0-0, the AFC Champions League is cold again! The Japanese hegemon was forced to draw with the Malaysian team, and the qualifying situation was worrying. The AFC Champions League group stage continued, with Guangzhou's Group I once again breaking out. Japanese supremacist and J-League no.1 Kawasaki striker was beaten 0-0 by Malaysian team Johor. In this game, the Kawasaki striker only had 4 shots on goal and 0 shots on target. After Kawasaki strikers broke down and lost 2 points, their situation in the qualifiers was also a bit unoptimistic.
0-0, the AFC Champions League is cold again! The Japanese hegemon was forced to draw with Malaysian teams
As the J-League supremacy, Kawasaki Striker has had a very good record in the league this season. With a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in 10 matches, he is temporarily ranked first in the J League with 20 points. Last season, Kawasaki Striker achieved two consecutive league titles. It can be said that this is a team with the ability to compete for the AFC Champions League title. However, in the AFC Champions League group stage, the performance of Kawasaki Forward was unsatisfactory. They drew in the first round with South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai. Only 1 win in 3 games, that is, the match that beat Guangzhou 8-0.
In this match against Johor, Kawasaki forward was expected to win two consecutive games, after all, the opponent is a Malaysian team, and in terms of local players, he is much worse than the Japanese players. But the process of the game was a big surprise. Johor opened with a 2-5-3 defensive formation, with the team hoping to use defensive counter-attack tactics against the powerful Kawasaki striker. The move worked, with Damion and Marcinho Tono Daimi in the Kawasaki forward line frozen and not having a good chance to break.
From a data point of view, Kawasaki forward also does not have much advantage. They have only 14 percentage points more possession than their opponents. There were only 4 shots on goal, and 0 shots were on target. Johor only had four shots on goal, but they had one shot on target. In the end, the two teams played a very boring game, Johor upset Kawasaki Forward 0-0 and scored a valuable 1 point.
Ranked third in the group, is the situation of Kawasaki forward out of the line worrying?
At present, Kawasaki Forward has only scored 5 points in 3 games, temporarily ranking third. Although they have a small point gap with Ulsan Hyundai at the top of the table, the situation of their qualifications is actually a bit worrying. Because the rules of qualifying for the AFC Champions League this season have changed, the top 5 groups in the East Asian region are promoted, and the second place in the 3 best groups in the 5 groups can also be promoted, but when comparing the results, it is necessary to remove the results with the bottom team. If you do that, Kawasaki Striker is now only 2 points away. Therefore, if they want to qualify, their best way is to compete for the first place.