The Pohang Steelers’ strategy to “three-wonize the team” also failed. Despite the unprecedented slump, the team sought to rebound on the Asian stage, but failed as well.
Pohang suffered a come-from-behind loss of 1-4 in the away match of Shanghai Shenhua in the first round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) East Asian League Stage held at Shanghai Stadium in China at 9 p.m. on the 17th.
With this, Pohang got off to a disappointing start from the first game of the league stage. Giorgi took the lead with his first goal, but failed to keep it and lost three goals to Shanghai, failing to set the stage for victory.
In addition, coach Park Tae-ha’s strategy to “three-wonize the team” has come to nothing. After the away match at Gwangju FC on the 13th, due to a tight schedule, the team decided to split the team into three.
After the match against Gwangju, some players headed straight for Incheon, while others rested for Pohang. And others did not join the expedition to Gwangju, but headed straight to Incheon for the Shanghai expedition.
Coach Park Tae-ha said about the match against Shanghai, “Team B will play, but there will be no big difference in power,” but he left a regret as he struggled toward the end of the second half, with the players suffering physical problems.
Pohang played in a 4-4-2 formation. Ahn Jae-jun-Jorge, Cho Seong-jun-Han Chan-hee-Kim Jong-woo-Kang Hyun-je, Lee Tae-seok-Lee Kyu-baek-Choi Hyun-woong-Aspro, and Lee Seung-hwan participated.
Shanghai faced off in a 4-3-1-2 formation. Fernandinho – Andre Lewis, teseira, wuxi – amadu – haijan, xu haoyang – Zhang Shenglong – Francis – Yang Zixiang, and bao yachong stepped up.
Pohang faced off strongly. They pushed ahead by applying pressure from the front in order to prevent Shanghai from advancing. Shanghai sought space in the background by banking on its counterattack opportunities through a trio of foreign strikers, led by Perginho, Luis, and Teseira.
Pohang continued to set the tone. The team spent a lot of time in the opposing team to pressure Ahn. Ahn Jae-joon took the opportunity to hit a ball that Aspro dropped with a header in the attack after a corner kick in the 30th minute of the second half, but the goalkeeper caught it.
In the attack that followed a minute later, Kim Jong-woo near the left side attempted a surprise mid-range shot, but was once again blocked by goalkeeper Bao Yachon.
After finishing the first half 0-0, the two teams made changes at the start of the second half. Pohang replaced Cho Sung-joon and Kang Hyun-je with Eo Jung-won and Jeong Jae-hee, while Shanghai replaced Wang Haizian with Male. 메이저놀이터
Pohang, which continued its mood, broke the 0 balance in the second half. Giorgi, who had been quiet, solved it. Giorgi, who exchanged passes with Ahn Jae-joon in the counterattack at the 8th minute of the second half, penetrated into the back space, and his right footed shot that he attempted to beat the defense passed the goalkeeper and shook the net.
Shanghai seemed to fight back, but it didn’t work out. Pohang continued to put pressure on its opponents. In the 18th minute of the second half, Jung Jae-hee strongly passed a ball that flowed after a corner kick into the box and Ahn Jae-joon scored, but it was declared offside.