Media 'Sleeping Out of the blue' is absurd..."Korean is excited to advance to the Kawasaki semifinals! Praise for 'East Asia' is pouring in."
Media 'Sleeping Out of the blue' is absurd..."Korean is excited to advance to the Kawasaki semifinals! Praise for 'East Asia' is pouring in."
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The Saudi Professional League club's dominance is not welcome, but there were no domestic fans who cheered for the J-League's good performance.
However, Japanese media are praising themselves, saying that Korean fans are welcoming Kawasaki Frontale's advance to the semifinals of the 2024/25 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE).
Kawasaki won 3-2 in the 2024/25 ACLE quarterfinals against Al Saad SC (Qatar) at Jeddah Prince Abdullah Alfaisal Stadium in Saudi Arabia on the 28th (Korea Standard Time).
Kawasaki, who opened with Erison's score in the fourth minute of the first half, gave up a run to Paulo Otavio five minutes later, but Marcinho's running goal in the 21st minute of the first half set the stage. However, the game went into extra time with a goal lost to Clausinho in the 26th minute of the second half, and Wakizaka Yasto scored a dramatic winning goal in the 8th minute of the first half of extra time to secure a valuable victory.
Kawasaki became the only East Asian team that advanced to the semifinals. Earlier, Gwangju FC, Buriram United, and Yokohama F. Marinos suffered one after another. For East Asian teams, it is difficult to understand AFC's criteria for changing regulations in favor of Middle Eastern teams. In the past, when the East Asian team was expected to win, the East and West were separated so that they could meet only in the final, but as the tide turned with full investment, they now changed the rules to come together from the quarterfinals to play.
It is regrettable for Korean fans who want K-League teams to do well. Amid this development, Japanese media Soccer Digest made headlines by publishing a headline "Why Korea is so happy about Kawasaki's advance to the semifinals." It is additional that Korean fans have quoted Kawasaki without even specifying the source, saying that she showed reactions such as "Kawasaki is the pride of East Asia" and "Japan is the teacher of Korea."
The media said, "As many people were dissatisfied with the Saudi professional league-oriented ACLE method, Kawasaki's victory comforted the fans of East Asian countries," adding, "Japan is the only star in East Asia," "Japan is the teacher of Korea. We need to learn tactics and concentration," and "Please defeat Saudi forces." 스포츠토토
Meanwhile, Kawasaki will play against Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nasr for a ticket to the finals at Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia on the 1st of next month.