Shandong defeated 7-0 to win the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage
Professional soccer K League 1 Daegu FC filled with confidence by winning the first match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) group stage.
Daegu defeated Shandong Taishan (China) 7-0 in the first match of the 2022 ACL Group F held at Buriram City Stadium in Buriram, Thailand on the 15th.
Daegu took the lead from start to finish once morest Shandong, who participated in this tournament as a reserve (2nd team) team.
In place of Edgar, who left the team due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, Jeka, who wore a Daegu uniform last month, achieved a hat-trick, and a total of five people including Lee Geun-ho, Hong-cheol, Lamas and politicians operated the scoring.
At a press conference following the match, Daegu coach Alexander Gama said, “The first game is always difficult.
But I really appreciate the players doing what we can.”
I’m happy to see that the game went well,” he said.
“The players showed a lot of concentration on the pitch,” he said.
He was satisfied with the hard training.”
Daegu, who joined the ACL group stage by defeating Buriram United (Thailand) in the playoff last month, will compete in Group F with Shandong Taishan, Lion City (Singapore) and Urawa Reds (Japan).
With 5 matches remaining in the group stage, it is positive to have a pleasant win in the first match.
“There are a lot of strong teams in our group, so we have to prepare well for the next game,” Gama said.
“I think this victory gave the players confidence,” he said.
Jeka, who scored three goals, said: “I knew the first game was very important.
I am happy to be able to play the game we want, and I gained a lot of confidence while scoring,” he said.
“I’m happy to score a hat-trick in an important game,” he said.
It’s good to score, but I’m even more happy that the team can win.”
/yunhap news
