The Asian nightmare of “K League Champion” Ulsan HD continued.
Ulsan lost to Shanghai Port (China) by one to three in the fifth round of the AFC Champions League (ACLE) league stage of the 2024-2025 season at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on Sunday. Due to the loss, Ulsan has been mired in five consecutive ACLE losses. The only achievement was that it scored an ACLE goal in five matches. Ulsan, which has been at the bottom of the table with zero points, is gradually moving away from the eight tickets to the round of 16 best teams to be given to East Asia.
K-League has ended, but Ulsan has no comma. Following ACLE, the team will play the final match of the Korea Cup with the Pohang Steelers on Wednesday. Manager Kim performed partial rotation on the day. Cho excluded the main goalie Jo Hyeon-woo and added Jo Su-hyuk, while key defender Kim Ki-hee added Im Jong-eun. Of course, he could not afford to miss his first win in ACLE. He brought up his cards of Resident Kyu, Ko Seung-bum, Lee Myung-jae, Kim Young-kwon, Yoon Il-rok and Boyanich, which he cherished in the final match of the K-League over the weekend.
Although “China Messi” Urey is out due to injury, he deployed Oscar, Matthias Vargas, and Willian Pope from Brazil. Gustavo, a striker who played for Jeonbuk Hyundai, was on the bench.
The two-man show between the two-man teams of the two-man teams of the two-man teams of the two-man teams of the three teams of the three teams failed. Oscar, who had been recognized for his talent as many as 10 times in the Brazilian national team, and Vargas, who had experience in the Argentine national team, displayed different levels of play. After receiving through passes from Oscar in the 10th minute of the first half, Vargas scored the first goal with a right footed shot. The two players also scored in the 23rd minute. Oscar stole Ko’s fatal pass miss. He immediately passed it to Vargas who was a no-mark on the right side of the penalty box, and Vargas scored an additional goal with a calm right-footed shot.
Surprised, Ulsan launched an all-out offensive. They also had chances. At the 28th minute of the first half, Liang seized and knocked down Lee Chung-yong, who was attacking after an interception. The referee gave a yellow card, but changed the color to red due to VAR. Ulsan, which enjoyed numerical advantage, continued to tap the Shanghai goal. However, the team lacked precision. It failed to create a critical opportunity, as it was blocked by the opponent’s strong defense. 카지노사이트
In the second half, Ulsan staged an all-out war to display all of its foreign offensive resources including Ataru, Rubik’sson, Yago, and Arabidze. It finally paid off. It finally opened the Shanghai goal at the 27th minute of the second half. Joo Min-gyu pushed a corner kick from the right side of Lee Myung-jae to the header. It was the first goal of the ACLE in four games + 72 minutes. Ulsan tried its best during the remaining period.
Rather, he allowed an additional goal. At the 37th minute in the second half, Vargas fired a powerful right-footed shot to seal the match. Vargas scored a hat trick. The game ended like this. Ulsan has lost five consecutive games.