On the 22nd, playoff clash with Haiphong FC in Vietnam
"I'm pleasantly imagining how far Incheon United will go." 바카라사이트
Pro soccer Incheon United's veteran center back Oh Ban-seok did not hide his anticipation for the 3rd 'Asian stage', when he reached the 35th.
Incheon will play the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) playoff against Haiphong FC (Vietnam) at Incheon Soccer Stadium at 7:30 pm on the 22nd.
It is the Asian stage that Incheon, which celebrated its 20th anniversary, will climb for the first time.
If they win this game, they will advance to the long-awaited ACL finals and compete against strong Asian teams in the group stage.
It is also a special opportunity for Oh Ban-seok.
Oh Ban-seok, who stepped on the ACL stage in 2017 and 2018 when he was a member of Jeju United, could not play in the ACL game after that.
Afterwards, after going through Muangthong United (Thailand) and Jeonbuk Hyundai, Oh Ban-seok, who joined Incheon on loan in 2020, said he felt Incheon fans' eager expectations for the ACL.
At a press conference held on the 21st, Oh Ban-seok said, “I felt that many fans longed for this stage when I came to Incheon.
"It's right to imagine after the playoffs are over, but I'm imagining how far Incheon will go," he confessed.
Vietnamese team Haiphong is considered one step below Incheon.
However, Ban-Seok Oh thinks that it should not be taken lightly, as the growth of Southeast Asian football has been steep recently.
Oh Ban-seok said, "I have been involved in the Thai league.
I know that Southeast Asian teams are never easy.
I passed that on to my juniors."
"The juniors will be able to experience more through the international stage of the ACL, which is different from the K-League," he said