"I got hit by Kobe again."' Seoul loses 0-1 at home... Painful Who's PK error 'ACLE quarterfinals red light' [Sangam Field Review]

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FC Seoul was beaten again by Vissel Kobe.

Seoul lost 0-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the "2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite" against Kobe at 7 p.m. on the 4th at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Seoul, which gave up the first game, is in a difficult position to reach the quarterfinals only if it wins the second game away on the 10th. Seoul, which lost 0-2 to Kobe in the away game of the league stage on the 10th of last month, tried to avenge itself at home but failed.

Seoul operated a 4-1-4-1 formation. Andersson, Lee Seung-mo, Cho Young-wook and Song Min-gyu were deployed to the second line, led by front-line one-top Klimala. The defensive midfielder was played by Babets. The four backs were formed by Choi Joon, Ross, Yazan, and Kim Jin-soo. Goo Sung-yoon wore goalkeeper gloves.

Kobe fought back 4-3-3. Komatsu, Sasaki, and Muto are on the front three-top, and Koke, Hamasaki, and Ideguchi are on the second line. Nagato, Tuler, Yamakawa, and Hirose were among the four-backs. Maekawa defended the goal.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams engaged in a tight search. Only in the middle of the first half did Seoul hit its first shot of the game. Andersson, who caught the ball near the left side of the center line in the 21st minute of the first half, dribbled through the arc circle and hit a mid-range shot, but slightly off to the right side of the net.

Two minutes later, Seoul allowed the first goal. In the corner kick situation, the ball that Song Min-gyu could not properly clear with his forehead flowed back, and Tuler, who was waiting, finished with his forehead.

Seoul hit back right away. In the 25th minute of the first half, Song Min-gyu immediately connected with a shot when the ball, which Lee Seung-mo turned to his forehead, flowed after the defender hit it. However, the ball hit the top of the net and swallowed the disappointment.

After losing points, Seoul increased its ball possession and increased its attack intensity. He tried to attack using side resources such as Choi Joon rather than the center, but it rarely led to a shot.

Rather, it allowed Kobe to launch a surprise attack. Sasaki, who penetrated into the penalty box in the 43rd minute of the first half, shot from an open chance. Seoul overcame the crisis of additional goals as goalkeeper Koo Sung-yoon hit a shot that was tantamount to a goal with an animal sense.

Seoul connected Babets' lobbing pass with an overhead kick in the extra time of the first half, but the goalkeeper caught it from the front due to its weak power. The first half ended with Seoul trailing 0-1.

Seoul pushed it early in the second half. In the 10th minute of the second half, Klimala caught Choi Joon's cross from the right side and shot it with her left foot, but it went way off the post. A minute later, he cut off the opponent's ball near the arc circle and connected it with a shot right away, but he was caught by a defender.

Seoul missed the penalty kick (PK) and missed a golden equalizer opportunity. Hwang Do-yoon's shot hit Hamasaki's hand in the 18th minute of the second half, and the referee declared a free kick, but the VAR corrected it to PK. However, Huiz's shot as a kicker was too weak and the goalkeeper easily caught it.

In the 28th minute of the second half, Seoul tried to change its offense by sending in Joker Moon Sun-min. Afterwards, he led the attack, but rarely penetrated Kobe's organic defensive line. In the end, the game ended with Seoul's 0-1 divisional defeat.

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