Kawasaki Willing to Remain in Saudi Arabia for a Long Time After Being Supplied Food Ingredients to Yokohama...Will it go beyond Ronaldo's wall?
Kawasaki Willing to Remain in Saudi Arabia for a Long Time After Being Supplied Food Ingredients to Yokohama...Will it go beyond Ronaldo's wall?
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Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) did not give up her dream of becoming the top of Asia.
Kawasaki will play Alnasr (Saudi) in the semifinals of the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) 2024-2025 season at 1:30 a.m. on May 1 (Korea Standard Time) at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Kawasaki is the only East Asian club that has advanced to the semifinals of the upcoming championship. It beat Al-Sad 3-2 after extra time. Gwangju FC, which played in the quarterfinals earlier, suffered a crushing defeat to Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) 0-7, and Yokohama Marinos, the same J-League team, also collapsed to Al-Nasr 1-4. As Buriram United (Thailand) also lost to Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia) 0-3, Kawasaki is under immense burden.
Moreover, Al-Sad and Al-Nasr are completely different. The Qatar Stars League once glistened and is declining, but the development of the Saudi professional league is still ongoing. Al-Nasr is full of world-class stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, and John Duran. Based on his objective history based on his name value, Al-Nasr is nothing more than a "numb wall" to Kawasaki. As is well known, it is difficult to even compare their ransom payments.
But Kawasaki didn't give up. He is committed to staying in Saudi Arabia for a longer time. Yokohama, which knelt down to Alnasr and packed its bags early, also offered a helping hand. Chef Yoshiteru Nish, who has been in charge of the Japanese team's meals for a long time, accompanied the team on an expedition to Saudi Arabia, where he delivered all the ingredients that had not been available to Kawasaki.
Earlier, the J-League Secretariat prepared a charter flight to make Kawasaki and Yokohama teams as comfortable as possible to head to Saudi Arabia, and the clubs are sincerely working on ACLE, such as airlifting their own cooking centers and Japanese food to the country.
The away supporters of Kawasaki also drew attention. As many as 400 fans attended Jeddah's Prince Abdullah Alfaisal Sports City Stadium, where the match against Al-Sad took place. The process of entering Saudi Arabia is much more complicated and difficult than other countries, but regardless of this, many fans volunteered to visit Jeddah to cheer for Kawasaki. According to Japanese media, most of the fans will remain in Saudi Arabia, and more Kawasaki fans will likely head to Saudi Arabia in time for the match against Al-Nasr. 토토사이트
Kawasaki coach Shigetoshi Hasebe said, "We will make efforts to display bold attacks and quality soccer," while goalkeeper Luis Yamaguchi said, "We know what we will do on the ground. We will not be overwhelmed by our opponent's famous players and home spectators."