Park Tae-ha' Pohang, Challenge to Turn Over

Park Tae-ha' Pohang, Challenge to Turn Over... ACL Round of 16 Second Leg Against Jeonbuk on the 20th

After a huge win in the first game, Ulsan goes away to Gohu on the 21st.

In the second game, Pohang-Jeonbuk·Ulsan-Gofu, the winner of the round of 16 will face off in the quarterfinals.

Tae-ha Park's Pohang Steelers, who were completely defeated by Jeonbuk Hyundai in the first round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) round of 16, aiming to regain their honor in the new season, will attempt a major counterattack. 파워볼사이트

Pohang will play a home game in the second leg of the 2023-2024 ACL round of 16 against Jeonbuk at Pohang Steel Yard at 6 p.m. on the 20th.

In the first game held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 14th, Jeonbuk won 2-0 over Pohang, with Hernández's opening goal in the 17th minute of the first half and Ahn Hyeon-beom's additional goal in the 19th minute of the second half.

Since they won by two goals, Jeonbuk took the advantage of advancing to the quarterfinals.

But there was also bleeding.

Transfer fullback' Kim Tae-hwan, who assisted An Hyun-beom's additional header goal, and Hernández, the protagonist of the first goal, are unable to participate in the second game due to injury.

Hernández, who played as a starter, was replaced by Kim Tae-hwan at the start of the second half due to muscle pain in the front of his thigh, and Kim Tae-hwan also left the field at the end of the second half due to calf muscle pain.

Kim Tae-hwan's vacancy can be filled by Ahn Hyun-beom, who can play both left and right fullback, and Hernández's vacancy can be filled by Vinicius.

Pohang, who lost in the official debut match of newly appointed manager Park Tae-ha, is aiming for a miracle of a comeback.

In the first game, Pohang had a 16-14 lead in shots, but had only 3 effective shots and lost possession to 38.1%, losing to Jeonbuk.

Accordingly, since the away goals system has been abolished, Pohang is determined to turn the game around by scoring as many goals as possible, shouting 'Onward attack!' even if they conceded a goal to Jeonbuk in the second game.

After losing the first game, Coach Park predicted a comeback, saying, “If we kick 2 goals, we can turn the score around at home.”

Ulsan Hyundai, who defeated Japan's Banfore Kofu 3-0 in the first leg of the round of 16, will travel to the second leg at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan at 6 p.m. on the 21st.

Ulsan won the first leg at home on the 15th, led by multiple goals (2 goals) from Joo Min-gyu, the top scorer in last season's K League 1, and a key goal from Seol Young-woo, and is looking to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Ulsan team, which won by 3 goals and no goals, arrived in Tokyo, Japan on the 18th and began to adapt to the local environment.

Ulsan has no gaps in its strength as Seol Young-woo, who withdrew due to pain in his right shoulder at the end of the second half of the first game, joined the 'Tokyo away' as usual.

However, you cannot let your guard down.

Kofu, a member of the J2 League (second division), defeated the first division teams one after another in the 2022 Japan Emperor's Cup and reached the finals, drawing 1-1 with Sanfrecce Hiroshima and winning in a penalty shootout to win the championship trophy.

Gohu ranked 8th in the J2 League last year, so there is a large power gap with Ulsan, the K League 1 champion last year, but Ulsan cannot let go of tension as it showed a strong side in 'short-term competition' in the 2022 Emperor's Cup.

Meanwhile, according to the round of 16 matchup, the winner of Jeonbuk-Pohang and the winner of Ulsan-Gohu will play the quarterfinals home and away in March.

Looking at the results of the first game, a matchup between Jeonbuk and Ulsan is likely.

If this happens, Jeonbuk and Ulsan will face each other three times in March, including the ACL quarterfinals home and away (March 5 and 12) and the K League 1 4th round (March 30).

When Ulsan's opponent is Pohang, they will face each other for three consecutive weeks, starting with the K-League 1 opening game on March 1st and then the two ACL quarterfinals (March 5th and 12th).