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Kangwon beat Jeju and blew the victory in three games.
Gangwon, led by Jung Kyung-ho (45), the youngest active head coach of the K League 1, won a 3-0 victory against Jeju at 4:30 p.m. on the 6th thanks to Kovacevic's lucky first goal in the first half and Cho Jin-hyuk and Lee Jin-ho's relay goal in the second half in the away game of the 12th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at Jeju World Cup Stadium. He won the most goal difference against Jeju in July last year (4-0 win).
Gangwon, which failed to win against Daejeon (0-1 loss) and Suwon FC (0-0 draw) in the last two games, won three valuable points on the day, with a total of 17 points, laying the groundwork for the leap to the top. Gangwon proved itself as a natural enemy by increasing its unbeaten jinx to 10 games (5 wins and 5 draws) in consecutive away games in Jeju, which began in 2018.
Kovacevic shot Masugol in 12 rounds, although it resulted from a fatal kick mistake by Jeju goalkeeper Kim Dong-joon.
On the other hand, Jeju (11 points), ranked 10th, which has been mired in a three-game losing streak, postponed its escape from the relegation zone to the next round. The home winning streak was also cut off in two games.
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Coach Chung formed an offensive team with Lee Sang-hun and Kovacevic and Kim Min-joon. Captain Kim Dong-hyun returned as a starter in a month and formed a midfield with Koo Bon-cheol and Kim Dae-woo. Hong Chul, Lee Ki-hyuk, Shin Min-ha, Song Joon-seok set up a four-back, and Lee Kwang-yeon defended the goal.
Jeju coach Kim Hak-beom saw Yuri Jonathan as the top and left the wings to Yu In-su Choi Byung-wook. Nam Tae-hee, Lee Chang-min, and Oh Jae-hyuk formed the midfield. Lim Chang-woo, Lim Chae-min, Song Joo-hoon, and Ahn Tae-hyun were in charge of the four-back, and Kim Dong-joon wore goalie gloves.
Gangwon scored the first goal in the 6th minute of the first half. Jeju Kim Dong-joon, who trapped Song Joo-hoon's back pass with his chest, attempted a return pass to Song Joo-hoon. It was a plan to fly the ball away from Kovacevic, but it was deflected off Kovacevic's body and headed into the goal.
"It's important to score first."Jeju, which gave up the first run before the game, overshadowed coach Kim's words, sought a way out around Nam Tae-hee, but finished 0-1 in the first half as the header attempt, which was a tie between Yuri Jonathan and Yoo In-soo, ended in nothing.
Gangwon, which led by one goal, tried to make changes to the side's offense by excluding Koo Bon-cheol and Kim Min-joon at half-time and putting in Lee Ji-ho and Cho Jin-hyuk. Chung's bold replacement technique was a good fit. At 28 seconds in the second half, Cho Jin-hyuk pushed a cross that Lee Ji-ho stabbed from the left side of the opponent's side into the goal.
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In the 14th minute of the second half, Jeju took out Lim Chang-woo and Choi Byung-wook and put in Kim Joo-gong Denilson. In the 18th minute of the second half, Denilson's shot headed in front of the goalkeeper without force. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Lee Chang-min's mid-range shot shook the side net.
Gangwon sealed the match in the 33rd minute of the second half. Lee Ji-ho, who received Lee Ki-hyuk's long-distance pass, quickly penetrated the gate and shook the net to avoid Kim Dong-joon's defense. Lee Ji-ho scored a goal in 10 games since the match against Pohang (2-1 win) in February.
Coach Kim called Nam Tae-hee, Lee Chang-min and Oh Jae-hyuk to the bench in the 38th minute of the second half and put Jang Min-gyu and Kim Jun-ha in as a breakaway, but there was not enough time to rebound. The game ended with Gangwon's 3-0 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
