Daejeon Hana Citizen defeated Daegu FC 'lowest' and recaptured the K League 1 lead.
Coach Hwang Sun-hong's match won 2-1 at home against Daegu in the 15th round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2025 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 24th, thanks to consecutive goals by Joo Min-kyu and Choi Geon-ju.
Daegu launched a strong offensive from the beginning of the first half. In the third and 16th minutes of the first half, Park Jae-hyun's sharp shot threatened the Daejeon goal. However, in the 19th minute of the first half, a fatal scene came out in Daegu. Daegu Ramas' kick, which was trying to clear the ball during the competition with Martha, was directed to Martha's head and a penalty was declared. Joo Min-kyu, who played as a kicker, calmly shook the net, leading Daejeon 1-0. Since April 27, Joo Min-kyu has revived with his ninth goal in five games since the match against Gangwon FC. Jeonbuk Hyundai's Jeon Jin-woo (10 goals), the lone top scorer, will be chased by one goal.
Daejeon, which finished the first half with a 1-0 lead, predicted victory in the 11th minute of the second half with Choi Geon-ju's net goal. Choi Kun-joo, who took over Kelvin's heel pass in a free kick situation, scored the net with a delightful left-footed mid-range shot.
Daegu aimed for a comeback until the end. In the 25th minute of the second half, Kim Hyun-joon's header goal scored and chased 2-1, but it was not enough to turn the game around. Daejeon won 2-1 and managed to escape the crisis and turn the atmosphere around by shaking off the disappointment of four games including the Korea Cup (two draws and two losses), three league games (two draws and one loss), and 0-3 defeat in Suwon FC. With 31 points, he was the first to reach the 30-point range, two points behind second-place Jeonbuk Hyundai (29 points), which lost one game, and three points behind third-place Ulsan HD (28 points), which won a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Gimcheon Sangmu.
On the other hand, Daegu was at the bottom of the league with 11 points, falling into a swamp of no wins (1 draw and 3 losses) for four consecutive league games.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
