In the 90 minutes on the pitch of Urawa Reds, Buriram United made two substitutions, when Nutnum and Maiga replaced Pedro Junior and Narubadin. Although Luong Xuan Truong was registered as the only Asian foreign player representing Thailand, he was not used for even 1 minute.
Regarding the match, having to face a much stronger opponent from the J-League caused Buriram United to choose a defensive style from the start. The solidity of the reigning Thai-League champions caused Urawa Reds to face many difficulties in the first 45 minutes of the match.
The pressure that the home team created was huge. There was even a time when the 2017 AFC Champions League champion held the ball up to 80% and had nearly 10 shots but could not score the opening goal.
However, whatever comes must come. As soon as the second half started for 5 minutes, the home team opened the scoring after center back Tomoaki Makino headed the ball after being assisted by Yosuke Kashiwagi.
With a spirit-relieving goal, the Urawa Reds players seemed to relieve the pressure. They repeatedly scored twice in a row against Buriram, both of which were scored by Daiki Hashioka, to close the match with a resounding 3-0 victory.
With this loss, Buriram is temporarily at the bottom of Group G. In the second match, Xuan Truong and his teammates will return home to welcome Jeonbuk Motors (Korea), the team has just got 3 points with a 3-1 victory over Beijing Guoan (China) in the remaining match.
