"Why are you saying hello when you're a fan of the other team?" → Director Lee Jung-hyo "What You Need to Do Of course"... Gwangju advanced to the round of 16, and manners also drew attention
"Why are you saying hello when you're a fan of the other team?" → Director Lee Jung-hyo "What You Need to Do Of course"... Gwangju advanced to the round of 16, and manners also drew attention
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Gwangju FC of the professional soccer K League 1 confirmed its advance to the round of 16 at the Asian stage, where it played for the first time.
Gwangju lost 1-3 in away matches against Shandong Taishan of China in the seventh round of the 2024-2025 Asian Football Confederation Champions League stage held at the Olympic Sports Center in Shandong Province, China on Sunday. However, Gwangju ranked fourth with four wins, one draw and two losses (13 points), maintaining good performance and securing its advance to the round of 16.
Gwangju will play the final match against Buriram United (Thailand) on the 18th, and even if it loses, it will reach the round of 16.
A total of 24 teams will participate in this season's ACLE. The East and West Asian groups will be divided into 12 teams for the league stage. Here, the teams ranked first to eighth in each group will advance to the round of 16. Even if Gwangju misses the final match, it will not be pushed out of the eighth place.
However, coach Lee Jung-hyo also expressed regret over advancing to the round of 16. According to the Korea Professional Football Association, the coach said in a press conference after the match, "I feel like I lost to the opponent in every way. The league is starting soon, and I think I need to find a new solution. As a coach, I felt embarrassed while sitting on the bench. I will reflect on myself first, and I will seriously think about how to play this year's league with the players."
Coach Lee Jung-hyo also said, "I am so sorry that fans came all the way here despite the rain. As a coach, I will never show you such a game again. I want to thank the fans and tell them that you worked hard."
Outside of the game, Gwangju's "personnel manners" drew attention once again. Gwangju is greeting not only its fans but also its supporters at the end of the ACLE match. Earlier, Japanese media paid attention to Gwangju's appearance. At the press conference on the day, the question was asked, "I always greet the opposing team after every match, but is it a tradition unique to the Korean team?"
Manager Lee Jung-hyo responded, "I think it is something that we should do. I always greet my fans to thank them for coming to watch soccer and rooting for them. I take this for granted." 메이저사이트
On Shandong's performance, coach Lee Jung-hyo also highly evaluated Shandong's players, saying, "I should have systematically blocked them, but the foreign players in Shandong displayed outstanding individual skills. It is the coach's own responsibility that he failed to block them. There were some difficulties."