Ulsan Hyundai, finally laughed… AFC Champions League Championship in 8 years
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Ulsan Hyundai has risen as the best club in Asia in 8 years.
In the final of the AFC Champions League, Ulsan won a penalty with two video readings, defeating Iran’s Persepolis and raising the championship cup.
This is reporter Jo Sung-heum.
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Ulsan dedicated the first goal to Persepolis with a pass miss by Park Joo-ho in the 45th minute
But with video reading, it quickly brought back the mood.
Just before the end of the first half, Yun Bitgaram got a penalty after being tripped over by the opponent’s defender, and Junio scored and made a 1-1.
Even in the second half, Ulsan took a chance with video reading.
In the 10th minute of the second half, the defender raised his hand to block Lee Chung-yong’s cross, and it was acknowledged through video reading, and Junio shook the net once again as a penalty kicker.
Ulsan, who defeated Persepolis, who aggressively attacked after allowing a reversal, won the Asian Champions League final with 2-1.
It’s been 8 years since we won in 2012, and it is the first K-League team to win since the 2016 Jeonbuk victory.
Ulsan, which was pushed to Jeollabuk-do and finished runner-up in both the League and FA Cup, started uneasy when the main goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, who was tested positive for Corona 19, could not participate in the tournament.
However, contrary to expectations, Ulsan showed an overwhelming performance that did not lose even once in 10 games until they lifted the championship cup.
“It was a difficult situation to continue the stagnation atmosphere with 2 runners-up wins, and I hope that winning the ACL will be a little comforting (to the fans).”
Junio, who scored multi-goals in the final, was ranked as the top scorer in this tournament with 7 goals, and Bitgaram Yoon was selected as MVP.
Ulsan, recaptured from the top of Asia, will challenge the world stage at the Club World Cup hosted by the International Football Federation in February next year.
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