In front of A's representative restaurant Gimcheon and director Hong Myung-bo, fantastic showcase 40 wins against Gangwon!
May 11, 2025
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Gimcheon won 4-0 against Gangwon FC at Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon on the 11th with relay goals from Cho Hyun-taek, Mo Jae-hyun, Park Sang-hyuk and Lee Dong-joon in the 13th round of the 「Hana Bank K League 1 2025」. For the seventh time this season (two draws and four losses), Gimcheon jumped to fourth place with 23 points. On the other hand, Gangwon's unbeaten streak ended in two games.
Coach Hong visited the stadium on that day. Team A, led by head coach Hong, will play the 9th and 10th games of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Iraq on June 6 and Kuwait on the 10th. South Korea, which is currently leading with four wins and four draws and 16 points, will confirm its advance to the finals with just one more point.
However, the situation of European players, the core of the national team, is not good. Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munhan) are suffering from injuries, while Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) are having difficulty playing in the game. Therefore, the season is in full swing, and attention is being paid to the K Leaguer, whose condition is rising.
This is why head coach Hong visited Gimcheon game. Gimcheon has emerged as a new lifeline for Team A. Four players were selected from the call-up list in March, the most. Kim Jeong-yong, manager of Gimcheon, said "What can we do. It is motivating for many players to be on the national team. In some cases, existing representative players come to the team, but they also become representative players here. That's good in many ways."
On this day, Gimcheon staged a show of force with a perfect game. He violated Gangwon's defense, which boasts the best salty defense in the league with sophisticated and fast soccer. At the center was by far Lee Dong-kyung. Before the game, Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho said "I feel like I'm dancing on the ground."He was wary, saying, "Lee Dong-kyung led the Gimcheon attack in his best form. There was no offensive point, but he stabbed a sharp starting pass that produced two goals. Lee Dong-kyung is likely to be selected for the A national team again this time.
Cho Hyun-taek and Kim Dong-heon, who were surprisingly selected from the last list, also showed good performance. Cho Hyun-taek scored the first goal in the 5th minute of the first half when Gangwon goalkeeper Lee Kwang-yeon pushed a ball into the header that he failed to punch properly. It was his first goal of the season. Cho Hyun-taek was sharp from the left. Kim Dong-heon, one of the best goalkeepers in the K-League, also played stable and did not concede a goal. In addition, Kim Bong-soo and Park Seung-wook, who have been on the national team, also showed good performances.
Following Cho Hyun-taek's goal, Gimcheon effectively decided the match in the 36th minute of the first half with Mo Jae-hyun finishing a fantastic counterattack leading to Kim Seung-seop, Lee Dong-kyung and Lee Seung-won. In the 10th minute of the second half, Park Sang-hyun pushed Lee Seung-won's cutback and sealed it. Gimcheon plagued Gangwon by playing fast and dynamic offensive football until the end. In the 41st minute of the second half, Gimcheon, who added an additional goal after Lee Dong-joon's cool left foot swirling in a counterattack, finished the complete victory.
Chuncheon = Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
