Kim Jin Kyu scored a deadly last goal for his South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai, which reached the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League on Thursday, at a 2-1 win against compatriot Daegu.
Substitute Kim scored in the 121st minute to secure a tough win for Jeonbuk, the two-time 2006 and 2016 champions, before reaching the penalty shoot-out. The match opened the final round in the east of the continent, where all matches will be played in Japan’s Saitama, from one match homeless and away.
Song Ming-kyu opened the scoring for Jeonbuk early in the second half, then ten minutes later Brazilian Zika equalized for Daegu with his seventh goal of the competition.
Daegu had a tense match after Choi Won-Kwon replaced the retired Brazilian a few days ago after Alexandre Gama’s negative result.
Thailand’s Pathum United will play Hong Kong’s Kitchi on Friday, while Malaysia’s Johor Darul Tazeem will play Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, 2007 and 2017 champions. The quarter-final matches will take place in the eastern region next Monday.
It is noteworthy that the Western matches will be held in February 2023, and Al-Hilal will meet with Al-Ahli from the UAE, Al-Shabab with Nasaf from Uzbekistan, Al-Duhail from Qatar with their compatriot Al-Rayan, and Al-Faisaly with Foolad Khuzestan from Iran. .
