Ulsan Hyundai, as one of the strong teams in Korea's K League, won 9 consecutive victories after the first round of lottery last season, replicating the miracle of winning 20 12, winning the AFC Champions League for the second time in the team's history, and tied for one of the teams that won the AFC Champions League the most times.
This is the second time Ulsan Hyundai has participated in the World Club Cup. The last time was at 20 12, but lost to the champion of Central and North America, Monterrey, and missed the semi-final. Then lost to the host Hiroshima team, five or six finals.
Compared with Ulsan Hyundai, Tiger University of Mexico participated in the World Club Cup for the first time, so the two teams have never played before.
Opening 18 minutes, the two teams completed the first shot, and the volley of the golden address was blocked. In the 24th minute, Kee hee Kim headed the goal in front of the restricted area to help Ulsan Hyundai 1-0 lead.
Faced with a goal behind, Tiger University fought back crazily. In the 37th minute, Ginhac scored a header from his teammate and helped Tiger University equalize the score with 1- 1.
In the 4th minute of stoppage time in the first half, hand ball was awarded a penalty when Jin Jixi defended, and then Ginhac hit a penalty to help Tiger University 2-/kloc-0-0.
In the second half, it was another battle. In the 57th minute, Ulsan Hyundai made a long pass in the backcourt. Yin Bigalan stopped the ball in the penalty area and turned to barb the goal, but it was invalid because of offside. The score is still 1-2.
In the 6th1minute, Tiger University's cross was blocked, and Ginhac's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 76th minute, fulgencio volleyed wide and Ulsan Hyundai escaped. In the end, Ulsan Hyundai did not tie the score and the last goal was eliminated.
This is the second time that Ulsan Hyundai missed the World Club Cup semi-final after 20 12, and the team missed the opportunity to create a new history. According to the schedule, Ulsan Hyundai will also participate in five or six finals, and the opponent will be between Duhail and Al Ahli.
Among them, the Mexican Tiger University team, which participated for the first time, reached the semi-final and will play against Palmeiras, the champion of the Libertadores Cup in South America, while Bayern, the champion of the Champions League, went straight to the semi-final and will play in five days. The specific competition time is February 9, and the opponent is between the host Duhail and the African champion Al Ahli.