After the first goal, the team collapsed. Pohang scored a shocking upset in an away match in Shanghai.
The Pohang Steelers suffered a come-from-behind loss to Shanghai Shenhua at 9 p.m. on the 17th (Korea time) in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage of the 2024-25 season at Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. With this, Pohang has recently been mired in three consecutive losses, including league and cup tournaments.
[1st half] ‘6 shots – 4 effective – 2 goals’ Pohang and Shanghai away ‘dominated’ in the first half
Pohang opened its rotation despite a tight schedule. However, it sought victory with a large number of key players deployed. Pohang has Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Tae-seok, Lee Kyu-baek, Aspro, Choi Hyun-woong, Kang Hyun-je, Han Chan-hee, Kim Jong-woo, Cho Sung-joon, Jorge, and An Jae-jun as starters.
Pohang took the lead from the beginning of the game. In the 9th minute of the first half, Kim Jong-woo’s ball was connected with Han Chan-hee’s powerful shot, but the goalkeeper was blocked. In the 15th minute of the first half, Lee Tae-seok changed the direction of the long ball from the right side to his head, but missed.
Pohang has launched a tremendous offensive since the middle of the first half. In the 30th minute of the first half, Aspro passed the ball with his head, and Ahn Jae-joon caught it and took it to the shot, but headed straight to the goalkeeper. In the 31st minute of the first half, Kim Jong-woo attempted a sharp mid-range shot from outside the box but hit the post.
Pohang was in tears over the bad luck of the goalpost. Lee Tae-seok’s forward pass hit the defense and connected in the 36th minute, which Kang Hyun-je took with a powerful shot, but he swallowed the disappointment again after hitting the post. Pohang made four shots on goal from six shots in the first half alone, but two shots hit the post. Shanghai, on the other hand, did not make a single shot in the first half.
[Second Half] Pohang Collapses After Giorgi’s First Goal, Painful Reversal Defeat
Both teams used replacement cards. At the beginning of the second half, Shanghai used a replacement card, and Pohang also strengthened its side by putting in Eo Jung-won and Jeong Jae-hee. Pohang continued to lead the game. Jeong Jae-hee, who received Lee Kyu-baek’s pass in the fifth minute of the second half, tried to shoot but was blocked. Pohang eventually scored the first goal. In the 8th minute of the second half, Jorge, who was rushing the ball connected by Ahn Jae-joon, hit a shot in front of a defender to break the net.
After Shanghai gave up the first goal, they began to actively attack. In the 15th minute of the second half, Teseira tried to shoot but missed. Shanghai eventually put the game to square one. In the 19th minute of the second half, Lewis shook the net with a header from the cross connected from the side. After that, Pohang led a stable game by scoring Min Sang-ki in the 23rd minute of the second half.
However, Pohang allowed the team to upset the game. A fast cross went up from the right side in the 26th minute of the second half, and Mallet, who was penetrating through it, opened the scoring with a diving header. Pohang, which was in a hurry, added speed to its side by dispatching Kim In-sung in place of Ahn Jae-joon in the 28th minute of the second half. 먹튀검증
Pohang gave up one more goal. In the 36th minute of the second half, Kim In-sung’s handball foul was declared while the opponent was trying to shoot, and Malere, who played as a kicker, succeeded. Pohang collapsed. In the 39th minute of the second half, a mistake came out during the build-up process, giving up a chance, and Gao Tianyi beat a defender and shook the net with his left foot. Eventually, Pohang scored a painful come-from-behind loss in the away match in Shanghai.