AFC Champions League 2022 group stage- Group H: HAGL excellently divided points against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Compared to the first leg, coach Kiatisak had a change in the starting lineup when Xuan Truong replaced Tuan Anh to take the position of midfielder. Minh Vuong replaced Jefferson to play alongside Xuan Truong. The rest, HAGL played with 9 familiar faces like the previous 3 matches.

The strong victory of Yokohama F.Marinos against Sydney FC before the confrontation between HAGL and Jeobuk Hyundai Motors took place forcing the Korean team to enter the game with greater determination to regain the top spot. Compared to the first leg, Mr. Kim Sang Sik’s army prevailed from the beginning when playing with the ball more actively, organizing continuous braking phases, putting Tuan Linh’s goal in an alarming position. However, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors could not create clear table situations in those stages of organizing live balls. However, one of those stops gave the K.League representatives a corner and they took advantage of it. Striker Moon Seon Min again brought obsession to HAGL fans when he had a high header to burn the mountain team’s net to score the lead for the home team in the 16th minute. Earlier in the first leg, the player entered the game. The substitute substitute had a beautiful stroke of the ball to score a last-minute goal for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Despite being in the lead, HAGL still played with determination. VFF photo (Tuan Huu)

After taking the lead, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors actively reduced the tempo of the match. This is a good opportunity for HAGL to push up the squad. Before the slow and active play of the opponent, Mr. Kiatisak’s army also created a pretty good position, putting quite a lot of pressure on Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors’ yard. However, the decisive coordination to bring the goal to the home team of HAGL proved to be quite deadlocked. Among the few rare opportunities created, the strikers of the mountain town team missed. Typically, in the 30th minute, Brandao had an empty ball, but his shot from the corner was too light to beat goalkeeper Song Bum Keun.

HAGL only scored 1 goal after 3 matches (the other goal was counter-kick) so it seems that Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is not too worried about leading with a fragile gap. And to nourish the two important matches ahead, the representative of K.League continued to kick slowly in the home field, thereby, helping HAGL control the ball more. It was the “sure to win” thought of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors that forced them to pay a heavy price. From Huu Tuan’s long pass in the middle in the 63rd minute, Van Toan escaped to hit the goal directly, scoring a 1-1 equalizer for HAGL.

Persistence is well rewarded. VFF photo (Tuan Huu)

The goal helped the mountain team play with more excitement and created very clear scoring opportunities. However, HAGL’s strikers missed unfortunately. For example, in the 75th minute, Van Toan shot a shot as far as a pointer, but the ball narrowly missed the post. On the other side of the front line, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors was also forced to push up the squad to find a goal. However, the representative of K.League was unable to convert some opportunities into goals, having to accept a draw with a score of 1-1.

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