'ACL Semifinals' Ulsan Hong Myung-bo "The Stadium was Tilted Towards Jeonbuk, Now it's Against it"
Coach Petrescu of Jeonbuk, who is struggling, says, “We create a lot of chances… In soccer, you have to score goals.”
Ulsan HD's coach Hong Myung-bo, who reached the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL), said that defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai, Hyundai's rival, would give the players great confidence.
Coach Hong said at a press conference after the 2023-2024 ACL quarterfinals second leg home game against Jeonbuk held at Munsu Soccer Stadium in Ulsan on the 12th, "From the preparation process to the kickoff and the final whistle, the players showed the best concentration and attitude this year." expressed satisfaction.
Ulsan saved Seol Young-woo's goal in extra time in the first half and won 1-0, leading the first leg (1-1 draw) and 2-1 on aggregate, and advanced to the ACL semifinals.
Ulsan, the ACL champion in 2012 and 2020, continued its challenge for the top of Asia by entering the ACL semifinals two seasons after losing in the semifinals to Pohang Steelers in 2021.
Coach Hong said, "The opponent was a strong team and there was pressure on the players because we were rivals in Korea, but I would like to congratulate and thank the players for having grown over the years and even captured such an important game."
While Jeonbuk maintained its hegemony in K League 1 from 2017 to 2021, Ulsan, which was in a position to catch up with consecutive runner-up finishes in 2019 to 2021, achieved consecutive wins in K League 1 in 2022 and 2023 and also won this ACL match, recently gaining a clear advantage.
Coach Hong expressed the relationship between the two teams by saying, “Before, Ulsan played the role of ‘second in command,’ but now I tell the players, ‘The slanted playing field has become the opposite’”
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Coach Petrescu of Jeonbuk, who is struggling, says, “We create a lot of chances… In soccer, you have to score goals.”
Ulsan HD's coach Hong Myung-bo, who reached the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL), said that defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai, Hyundai's rival, would give the players great confidence.
Coach Hong said at a press conference after the 2023-2024 ACL quarterfinals second leg home game against Jeonbuk held at Munsu Soccer Stadium in Ulsan on the 12th, "From the preparation process to the kickoff and the final whistle, the players showed the best concentration and attitude this year." expressed satisfaction.
Ulsan saved Seol Young-woo's goal in extra time in the first half and won 1-0, leading the first leg (1-1 draw) and 2-1 on aggregate, and advanced to the ACL semifinals.
Ulsan, the ACL champion in 2012 and 2020, continued its challenge for the top of Asia by entering the ACL semifinals two seasons after losing in the semifinals to Pohang Steelers in 2021.
Coach Hong said, "The opponent was a strong team and there was pressure on the players because we were rivals in Korea, but I would like to congratulate and thank the players for having grown over the years and even captured such an important game."
While Jeonbuk maintained its hegemony in K League 1 from 2017 to 2021, Ulsan, which was in a position to catch up with consecutive runner-up finishes in 2019 to 2021, achieved consecutive wins in K League 1 in 2022 and 2023 and also won this ACL match, recently gaining a clear advantage.
Coach Hong expressed the relationship between the two teams by saying, “Before, Ulsan played the role of ‘second in command,’ but now I tell the players, ‘The slanted playing field has become the opposite’”
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