Coach Hasebe Kawasaki won a big victory from the first game → Happy to see the players grow
Feb 11, 2025
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Kawasaki Frontale won 4-0 in Game 7 of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) League Stage in the 2024-2025 season against the Pohang Steelers at Pohang Steelyard on the 11th. Kawasaki (15 points) ranked second in the league stage with the victory, confirming its advance to the round of 16 ACLE regardless of the final result.
Kawasaki took the lead in the 38th minute of the first half with Shin Yamada's first goal. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Pohang defender Aspro's exit variable came out, clearly gaining the upper hand. In the second half alone, he scored three goals and won a big victory.
It was Hasebe's first match against Pohang since Kawasaki took office. Kawasaki, who finished eighth in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons after finishing second in the 2022 season, selected Hasebe as the person to lead the team's reform. In the match, coach Hasebe showed an incredible performance that it was his first game.
Hasebe said in a post-match press conference, "It was not an easy game. I ended it with joy because I was able to announce the beginning of this season well. We plan to play with anticipation for the next game in the future."
On the overall satisfaction of the game, Hasebe said, `I'm very happy. I am proud to see the players perform well and grow. It was my first game, but I saw him grow. From now on, I will aim to play well for 90 minutes so that I don't falter after the first goal" he explained.
Yamada, who was selected as the player of the game, also said "Our defense was so good in the first half, and I thought we could control the game well after Pohang's exit." I don't think that's a big part of it."
Then "Today's goal was to focus on defense. Even if he is a striker, he wants to grow further in defense and looks forward to that kind of performance in the future," he said, expressing his efforts to join the defense.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
