"Ah!" "Hit Abudala's goal' Gangwon, 0-0 draw with Japan Machida... I'm aiming to win the second round on the road

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Gangwon FC finished with Zelvia (Japan) in the bad luck of the net.

Gangwon finished 0-0 with Zelvia (Japan) in the first leg of the round of 16 of the "2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation Champions League Elite (ACLE)" at Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon on the 3rd.

Gangwon, which missed the victory at home, aims to win in the away game of the second game on the 10th.

This season's ACLE will be divided into East and West Asia and play a league stage in which 12 teams compete, with the first to eighth place in each region reaching the round of 16 tournaments. Gangwon finished the last round of 16 in eighth place in East Asia, and Machida reached the round of 16 in first place in East Asia.

If they win the home-and-away round of 16, they will gather in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from April 16 to 25 to determine the winning team in a single round until the final. The match is drawn by lottery regardless of East and West Asia.

In the fifth game of the league stage in November last year, Gangwon lost 1-3 at home.

On this day, Gangwon took the lead in the game with a 57% share, but failed to score a goal. Despite a total of 10 shots, there were only two effective shots. On the other hand, Machida hit three effective shots despite fewer chances to attack than Gangwon.

At the end of the second half, which was the match, it was painful that a series of opportunities to Abudala in Gangwon Province ended in nothing. In the 35th minute of the second half, the shot he hit in a one-on-one chance against the goalkeeper was missed. Then, even a volley shot attempted two minutes later turned away from the post. In particular, in the 43rd minute of the second half, a sharp winding shot attempted in front of the arc hit the post and failed to score in the end.

Meanwhile, Na Sang-ho, a former South Korean national team player who started as Machida's side striker, spent about 59 minutes on the ground until he was replaced out in the 14th minute of the second half, but failed to score an offensive point.

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