'Fatal error → Cholhan's goal cancellation' Pohang lost to Japanese Gamba by one goal and 'ACL2 is eliminated from the round of 16.'

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The fatal defensive error was painful. The K-League 1's Pohang Steelers finally knelt down to the J-League's Gamba Osaka (Japan) in the Asian club competition.

Pohang lost 1-2 in the second round of the round of 16 of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Champions League 2 (ACL2) at 7 p.m. on the 19th at Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Japan.

As a result of this day, Pohang lost to Gamba with a total of 2-3 in the first and second games. On the 12th, Pohang scored a first run to Ryota Yamashita in the first round of the round of 16 at home and then drew 1-1 with Giorgi's equalizer.

Pohang was the only K-League team to participate in the ACL2 this season. Gamba, who beat Pohang by a total of one goal, will face Bangkok United (Thailand) in the quarterfinals.

Including the away team went in a 5-4-1 formation. Lee Ho-jae stood on the one-top, while Giorgi, Ki Sung-yueng, Kento Nishiya and Juninho were placed in the second line. Eo Jung-won, Jin Si-woo, Jeon Min-kwang, Park Chan-yong, and Kang Min-joon were in charge of the five-back, while Hwang In-jae kept the goal.

Gamba pressured Pohang strongly from the beginning of the first half. He increased his ball possession and targeted Pohang's defense. Pohang aimed to counterattack by increasing the number of defenses.

In the 34th minute, Pohang scored the first goal. Deniz Whimet pushed a low and fast cross from Yamashita to the door. It was mainly because Gamba targeted Pohang's tight defense with a short pass.

He even allowed his second goal just seven minutes later. The fatal defensive error was painful. In the 41st minute, goalkeeper Hwang In-jae's failure to clear the ball with Jin Si-woo flowed into the back space. Yamashita touched a long ball near the halfway line and kicked it into an empty goal. The first half ended with Pohang trailing 0-2.

Pohang showed a winning move at the start of the second half. Hwang Seo-woong and Lee Chang-woo were replaced, and Ki Sung-yueng and Jin Si-woo were missing.

Pohang caught up with one goal. In the 16th minute, Nishiya scored his Pohang debut goal. Giorgi shook the net with a right-footed shot from his left-footed cross. In the 33rd minute, Pohang put in Kim Yong-hak instead of Jorge, pulling the reins of the attack.

A dramatic goal almost burst. In the 43rd minute, Lee Ho-jae flew a cross from the left side and finished with a right-footed shot, which was sucked into the goal. Confident of the tie, Pohang players even performed a ceremony.

However, VAR declared offside. Lee Ho-jae was slightly ahead of Gamba's final defense.

The extra time in the second half was given nine minutes. Pohang took the offensive and Gamba placed more than eight defensive numbers in the penalty box.

There were no extra points. Pohang scored the winning goal due to a fatal error in the first half and ended its ACL2 challenge in the round of 16 with a decision to cancel the goal at the end of the second half.

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