Hernández scored multiple goals and led the team to victory in Yokohama.
At 7 p.m. on the 19th, Incheon won 4-2 against Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) at the Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, in the first leg of Group G of the 2023-24 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ACL group stage.
[Starting lineup]
Incheon United (5-3-2): Kim Dong-heon (GK) – Jeong Dong-yoon, Delbridge, Kim Dong-min, Kim Yeon-soo, Kim Jun-yeop – Kim Do-hyuk, Lee Myung-ju, Shin Jin-ho – Mugosa, Gerso Yokohama (4-3-3)
: Ichimori (GK) – Tsunoda, Kato, Kamijima, Matsubara – Yoshio, Kida, Inoue – Nishimura, Uenaka, Miyaichi
[First half]
Incheon laughed first early on. In the 8th minute of the first half, before Jeong Dong-yoon’s cross from the left side reached Gerso, the goalkeeper took his position and tried to catch the ball. However, he spilled it and the ball went straight into the goal, giving Incheon the first goal.
Incheon has overcome the crisis. In the 16th minute of the first half, Uenaka shot a ground ball cross from the left side, but the goalkeeper flew out and blocked it. Yokohama balanced the scores. In the 17th minute of the first half, Nishimura scored an equalizer with a header from a corner kick attack.
Yokohama pushed ahead. In the 19th minute of the first half, Miyaichi’s shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and the second ball was aimed at Uenaka, but it flew high.
Incheon was once again in danger of conceding a goal. In Yokohama’s free kick attack in the 24th minute of the first half, Uenaka’s shot was deflected after hitting Kim Yeon-soo’s hand. Regarding this, the referee communicated with the video review (VAR) room for a long time and even went through an on-field review. Fortunately, Yokohama was declared offside in the previous step.
Incheon swallowed its regrets. Mugosa, who caught the goalkeeper’s missed pass in the 34th minute of the first half, immediately tried to shoot, but it missed the goal slightly. Incheon took the lead again. In the 37th minute of the first half, Gerso beat the goalkeeper and then showed a calm finish, hitting the net.
Yokohama caught up again. In the 43rd minute of the first half, in another corner kick attack, Miyaichi hit the ball with his head and scored. In the end, the first half ended 2-2.
[Second half]
Yokohama led the attack in the second half. In the 6th minute of the second half, Kato fired a surprise left-footed mid-range shot, but the goalkeeper caught it. Incheon made a change in attack. In the 15th minute of the second half, Mugosa was removed and Hernández was brought on. Yokohama took out a replacement card. In the 20th minute of the second half, Matsubara, Miyaichi, and Kato left, and Nam Tae-hee, Mateus, and Murakami were brought in.메이저놀이터
Incheon hit the ground. In the 25th minute of the second half, Hernández caught the ball from the half line, entered the front of the penalty box, and hit a left-footed shot that hit the goal post. Myung-Joo Lee caught the second ball and shot, but it went high. Incheon took out the last card. In the 28th minute of the second half, Gerso and Myung-ju Lee were removed and Kim Bo-seop and Mpoku were brought in.
Incheon took the lead again. In the 31st minute of the second half, Hernández received a pass and struck Yokohama’s goal with a powerful right-footed shot in front of the goalkeeper. Yokohama collapsed. In the 34th minute of the second half, Incheon took the ball from midfield and immediately launched an attack. Hernández caught this and scored multiple goals with a powerful right-footed shot despite the defense in front.
In the end, the game ended with Incheon winning 4-2.