Hangzhou Greentown edges past Persib Bandung in a tight match
Hangzhou, China – Hangzhou Greentown secured a hard-fought victory over Persib Bandung in the second round of the AFC Cup 2024 Group Stage. The only goal of the game came in the 71st minute, with J. E. Kouassi scoring to secure three points for the home side.
The match started at a frantic pace, with both teams vying for control of possession. Persib Bandung enjoyed slightly more possession (52%), but Hangzhou Greentown was more effective in attack, registering 9 shots, 4 on target, compared to Persib Bandung’s 5 shots off target.
The first yellow card of the match was shown to Hangzhou Greentown’s Li Tixiang in the 28th minute. In the 61st minute, Persib Bandung’s K. Rudianto received a yellow card.
The game was unlocked in the 71st minute when J. E. Kouassi found the back of the net, assisted by None, to score the only goal of the match. Despite Persib Bandung’s triple substitution in the 70th minute, they couldn’t find a way back into the game.
With this victory, Hangzhou Greentown sits atop Group, while Persib Bandung finds themselves at the bottom of the table.
Substitutions hangzhou greentown: at minute 63 D. Owusu-Sekyere came in and Y. Wang went out., at minute 77 Gu Bin came in and Wu Wei went out., at minute 78 A. N’Doumbou came in and Cheng Jin went out., at minute 84 Leung Nok-Hang came in and J. E. Kouassi went out.
Substitutions persib bandung: at minute 70 B. Putra came in and Tyronne went out., at minute 70 M. Lima came in and M. Drajad went out., at minute 70 V. Igbonefo came in and K. Rudianto went out., at minute 87 R. Darwis came in and H. Herdiana went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hangzhou Greentown
Persib Bandung
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