On the evening of March 15, 2022 Beijing time, the AFC Champions League play-offs began, and the Kobe Victory Ship hosted the Australian Premier League team Melbourne Victory. As a result, the two teams fought 1-1 in the first half, and in the second half, Melbourne Victory took the lead in the 70th minute, and then Daqi Yong also chased two goals in a row to reverse the score, but in the last minute Melbourne Victory again tied the score. The two teams advanced into extra time, and in the 94th minute of extra time, Iniesta sent a key pass, and finally Mu Mu kang also assisted Rincon to score. In this crucial battle, Kobe Victory ship defeated Melbourne Victory 4-3 and yi shou advanced to the AFC Champions League.
At present, the Kobe Victory Boats have drawn 3 and lost 3 in the six rounds of the league, and ranked 17th in the J-League with 3 points, playing very unsatisfactory in the opening stage, scoring 3 goals in 6 rounds of leagues, which mainly has a lot to do with inSidhan's gradual aging.
Melbourne Victory won 6, drew 4 and lost 4 of the 14 australian Premier League games, ranked 5th with 22 points, scored 20 goals and conceded 17 goals, which is significantly better than Kobe Victory Ship in terms of form.
In the starting lineup, Kobe Victory Ship sent Iniesta, and its total value was 9.25 million euros for Kobe and 5.2 million euros for Melbourne Victory. "Ishin" also lived up to expectations in this game, in addition to scoring one goal, but also delivering a number of key goals.
After the start of the game, the Kobe Victory Team played a technical advantage, and the first half of the game almost turned into a half-court offensive and defensive drill. Kobe achieved 67% possession, and in the 90 minutes of the game, Kobe shot 19 times on goal and shot 9 times. Melbourne Victory had just 33 per cent possession and seven shots on goal, but six shots on target.
In the opening five minutes, Iniesta scored his first goal in the melee in front of goal, which helped Kobe get off to a fantastic start. But the good times did not last long, and just 6 minutes later, the Australian Premier League team equalized, Davidson drove a corner kick and Dagostino scored the equaliser through a leak in front of goal.
In the second half, Melbourne Victory's attack was a certain threat, and in the 70th minute, Melbourne Victory played a quick-band counterattack, and Flami's cross from the bottom line position found Dagostino, who twice rewrote the score to 2-1.
The trailing Kobe team then stepped up their attack. At this point, Japan international Daisuke also stepped up, scoring two goals in six minutes to help Kobe beat Melbourne Victory 3-2.
Just when everyone thought Kobe would win the game, Melbourne Victory's Flammy's shot in front of goal refracted into the net, and Melbourne Victory miraculously equalized and dragged the game into extra time.
In the 95th minute of extra time, Iniesta sent a key pass, and Yasushi Jimu also assisted Rincón to break the score. In the end, Kobe Victory ship defeated Melbourne Victory to advance to the AFC Champions League. This victory, although da qiang yong also played well, but the key passes almost all came from the key passes of iniesta, it should be said that the team with Iniesta is completely different.
In this game, Melbourne Victory actually played well in this game, and they had a good chance of eliminating Kobe and entering the AFC Champions League. However, they lost in Japan, and after the game, some Australian Premier League players also shed tears of sadness, and the AFC Champions League may be the highest stage for them. But for Chinese fans, it is undoubtedly the greatest relief to be able to see Iniesta in the AFC Champions League.