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Defeat Bangkok United in penalty shootout to advance to AFC Champions League

2024-08-13

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On the evening of the 13th, Shandong Taishan played against Bangkok United of Thailand in Jinan in the AFC Champions League play-offs. In 120 minutes, the two teams tied 1-1. In the end, Taishan defeated the opponent in the penalty shootout and advanced to the AFC Champions League.

Starting from this season, the AFC Champions League has been fully upgraded. The new season club competitions are: AFC Champions League Elite League, AFC Champions League Second Division and AFC Challenge League. Among them, Shanghai Haigang, the champion of the Chinese Super League last season, and Shanghai Shenhua, the champion of the Chinese FA Cup, have obtained direct entry into the AFC Champions League Elite League, Shandong Taishan, the runner-up of the Chinese Super League, have obtained indirect entry into the AFC Champions League Elite League, and Zhejiang, the third place in the Chinese Super League, have obtained direct entry into the AFC Champions League Second Division.

On the evening of the 13th, the Taishan team played in the play-offs of the AFC Champions League Elite League, competing for the qualification to participate in the main competition. Although playing at home, the Taishan team was not optimistic before the game. In the just-concluded 22nd round of the Chinese Super League, Taishan was reversed and lost to Cangzhou team 1:3, suffering three consecutive defeats in the Chinese Super League. In addition, the team's absolute main force Kressan was injured in stoppage time, which made the situation worse for the Taishan team. In this case, the team coach Choi Kang-hee made it clear before the game that the result of the game will determine what level of competition the Taishan team will participate in in the future and what kind of opponents they will face: "So we will do our best to play a beautiful game."