Jasir Asani of Gwangju FC, left, battles Matheus Thuler of Vissel Kobe for the ball in the course of the first leg of the spherical of 16 on the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite at Kobe Metropolis Misaki Park Stadium in Kobe, on this photograph captured on the AFC’s web site, Japan, March 5. Yonhap
Gwangju FC have dropped their opening match of the knockout stage on the high Asian membership soccer match, digging themselves a gap forward of a return leg at residence subsequent week.
Gwangju misplaced to the Japanese aspect Vissel Kobe 2-0 within the first leg of the spherical of 16 on the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite at Kobe Metropolis Misaki Park Stadium in Kobe, Japan, on Wednesday.
Vissel Kobe scored each of their objectives within the first half, with Yuya Osako opening the scoring within the twentieth minute and Haruya Ide, who’d arrange the primary aim, including to his staff’s lead 9 minutes later.
Gwangju are the lone Okay League membership to have made it out of the league section on the revamped AFC match. Throughout that early stage, Gwangju had additionally suffered a 2-0 loss in opposition to Vissel Kobe in November final 12 months, and so they did not avenge that defeat this week.
The second leg is at Gwangju World Cup Stadium in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, at 7 p.m. subsequent Wednesday.
After the spherical of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals and the ultimate will all be performed in single matches.
Gwangju had a 52-48 edge in ball possession however did not put any of their 10 shot makes an attempt heading in the right direction. (Yonhap)
