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BackAFC Champions League" Taiwan reversed Australia's Korean media: Please! I don’t want to calculate the qualifications for promotion anymore.
AFC Champions League" Taiwan reversed Australia's Korean media: Please! I don’t want to calculate the qualifications for promotion anymore.
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AFC Champions League" Taiwan reversed Australia's Korean media: Please! I don’t want to calculate the qualifications for promotion anymore.

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  • The Taiwanese team defeated Australia 6-4 in the AFC Champions League and achieved its first victory of the tournament.
  • It also rekindled the South Korean team's hopes of advancing after losing to Australia in the first game.
  • The Korean media lamented that the South Korean team may have to face the situation of calculating various promotion conditions again.

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Why It Matters

South Korea lost to Australia 7-8 in the first match of the preliminaries, and the Taiwan team came back to defeat Australia in the second match.

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[Reporter Ni Wanjun/Comprehensive Report] After the Taiwan team defeated Australia 6:4 in the AFC Champions League today, it not only achieved its first victory of this tournament, but also rekindled the hope of the South Korean team to advance to the championship game after losing to Australia in the first game. The Korean media "Sports Chosun" titled "Please! I really don't want to calculate the qualifications for promotion anymore", pointing out that the South Korean team may be faced with calculating the possibility of promotion again.

South Korea lost to Australia 7:8 in the first match of the preliminary round yesterday. Although they scored 6 points in 6 single games and once reversed 6:4, they lost another 4 points in the 8th and 9th games, and finally lost by 1 point, causing a setback in their original goal of winning the first AFC Champions League in team history.

However, even though the Taiwan team lost 4 points in the first inning today, it still relied on Zhang Renwei to recover 1 point in the 2nd inning. Wang Nianhao hit a tying double in the 5th inning, and Ma Jason hit a sacrifice fly in the 7th inning to finally reverse Australia.

"Sports Korea" pointed out that if South Korea wants to advance to the championship game, it must strive to win the games against Japan and Taiwan today and tomorrow, and may also have to calculate various promotion conditions depending on the outcome of the battle between Japan and Australia.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The South Korean team must strive to win the next games against Japan and Taiwan.

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • Can the South Korean team successfully advance to the championship game?
  • What will be the result of the next battle between the teams?

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