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Melbourne Victory vs Daegu FC |
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2019 Asian Champions League, Group stage, Matchday 1 |
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| Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| Match time: Fulltime | ||
| Melbourne Victory | Daegu FC | |
| 1 | SCORE | 3 |
| Melbourne | Time | Daegu |
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| O.Toivonen | 29' | |
| 31' | Cesinha | |
| 51' | H.Soon-Min | |
| 61' | Edgar |
The Asian Champions League begins on Tuesday evening for the Melbourne Victory, as they look to make a significant impact on the competition for the first time. They host Daegu FC of South Korea to get the ball rolling, and you can join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEDT).
With Daegu and the Japanese qualifiers Hiroshima in their group alongside Chinese outfit Guangzhou Evergrande, the Victory will be confident of escaping the group stage – something they have never done before.
The Victory have had a strong A-League campaign to date, and currently sit in third spot on the domestic table.
In saying that, their form over the last few weeks has been a little bit sketchy, and they – their defence in particular – will need to be better against some strong weapons brought down under by Daegu.
They come into the match having two points from their last four games, with losses against the Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets hampering the sides charge. Where they formerly looked to be in a secure top two position, they have now lost that grip.
They have had a few injuries, but they need to be better in winning possession out of midfield today, and that starts with players like Keisuke Honda and Terry Antonis doing a job, then setting up for Ola Toivonen and Kosta Barbarouses in the final third.
Daegu, on the other hand, have only just started their K-League season at home, drawing their first game against Jeonbuk.
Before that, their last competitive match was taking victory against Ulasn Hyundai in the Korean FA Cup final across two legs.
That was a strong performance, but they hit the ground running in Australia without a great deal of match practice. Putting them into conditions which will be considered very different to their local, it’ll be a real challenge for them to stay with Victory over the 90 minutes, fitness-wise. A strong start is critical.
Like the Victory, they possess some real weapons in the final third, with Brazilian Cesinha appearing the key if they are to win this match. He is likely to be joined up front by Edgar Bruno da Silva, who has plenty of experience and will challenge a strong Victory defensive line.
Prediction
The Victory are at home, and if they are going to go anywhere in this ACL campaign, then a win here is absolutely pivotal. I expect them to get the job done in a tense affair against the South Korean outfit.
Victory 2 – Daegu 1.
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Kick-off: 7:30pm (AEDT)
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now, Kayo Sports
Betting: Victory $2.20, Daegu $2.88
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Melbourne Victory (squad)
21. Carl Valeri (c), 1. Matthew Acton (GK), 20. Lawrence Thomas (GK), 30. Matthew Sutton (GK), 2. Storm Roux, 3. Corey Brown, 4. Keisuke Honda, 6. Leigh Broxham, 7. Kenny Athiu, 8. Terry Antonis, 9. Kosta Barbarouses, 10. James Troisi, 11. Ola Toivonen, 13. Birkan Kirdar, 14. Thomas Deng, 15. Raul Baena, 16. Josh Hope, 17. James Donachie, 19. Rahmat Akbari, 23. Jai Ingham, 24. Elvis Kamsoba, 25. Anthony Lesiotis, 27. Aaron Anderson, 28. Benjamin Carrigan, 29. Thiel Iradukunda, 31. Brandon Lauton, 32. Jack Palazzolo, 33. Yazid Said
Daegu FC (squad)
11. Cesinha (c), 1. Choi Young-eun (GK), 21. Jo Hyeon-woo (GK), 31. Lee Hyeon-woo (GK), 3. Kim Woo-seok, 4. Jeong Tae-wook, 5. Hong Jeong-woon, 6. Han Hee-hoon, 7. Dario Junio, 8. Jung Seon-ho, 9. Edgar Bruno da Silva, 13. Song Gi-woong, 14. Kim Dae-won, 15. Lim Jae-hyeok, 16. Gang Yoon-goo, 17. Kim Joon-yub 18. Jung Seung-won, 19. Jung Young-woong, 20. Hwang Soon-min, 21. Jo Hyeon woo, 22. Jeong Woo-jae, 23. Ye Byeong-won, 25. Lee Joon-hee, 26. Ko Jae-hyeon, 27. Park Min-seo, 29. Ryu Jae-moon, 30. Kim Jin-hyuk, 36. Park Han-bin, 44. Tsubasa Nishi, 77. Jeon Hyeon-chul
Sydneysideliner
Roar Rookie
Victory already have Toivonen, Honda, Barbarousis, Troisi and Antonis, not sure how much more help removing the cap would be with the goalscoring side. The real difference as usual is with the balance of the squad, where absolute mediocrity is shown up. Like most of the Jets team a couple of weeks ago, Donachie, Roux, Brown and Broxham are not ACL standard (although the latter played decently enough).
