On the evening of March 15, 2022, Beijing time, the AFC Champions League play-offs continued, with South Korean team Daegu FC hosting Thai Super League side Buriram United. As a result, the two teams battled 0-0 within the regular 90 minutes, and in extra time, both teams scored one goal each in the 119th minute, eventually dragging the game into extra time. In extra time, Daegu FC defeated Buriram United 4-3 on aggregate by a score of 3-2.
At present, Daegu FC has won 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the first five rounds of the K League, scoring 5 goals and conceding 6 goals, accumulating 7 points to rank 6th; Buriram United have achieved 18 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the first 25 rounds of the Thai Super League, scoring 43 goals and conceding 15 goals, ranking first in the Thai Super League with 57 points. The two teams have never played each other in the previous AFC Champions League. It is worth mentioning that these two teams are the bitter masters of the Chinese Super League teams, whether it is Guangzhou Evergrande or Beijing Guoan, they have planted their heads in front of these two teams. In particular, Buriram United was previously known as the "Guangzhou Evergrande" of the Thai Super League.
Although Daegu FC played at home, it did not show absolute superiority. In normal time, Daegu FC only achieved 5 shots on goal, including 3 shots on target. However, Buri United has a large anti-guest posture, with 8 shots and 4 shots on target. If it weren't for the excellent performance of Daegu's goalkeeper Wu Chengxun, I am afraid that Buriram United would have beaten Daegu FC in a cold way to advance to the AFC Champions League.
In terms of the total value of the starting lineup, Daegu FC is worth 4.73 million euros, and Buriram United is not much lower, reaching 3.85 million euros.
During regular hours, the two teams were tied 0-0. In extra time, Buriram United seemed to be much stronger than The Daegu FC in terms of physical fitness, at least in terms of attack, Daegu FC was obviously more difficult, and many players had cramps.
Extra time was played until the 119th minute, the last minute of extra time, when both teams scored a goal each. First, The Congolese foreign assistant Bolingi of Buri United swung past the goalkeeper to win the empty goal. Then Daegu FC's first attack after conceding a goal was scored by foreign aid Ceciña with a "full moon curved knife" to score the equalizer, and Cesinha pulled Daegu FC back from the death line.
In the first round of the penalty shootout, Buriram United first penalty hit the penalty, and Daegu FC's foreign aid missed; in the second round, Buriram United players slipped when they took penalties, resulting in a penalty loss, Daegu FC scored, and the two teams came to the same level;
In the third round of the penalty shootout, the Buriram United players again lost the penalty and the Daegu FC team scored again. In the fourth round, Buriram United's penalty was saved by the goalkeeper. In the end, Daegu FC defeated Buriram United 3-2 in a penalty shootout and advanced to the AFC Champions League.
In this game, as the top team in the Thai Super League, they were able to play Daegu FC on the road, which also reflected the strength of this team. From another point of view, Daegu FC team is so difficult to play a Thai Super League team, presumably it will not go too far in the AFC Champions League.