AFC Champions League Two
The win consolidated Oleg Starynskyi’s side’s position at the top of Group H with maximum points while the Korea Republic side are in third after their opening draw with Hong Kong, China’s Kitchee SC.
Both sides treaded carefully at the onset, with the first look at goal coming 10 minutes in from Phnom Penh’s Moses Dyer’s shot from distance which took a slight deflection before landing in the arms of keeper Kim Yu-seong.
While the Cambodia side showed greater initiative in going forward, their opponents struggled in the attacking third, with no attempts of note in the first half hour.
Gangwon’s Lee Yong-jae eventually presented Um Vichet his first touch of the ball in the 36th minute with a tame 25-yard shot while Cho Won-woo booted wide and over moments later with just the keeper to beat.
The match burst into life a minute before the break when Guytho Mijland, grouped in by three defenders, calmly controlled the ball and slammed it over a diving Yu-seong into the top left to give Phnom Penh the lead.
Group H: Gangwon FC (KOR) v Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)
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Gangwon took to the pitch after the breather more determined, and their pressure paid off in the 61st minute when Park Sang-hyeok’s run into the penalty box was cut short by Rick Ketting.
Abdalla Halaihal stepped forward for the spot-kick and while Vichet judged correctly, failed to prevent his powerful shot from giving the home side the equaliser.
It was then Phnom Penh’s turn to win a penalty after Jeong Seung-bin brought down Dyer in the 78th minute, and the New Zealand international promptly sent Yu-seong the wrong way to restore his side’s lead.
Vichet made a stunning save in the dying minutes from Yoo Byung-heon’s fiercely-struck shot to keep the scoreline intact and ensure the visitors left with a second win.
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