Jordan Klingsporn
Roar Guru
Have you seen this? https://tporankings.com/tporankings My local club is in 144th.
Beach
Roar Rookie
My thoughts are that there really is nowhere for australian domestic football to hide. The standard of the A League has completely stagnated and until the salary cap is gone and we have at least 4 more teams to widen the player pool, nothing will change. The football this season has been poor, and in the ACL, players like Troisi and Antonis and Barbarousis, some of the better A league players, are shown up for the mediocre footballers they really are. The idea of troisi as a marquee shows just how far our competition is from measuring up.
Jordan Klingsporn
Roar Guru
And lets hope Popovic does the same thing next year.
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Victory have now played 40 games in the ACL and had 10 wins. Not a good record. When Popovic went all the way there was some luck with refereeing but he set his side up to be hard to beat. The Victory way is to take it to their opponents but I think that opens up the field and plays into their opponents hands.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me this evening on The Roar for our live coverage of the 2019 Asian Champions League. Hopefully you enjoyed the call. I'll be back tomorrow night at 8pm (AEDT) for Sydney FC's opening clash against Ulsan Hyundai. Melbourne Victory will be in action next Tuesday, away from home against Sanfrecce Hiroshima away from home at 9:30pm (AEDT). Bye for now.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thoughts on the match Roarers?
Scott Pryde
Expert
FULLTIME Daegu FC have put on a stunning performance to take a 3-1 upset victory over the Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. With a home game against a club who finished seventh in the K-League last season to start their campaign, it felt must-win for the Victory, who dominated the opening exchanges. Deagu had set up with five behind the ball though, and the Victory fell into a trap of simply being happy to string passes together, with scoring opportunities few and far between despite their dominance in the possession statistic. They eventually did find a goal on the counter attack, with Keisuke Honda and Kosta Barbarouses linking up, before Ola Toivonen put one in. From there though, it was all Daegu, with Jo Hyeon-woo putting in a stunning performance in front of goal, while their two imports - Cesinha and Edgar - took over the game, allowing Daegu to run up three goals, the first of which was just two minutes after the Victory's first. The game ran away from Melbourne in the second half, and while there was some luck involved, Melbourne's defence in the middle of the field was poor. They now face an uphill battle to get out of the group stage, with three away trips and matches to come against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Guangzhou Evergrande. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Jordan Klingsporn
Roar Guru
This is quite embarrasing. I honestly don't think anyone will repeat the Wanderers success in the ACL.
Scott Pryde
Expert
FULLTIME Melbourne with one last chance to better their goal difference. Honda takes a free kick, it comes off the back of Donachie, Deagu clear, and that will be the end of that. Wow oh wow. At halftime, if you had of said Daegu would win 3-1, you would have been laughed out of the building, but the Victory now face a real uphill battle. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Hahahaha. MVFC being the medical invalids playing against proper footballers!
Scott Pryde
Expert
90 + 2' - The Victory's champions league campaign then, is going to need upsets to get out of the group stage now. They had to win. No other way around it. Ball in midfield for the moment. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Scott Pryde
Expert
90' - Heavy tackle from Antonis on Seung-won here. He is not in a good way, but will continue. Three minutes of stoppage time. Daegu are going to win their first ever ACL game. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Beach
Roar Rookie
And Victory are playing a side 1 game into a new season. It ain't pretty
Stevo
Roar Rookie
If you lack pace and athleticism you need to make up for it by having an exquisite touch and guile - e.g. Del Piero when playing for SFC in the twilight of his career. He was superb.
Scott Pryde
Expert
88' - SUB: Daegu - Dario (on), Kim Dae-won (off) The final sub for Daegu. This one is just winding down now, and both clubs will have upcoming fixtures in the back of the mind. The next ACL fixture for both clubs is next Tuesday.
Beach
Roar Rookie
Troisi a marquee... What's the punchline?
Scott Pryde
Expert
86' - Offside for the Victory here. Their timing has been out all evening. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Scott Pryde
Expert
84' - Some of the air and energy has dropped away from this game now. The game is just about gone for the Victory, and a pass from Antonis on the counter ends up over the sideline, before Athiu hooks a shot way off target. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3
Scott Pryde
Expert
82' - YELLOW CARD - Raul Baena (Victory) Sloppy challenge in midfield, and that goes into the book. Melbourne Victory 1 Daegu FC 3