suddenly declared a penalty. With the Seoul players protesting, the referee soon declared VAR, and the confirmation showed that it was not a deliberate handball foul, which was corrected to a corner kick. For Seoul, it's a moment to sweep down your chest.
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Elite/ACLE/ League Stage 2nd Match/ FC Seoul vs Buriram United FC/ Seoul Jung Seung-won/ Photo by Kwak Dong-hyuk |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Elite/ACLE/ League Stage 2nd Match/ FC Seoul vs Buriram United FC/ Seoul Lucas Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Kwak Dong-hyuk |
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Since then, Seoul has tried to target Buriram with a build-up and a forward pass. However, there was a trend of struggling without finding a gap against Buriram, who faced a tight defense. As Seoul rarely connected the forward pass, the situation continued to be so loose that there were occasional boos in the Seoul supporters' seats.
The game, which had been flowing like that, fluctuated at the end of the first half. In the 38th minute of the first half, Choi Joon dug in from the back space of the defense and finished with his right foot from the right side of the gate to break the net. The moment Seoul's first shot led to a goal.
Luck followed when he broke through the path. In the 48th minute of the first half, Jung Seung-won crossed a pass quickly connected by Lingard from the left diagonal point of the penalty area, and the ball was sucked into the net while the opposing defense was scrambling.
At the beginning of the second half, head coach Kim took out Jung Seung-won and Chun Sung-hoon and put in Moon Seon-min's banks. The gap widened as Buriram raised the line for the chasing goal, and Seoul solidified its lead in the game amid Moon Sun-min's active participation in defense and rising pass speed. Coach Kim put Ryu Jae-moon in place of Lee Seung-mo in the 21st minute of the second half. Seoul got its third goal in the 22nd minute of the second half when Lucas finished the ball pushed by Ryu Jae-moon with his right foot from the left side of the goal in a mixed situation in the Buriram camp.
Seoul took the lead perfectly after Kim Jin-soo was deployed in the 29th minute of the second half and pressured Buriram. Buriram failed to create any other scenes other than counterattacks due to his reduced physical strength in the process of losing points. In the end, Seoul finished the game with a three-goal lead, giving home fans a victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
