[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Ulsan Hyundai, a professional football club, raised the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League championship cup after eight years.
Ulsan Hyundai won 2-1 in the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League final against Persepolis (Iran) held at Al Janub Stadium in Qatar on the 19th (Korean time) and rose to the top of Asia.
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| Ulsan Hyundai players who lifted the championship trophy in 8 years. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
Ulsan, who won the tournament in 2012, grabbed the trophy for the second time in the club’s career. In addition, he regretted having only finished runner-up in the K-League and FA Cup respectively by winning the Champions League. The K-League produced champions in 4 years after Jeonbuk Hyundai in 2016.
The best player (MVP) was won by midfielder Yun Bit Garam, who made a big success with 4 goals and 3 assists. He said, “Today seems to be the happiest, happiest, and most meaningful day in my football life. I would never have received it if I had been alone. This big prize came to me as the team won together and finished with solid performance.”
In particular, Ulsan Hyundai sat on a 5 billion won money cushion. The winning prize is $4 million (approximately 4.4 billion won), and the performance bonus (winning $50,000, draw $10,000) from the group stage to the quarterfinals, plus participation allowances, is more than 5 billion won.
In addition, he also obtained the right to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in Qatar next February. The FIFA Club World Cup is attended by the winning team of the six continents and the winning team of the host country’s league.
On this day, Ulsan was behind 0-1 and Yun Bitgaram got a penalty through video reading (VAR). Junio, who started as a kicker, took another shot and turned the game to the origin.
Even in the second half, he received VAR help. Opponent defender Mehdi Shiri reached out his head for Lee Chung-yong’s cross and was awarded a penalty again. Junio, who started as a kicker in the second half of the 10th minute, split the opponent’s net and decided the match. Junio scored a total of 7 goals up to the winning goal, and together with Alnasr (Saudi Arabia) Abderazak Hamdala took the top scorer. There was also a crisis at the end of the second half. In the 38th minute of the second half, a VAR decision was made, but no foul was declared.
However, Ulsan Hyundai announced a breakup with coach Kim Do-hoon (50) after the championship was confirmed.
Ulsan announced, “After four years of companionship with coach Kim Do-hoon, we say goodbye. Coach Kim, who led the team to the championship in the Champions League, has ended his contract period with Persepolis (Iran), and has been given up as a manager. did.
The successor command tower has not yet been announced and plans to be appointed as soon as possible.
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