South Koreans Pohang Steelers, along with fellow champion in Ulsan charge, they qualified for the semifinals of the AFC Champions League from the eastern region.
Pohang beat Japan’s Nagoya Grampus 3-0 on Sunday at the Jeonju World Cup stadium in the 2021 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.
Lim Sang-hyeop (53, 90 +5) and Lee Seung-mo (70) scored the two winning goals for the Pohang Steelers.
Meanwhile, Ulsan Hyundai, the champion in charged with South Korea, he moved on to the semi-finals after defeating his compatriot Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after a 3-2 overtime yesterday at the World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In the original half, Ulsan advanced twice thanks to goals from Valery Kazaishvili (13) and Yun Il-lok (45 + 1), and Jeonbuk equalized thanks to goals from Han Kyu-won (40) and Takahiro Kunimoto (50).
Then, 12 minutes into the first half of extra time, Ulsan Hyundai snatched the precious winning goal from Lee Dong-gyeong.
A semifinal (East Final) will be held next Wednesday.
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