Ulsan Hyundai Tigers, the only South Korean club left standing at an ongoing continental club competition, will try to do the country proud in the upcoming quarterfinals, the team’s head coach said Monday.
The K-League club will host Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at home in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League quarterfinals. It will be the opening game of the two-leg series, with the second match scheduled at Riyadh on Oct. 3. The aggregate score after the two games will determine the winner.
Kim Ho-gon, Ulsan’s head coach, said his players are well aware of the magnitude of the match.
“We all know that the pride of the K-League and also Korean football will be on the line this week,” Kim said in a phone interview with Yonhap. “The typhoon (Senba) will probably keep us from doing much training outdoors Monday, but things should be fine come game day.”
Four K-League teams had qualified for this year’s Champions League. The South Korean first-division league has been the most successful one in the continental competition, having produced nine champions dating back to the days of the Asian Champion Club Tournament in 1967, including two of the last three. (Yonhap News)
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