In the 2022 AFC Champions League, the Chinese Super League team was collectively lost, and after Haigang and Yatai withdrew together, leaving Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou to face various strong teams, the results can be imagined, especially Shandong Taishan, who participated in the title of Chinese Super League champion, but experienced the experience of Asian fish belly, and there was no glimmer of hope. Of course, Taishan is not the only sluggish team, the K League powerhouse Daegu in the same group also suffered a fiasco, and compared to the participation of the youth army like Taishan, it is mixed with a certain amount of water, and Daegu is a team participating, and the pressure to lose is greater.
Before the match between Daegu FC and Lion City Sailors, who had a 1-4 defeat to Urawa Red Diamonds, the outside world was generally optimistic about Daegu's victory, and it was believed that the first place in this group was basically produced in Daegu and Urawa Red Diamonds, mainly depending on the confrontation between the two sides. However, after the game began, the scene was completely opposite to the outside world's judgment, the Lion City mariners' attack played well, especially the two sides were very sharp, and Daegu completely lacked the morale of the first round of 7-0 Tarzan, and the kick was afraid, and the Lion City sailors relied on Song Yiyong's header to score the lead and ended the first half with a one-goal advantage.
In the second half, Daegu began to fight back, which was precisely the trap of the Lion City sailors, who steadily raised the defensive counterattack, and Daegu neglected the rear defense control in the context of the large-scale attack, especially the deep space behind the defense line became the main target of the Lion City sailors. Sure enough, López used the counterattack to complete the fatal blow, 2 goals behind, Daegu's mentality was more impatient, and the Attack was not down for a long time, while the Lion City Sailors continued to play steadily, Enrique expanded the point difference to 3 goals, at this time, Daegu's scrambling action on the field became larger, and Hong Zhe was sent off by a red card for pedaling and missed the next round of the game.
In the end, the Lion City Mariners beat the K League runner-up Daegu by 3 goals to win the first AFC Champions League victory in the history of the team, which can be described as a loss. At present, Taishan's F group, the battle for promotion quotas is very fierce, Urawa Red Diamonds 2 consecutive wins are thriving, Daegu and Lion City Sailors are tied for second place, Daegu holds 4 goal difference advantages in second place, Lion City Sailors are temporarily ranked third, Shandong Taishan is the only team in this group that has lost 2 consecutive games, currently 0 points are at the bottom, originally thought that Taishan can make a breakthrough in the game with Lion City Sailors, but the latter suddenly turned into a big dark horse, and Taishan's next game is much more difficult.