Won 3-1 against Johor at Yongin Mir Stadium.
Lee Jeong-hyo, coach of Gwangju FC in the K-League 1 professional soccer league, emphasized that Gwangju must play its own style of soccer despite winning three consecutive matches in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE).
Gwangju won 3-1 with Asani‘s multiple goals and the opponent’s own goal in the third match of the 2024-2025 season ACLE League stage against Johor Darul Taksim (Malaysia) held at Yongin Mir Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 22nd.
With this victory, Gwangju achieved its third consecutive ACLE win.
Due to turf issues, the game was played at the unfamiliar Yongin Mir Stadium instead of the Gwangju World Cup Stadium, but the team achieved the result without hesitation.
Coach Lee Jeong-hyo said in an official press conference after the game, “I don’t think today’s performance was as good as the players worked hard and prepared for. “I tried to target the desired build-up and transition play, especially by creating frees for Asani, but I didn’t seem to be able to connect,” he said.
He continued, “I told him to focus on the process even considering the physical strength of coming all the way to Yongin at home, but it is unfortunate that he tried to keep the result after the score was 2-0.” I think. “Johon is a good team, and I think the players’ individual capabilities are good because they created a lot of chances,” he said, showing respect for the opponent.
Regarding the reason why he shouted at the players on the ground in the 35th minute of the second half, he said, “We play soccer created through build-up, but the players tried to focus on long balls due to physical problems, so they said, ‘Let’s play soccer. “I said, ‘Please do me a favor,’” he explained.
At the same time, Coach Lee said, “The play I wanted didn’t turn out as well as I expected. We should have paid more attention to the process, but perhaps our players were too determined to keep the results and were unable to do what we wanted. I have no doubt that the players did their best. “I want to praise you,” he said.
Unlike the smooth sailing in ACLE, Gwangju belongs to the Final B group in Hana Bank K-League 1 2024. You have to worry about survival.
Although it is a situation that requires selection and concentration, Coach Lee said, “If you focus on the team, the answer is simple. Also, for the next game against Incheon, I think we can make a clear plan by looking at the team, such as ‘Which players will help the team?’ and ‘Which players are physically and mentally prepared?’” “I will make a plan centered around the team,” he answered.
Meanwhile, the Gwangju team was captured greeting the visiting Johor fans after the game.
During the 2nd game away to Kawasaki (Japan), which was the previous ACLE match, Kawasaki fans greeted the Gwangju fans. Director Lee said he was very moved by the applause.
He said, “Today, Johor fans also traveled a long distance. “I think we should learn from the good things about the Kawasaki team,” he said. “I think it would be good for other K-League teams to learn from it in the future as well.”
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