Pohang Steelers scored the first goal in an away game in Shenhua, Shanghai, but lost to a foreign attack trio.
The Pohang Steelers, led by head coach Park Tae-ha, lost 1-4 to Shanghai Shenhua, “second place in the Chinese Super League,” in the first round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage at Shanghai Stadium in China at 9 p.m. on the 17th (Korea time).
▶ Line-up
-Pohang Steelers = Lee Seung-hwan / Cho Sung-joon – Choi Hyun-woong – Aspro – Lee Kyu-baek / Lee Tae-seok / Kim Jong-woo – Han Chan-hee – Kang Hyun-je / Jorge – Ahn Jae-joon
-Shanghai Shenhua = Bao Hsiung/Xu Hao Yang-ID Francis-Jiang Sunglong-Angjian/Wu Xiang/Amar Du Zhouang/Wang Haizian/Andre Luiz-Tesseira-Pei Nandu
▶Pohang Jorge’s first goal in the 9th minute of the second half 1-0 → Four goals are allowed after the 19th minute of the second half
Pohang coach Park Tae-ha started the rotation amid a murderous schedule in which both leagues and teams had to play together. New faces appeared in the five-back including Choi Hyun-woong and Lee Kyu-baek.
Despite being an away game, Pohang was under strong pressure and launched a strong offensive from the beginning. Shanghai Shenhua sought its opportunity by banking on its striker trio who led the team to four consecutive wins in the foreign leagues and the FA Cup, but failed to create impressive scenes.
In the first half, Pohang was in the mood. In the 30th minute of the first half, the opposing goalkeeper caught a chance to play a second ball and Aspro’s shot. Kim Jong-woo’s sharp mid-range shot also hit the post in the 31st minute of the first half. Kang Hyun-je’s half-beat fast shot hit the crossbar again in the 36th minute of the first half. While Pohang dominated the game with 56.7 percent of the possession, it recorded six shots and four shots on target, while Shanghai Shenhua had no shots. The team finished the first half 0-0 without scoring a goal.
At the beginning of the second half, Pohang coach Park Tae-ha tried to make changes by putting in Eo Jung-won and Jung Jae-hee without Cho Sung-joon and Kang Hyun-je. Nine minutes into the second half, Pohang striker Giorgi came out as the troubleshooter. An Jae-joon and Giorgi exchanged passes at the front line and created a chance, and Giorgi, who received An’s pass, shook the net by pushing a desperate right foot shot into the right corner of the net. Pohang led 1-0.
Pohang did well until the 15th minute of the second half against Shanghai Shenhua, a strong team, in an away match in China. Giorgi, who had two goals in the league and one goal in the Korea Cup, made his debut goal on the first stage of the Asian Champions League elite stage, cheering enthusiastically. However, Choi Hyun-woong’s shot following Eo Jeong-won’s cross at the 17th minute of the second half was slightly out, and a crisis came soon after
Shanghai Shenhua, who failed to hit a decent shot until the 15th minute of the second half, showed his claws and gave up an equalizer in the 19th minute. Pohang goalkeeper Lee Seung-hwan blocked Tesseira’s sharp shot with a punch, but he couldn’t block Andre Luiz’s header following Feinandu’s ensuing cross. After the 1-1 tie, Shanghai Shenhua’s offensive quickly heated up. 메이저사이트
Choi Hyun-woong, a defender born in 2003, who played as a starter for the first time in a long time since the league’s Jeju match in March, was replaced by Min Sang-ki in the 23rd minute of the second half, complaining of muscle spasms. However, two minutes later, he allowed a clothesline-like come-from-behind goal to Cipus Mallet, who was replaced in the 25th minute of the second half.