AFC Champions League Group I ended the final round of competition, in which Malaysian Fish Belly Team Johor beat South Korean powerhouse Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 to finish first with 13 points to advance to the round of 16 in the AFC Champions League, and they also became the first team in East Asia to advance to the round of 16. Guangzhou, on the other hand, lost 0-1 to Kawasaki Striker, 6-0 wins, 0 goals and 0 points, and was at the bottom of the ranking. Whether Kawasaki Forward can advance to the Round of 16 will not be known until the results of the second place in the other groups come out.
2-1 Kill! The first round of 16 teams in the AFC Champions League East Asia region was born
As a Malaysian fish belly team, Johor's past AFC Champions League record has not been ideal. Especially when encountering Chinese Super League teams, they have repeatedly contributed to fiasco. However, this season, because the Chinese Super League teams did not pay attention to the AFC Champions League and sent youth teams to play, they also picked up a big bargain. In Guangzhou, Johor scored six points and scored enough goals. Johor did not lose the game against Japanese and Korean powerhouses Kawasaki Striker and Ulsan Hyundai, who lost only one game, losing 0-5 to Kawasaki Striker.
The final round of the match against Ulsan Hyundai is a life-and-death battle for the 2 teams, and whoever wins the game will advance. As a result, Ulsan Hyundai exploded into a super cold. They lost just five minutes into the game. However, a minute later, Jun Amano helped the team lightning equalize. In the ensuing game, both teams shrank in defense, and neither dared to attack. A scene of the drama of the game appeared in the last minute of the stoppage time. In the 94th minute, The Korean player Park Yong-woo, who came off the bench, scored a very outrageous oolong goal. Help Johor 2-1 kill yourself. At the same time, it also sent Johor to advance to the round of 16. Ulsan Hyundai was defeated in third place with 10 points and was eliminated.
Johor advanced to the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, and they also became the first team in East Asia to advance to the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League. At the same time, they also set the best results since the club participated in the AFC Champions League. I have to say that Johor's promotion to the round of 16 has its own improvement factors on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has also benefited from the Chinese Super League sending youth teams to participate in the competition.
Judging from the strength of Group I, Kawasaki Striker ranks first in the J League, and Ulsan Hyundai is also an old team in the K League, but they are all trampled under the feet of Johor. It can be said that the progress of malaysian teams in recent years is also obvious to all. Their threat to the Chinese Super League is worth vigilance against.