"Il, it's definitely faster than the K-League." Kobe's division coach Kim Ki-dong said, "The players must be angry, too." Resolve to win the second round [the scene of Sangam]

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FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong (55) expressed his regret for losing to 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, which failed to gain the upper hand in the attack, gave up a set-piece run to opposing center back Tuler in the 23rd minute of the first half. 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, which pushed in the second half, won a penalty (PK) when Hwang Do-yoon's shot hit Hamasaki's hand, but the goalkeeper easily caught Huiz's weak shot as a kicker. Since then, Seoul has been defeated by a point after failing to launch such an attack.

At a press conference after the game, coach Kim Ki-dong said, "Both teams played well. "I played as I prepared, but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't win," he said. "The difference from last year is that the players kept pushing to win." The players must have been very angry because they lost the game that they could win. In the second game, I will make sure to turn it around," he said.

Regarding Whoise's PK error, he said, "In fact, it brought the flow as Whoise went in. Maybe he had PK greed. It's usually Andersson's kick, but he kicked himself, he said. "I hope you don't rush it. "It's because if you can't score a goal, you can't go out of the game," he said.

He continued, "You must feel sorry for yourself. I hope you don't rush and go through the season step by step," he added.

When asked about the strategy for the second game, he said, "In fact, in the case of the K-League, the gap between offense and defense is widened and loopholes are revealed, but the Japanese team certainly seems to be faster than the K-League team. "I don't give up space," he said, adding, "I think I have to think about how to go into the air and score a cross or go low and score a goal from the box."

Regarding the exclusion of Yazan at the beginning of the second half, he said, "Yazan's physical condition was cautious. I took a break for three months and played a practice game three days ago, but my condition was not improving. Nevertheless, what I put in is that I don't have time to raise my body in the future."

After talking to Yazan, he said he would let her run for at least 45 minutes. He knows that his physical condition will not come up. "Yazan needs to come up to help the team," he added.

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