Daejeon Hana Citizen beat Gangwon FC to keep the lead.
Daejeon won 1-0 with Joo Min-kyu's winning goal in the 10th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 27th. Daejeon, which had three undefeated matches (2 wins and 1 draw), led the way with 23 points. He has succeeded in making a clean sheet for two consecutive games and is also looking for balance. On the other hand, Gangwon lost in three games after two consecutive wins.
Both teams put forward the best members. Both teams fought 4-4-2. In Daejeon, Joo Min-gyu and Kim Jun-beom made two-top. Kelvin, Bobshin, Kang Yoon-sung and Yoon Do-young were in the waistline. Park Kyu-hyun, Anton, Ha Chang-rae, and Kim Moon-hwan made the four-back. Kim Moon-hwan made his first league start this season. Lee Chang-geun defended the goal. Gutech, Kim Hyun-wook, Choi Geon-ju, Kim In-gyun, and Lee Jun-kyu sat on the bench.
Gangwon made changes in one place compared to the last two games. Lee Ji-ho started. Lee Ji-ho formed a two-top with Choi Byung-chan. The rest are the same. Koo Bon-cheol, Kim Kang-guk, Kim Dae-woo, and Kim Kyung-min sat in the waistline, and Lee Ki-hyuk, Shin Min-ha, Kang Tu-ji, and Lee Yoo-hyun composed the four-back. Lee Kwang-yeon wore goalkeeper gloves. Gabriel, Kim Min-joon, Lee Sang-hun, Kim Dong-hyun, and Hong Cheol started from the bench. Kim Min-joon was included in the list for the first time in a long time.
Daejeon manager Hwang Sun-hong, whom we met before the game, said "It is difficult for Kangwon to respond because he changed his tactics too much." Gangwon-do and we have a lot of troubles. I think it will be a battle of worries."
Then "Gangwon's soccer style has changed. They have a lot of energy fights. I used to try to get it out of the back, but there's a lot of straight play, and I don't think it's going to be a quiet game"It is necessary to maintain a sense of stability to maintain the top ranks, so I will respond by looking at the situation."
Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho said "If you look back on last year, Sang-heon was good and bad at the beginning of the season, and there was a curve like this. Last year, he also told head coach Yoon Jung-hwan that in order to save Sangheon, the opponent should put him in an atmosphere that is not tight in the second half. In fact, it was the same in the match against Daejeon last year, and in the match against Incheon, he scored in the second half. I had a meeting with Sangheon, and he said he had found a way by putting in the second half when it was bad, so he accepted it. That's why he changed it."
In the first half, a boring battle ensued. During the first 45 minutes, Daejeon had only two shots and Gangwon had only one shot. There was only one effective shot on both teams. The two teams fought strongly from the midfield, but did not continue making chances.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Kelvin crossed his right foot from the left. Shin Min-ha tried to clear it, but it didn't fit properly and spilled back. Goalkeeper Lee Kwang-yeon caught it.
A minute later, both teams had the best opportunity in the first half. Lee Chang-geun threw a long pass to Kelvin, who was digging into the back space. Kelvin confronted the goalkeeper after catching it with a nice touch. The shot was blocked by Lee Kwang-yeon, and the ball that came out was out after being hit by Kelvin.
20 minutes Kangwon's first shot came out. A sharp forward pass from the midfield was connected to Lee Ji-ho. Lee Ji-ho caught well and shot from the front of the shooting arc. He came out after hitting the defense.
In Daejeon, Bob Shin's cross from the left in the 36th minute flowed backward. Yoon Do-young caught and shot a turning shot, but it went over the crossbar. The first half ended up 0-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Yoon Do-young made a bold breakthrough. However, he was blocked by the opponent's defense in the penalty box. There was a variable in the 8th minute of the second half. As soon as Lee Chang-geun, who received Anton's back pass, tried to kick, Kim Kyung-min tried to make a strong tackle. Lee Chang-geun fell down. The referee gave a warning, but declared his exit after conducting an on-field review.
16 min Both teams made changes. Daejeon put Kim In-gyun and Kim Hyun-wook without Yoon Do-young and Kim Joon-beom. Choi Han-sol was added instead of Koo Bon-cheol in Gangwon-do. In the 17th minute, Babsin's free-kick was cleared by Kang Tug-ji with a header. Kim In-gyun connected the flowing ball with a left foot volley shot, but it came out after the defense. Lee Kwang-yeon caught the ensuing corner well.
20 min Daejeon created a good opportunity. Daejeon, which advanced with a nice pass walk, made space with a combination of Kelvin and Park Kyu-hyun from the left. However, the cutback that followed did not shoot properly.
A good shot came out in the 22nd minute. Kelvin knocked down the left and gave it to the center. Kim Hyun-wook turned it to his left foot, but the shot went off the post. In the 26th minute, Joo Min-gyu, who was fighting for the ball given by Park Kyu-hyun, connected it with a shot after a wonderful pivot movement. Goalkeeper Lee Kwang-yeon caught it well.
The fixer was Joo Min-gyu. In the 28th minute, Joo Min-gyu finished with a header after a physical fight on the corner kick day posted by Kim Hyun-wook from the right. It was Joo Min-gyu's eighth goal of the season. Joo Min-kyu led the scoring alone. Daejeon added Lee Joon-kyu instead of Kelvin in the 32nd minute.
Gangwon scored a 35-minute winning move. Lee Ji-ho, Choi Byung-chan, and Kim Kang-guk were excluded, and Gabriel, Lee Sang-heon, and Kim Min-joon were added. He was determined to score an equalizer even if there was a risk. In the 38th minute of Daejeon, instead of Joo Min-gyu and Park Kyu-hyun, Gutech and Oh Jae-seok were added to solidify them.
In the 43rd minute, Lee Joon-kyu destroyed the left side of Gangwon with a determined dribble. He crossed, and Gutek connected with a header that sent his body flying. It went off the post. Daejeon dominated the game with ball possession for the rest of the time, and the game ended with Daejeon's victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
