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FC Anyang won its first home victory since being promoted to K League 1 by catching Gangwon FC.
Anyang won 2-0 in the seventh round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at Anyang Sports Complex on the 6th.
With this victory, Anyang will win its first home victory following its first K League 1 promotion this season. He was able to shake off the disappointment he had swallowed by losing against Gimcheon and Jeonbuk earlier. On the other hand, Gangwon lost to Anyang and lost three consecutive games.
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It was a showdown between Anyang, which has yet to win at home since being promoted to the K League 1, and Gangwon, which needs a turnaround in the situation of two consecutive losses.
Anyang has lost its past two home games to Gimcheon Sangmu and Jeonbuk Hyundai, and has yet to win a home victory in the first division. The atmosphere that turned the tables by beating Daegu was also blocked by Jeonbuk's extreme defensive tactics and dampened. The preparations for a reversal were thorough. Jeonbuk's three-back tactics and aggressive game management raised expectations despite its last defeat to win at home. However, the variable was that the goal's stability fell due to Kim Da-sol's exit.
Gangwon's atmosphere has been sharply dampened by its last two consecutive losses. Both Seoul and Gimcheon lost 0-1, and the frustrating trend was repeated throughout the game. The biggest problem was the attack. There were only three effective shots throughout the two games. In order to rebound in performance, he had to break through the path of attack in the game against Anyang. Coach Chung Kyung-ho even shaved his head and burned his will to win.
Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon took out a 5-4-1 formation. Kim Un was one-top at the front line, and Chae Hyun-woo, Lee Young-jik, Matheus and Eduardo guarded the midfield. The defense was composed of Lee Tae-hee, Lee Chang-yong, Thomas, Joo Hyun-woo, and Park Jong-hyun. Hwang Byung-geun wore the goalkeeper's gloves.
Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho activated the 4-4-2 formation. Gabriel and Lee Sang-heon came out as two-top players. Koo Bon-cheol, Kim Kang-guk, Kim Kyung-min and Kim Dong-hyun were in midfield. Lee Ki-hyuk, Shin Min-ha, Kang Tu-ji and Kang Jun-hyuk built the defense. Lee Kwang-yeon defended the goal.
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Anyang pressed from a high position to actively target Gangwon's defense from the beginning of the first half. Gangwon also tried to break through Anyang's defense with a quick counterattack.
Gangwon's attack was blocked by the goalpost. In the 20th minute of the first half, Shin Min-ha accurately finished a sharp cross from a corner kick with a header to aim for Anyang's goal. The ball into the corner unfortunately hit the post and turned away from the goal.
Anyang is not behind either. When Lee Tae-hee's cross, which broke through the right side in the 31st minute of the first half, headed toward the gate, Kim Un finished it with a header, but the ball unfortunately went out of the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Anyang took a chance in the box through a counterattack. Matheus, who received Kim Un's cutback pass, attempted to shoot from the center of the box but was blocked by Lee Kwang-yeon. Chae Hyun-woo's subsequent shot floated above the net and swallowed the disappointment. In the 34th minute of the first half, Matheus also attempted a low and fast mid-range shot from the right side of the penalty box arc, but hit the side net.
Gangwon Province also fiercely aimed at Anyang's goal. In the 45th minute of the first half, Hwang Byung-geun fired a powerful mid-range shot from Koo Bon-chul, who caught the ball in front of the box arc. In the ensuing corner kick, Gangwon once again tried to create an opportunity by raising the ball to the gate, but it was blocked by Anyang's hand-to-hand defense. In the extra time of the first half, Koo Bon-cheol, who was rushing a cross into the box, finished with a header, but the ball was held in Hwang Byung-geun's arms. The first half ended 0-0.
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Early in the second half, Gangwon first took out a replacement card. In the 8th minute of the second half, Kim Dong-hyun was excluded and Song Joon-seok was put in. In the 11th minute of the second half, Gabriel connected the cross with a header in a corner kick, but it headed over the net.
Anyang has also made a difference. In the 16th minute of the second half, Mota, Choi Kyu-hyun and Kim Jung-hyun were added without Kim Un, Chae Hyun-woo and Eduardo. Anyang threatened the Gangwon goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, he got a free kick from the front of the box, and Matheus' shot as a kicker headed sharply to the goal but hit the ground slightly off. Anyang also missed the opportunity in the 25th minute of the second half when Matheus crossed into the box with a quick counterattack, but the defense cleared the ball that Mota dropped with a header.
The two teams that needed to score actively tried to change their offense. Gangwon strengthened its offense in the 28th minute of the second half by excluding Kim Kyung-min and putting in Lee Ji-ho. Anyang also called Joo Hyun-woo to the bench in the 36th minute of the second half and added weight to the attack by putting in Yago.
It was Anyang that broke the frustrating trend of scoreless. Choi Kyu-hyun, who was waiting for the ball that bounced in front of the box in the 39th minute of the second half, finished with a right-footed mid-range shot. The ball went straight into the corner of the Gangwon goal. Anyang's defender Thomas personally entered the box and tried to shoot in the extra time of the second half, and Lee Kwang-yeon pushed the ball back and even scored an additional goal.
In the end, the game ended with Anyang's 2-0 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
