Shandong's Marouane Fellaini celebrates with his teammates after scoring a second goal during the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) Group G match between Incheon United and Shandong Taishan of China at Incheon Football Stadium in Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea, on October 25.

Professional soccer's K League One Incheon United's hopes of reaching the round of 16 in the 2023-24 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) have been dashed after a crushing defeat away to China.

Incheon fell 1-3 in their 2023-24 ACL Group G match against Shandong Taishan (China) at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center in China on Sunday. Shandong is led by South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee.

Incheon had previously lost their home match against Shandong in the third round, and with the loss, they now have a record of 2-2-2 (6 points). With 3-1-1 (9 points), Yokohama and Shandong remain in first and second place, while Incheon slips to third. Kaya has lost four straight.

In the first half, Incheon fared relatively well, keeping Shandong's offense at bay.

With the score at 0-0, 카지노사이트랭크 Incheon fell victim to back-to-back goals in the second half.

They conceded an early goal to Li Yuanyi in the eighth minute of the second half, and an own goal by Lee Kwon-jin in the 20th minute made it 0-2. Kim Kwon-jin's pass to goalkeeper Kim Dong-heon was out of sync, resulting in a rather ridiculous goal.

Incheon conceded a third goal to Krijang on a penalty kick in the 27th minute of the second half.

Incheon scored a late consolation goal through Kim Do-hyuk in stoppage time, but were unable to turn the tide.

Defending K League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai suffered a shock 1-2 loss away to Johor (Malaysia) on the same day.