To the end, Chungbuk succeeded in escaping back-to-back losses due to drama goals in extra time
Jun 22, 2025
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Chungbuk tied 2-2 in the 17th round against Busan I'Park at Gudeok Stadium in Busan on the 22nd thanks to a golden equalizer in the second half of the game.
As a result, Chungcheongbuk-do succeeded in escaping three consecutive losses, and Busan failed to win consecutive games by missing all the fish it had caught.
It was an unexpected draw for North Chungcheong Province. In fact, Busan was expected to prevail. First of all, the situation faced by Chungbuk was relatively disadvantageous. Chungcheongbuk-do, which has been holding out under acting coach Choi Sang-hyun since Kwon Oh-kyu resigned midway on the 10th, desperately needed to hunt for points with two draws and five losses, including three consecutive losses recently.
Acting Choi decided to try to revolutionize the sense of defeat and was conducting bold experiments such as changing the position of each game and putting in new players. Acting Choi said "There is no permanent starting line for the team to live. Mercenaries are no exception. The process of finding hidden talents of the players.
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There was something that Busan did not expect. It was the fighting spirit of Chungbuk players who had nothing more to lose.
The start of the match was faster than expected. In the third minute of the first half, Busan was lucky to have an unexpected penalty kick. In Busan's corner kick situation, North Chungcheong Province's Kim Young-hwan twisted his waist to prevent Busan's tall (2m1) foreign striker Gonzalo from penetrating the door. It was a golden opportunity created by Gonzalo's overwhelming physicality. Pesin, who was a kicker, then calmly shook the net with his left foot.
The damage from the too-early loss could have been big, but Chungbuk did not collapse easily. It wasn't a defense priority, but it tasted strongly in Busan. In the 40th minute of the first half, it also made Busan's bloodshed cool. Hong Seok-joon quickly broke through the side and induced a penalty whistle, but the VAR (video reading) on-field review result was declared invalid. In the end, Kim Young-hwan's surprise shot in the 19th minute of the second half succeeded in tying the game.
North Chungcheong Province is in crisis again. Busan poured cold water in the 26th minute with defender Hong Wook-hyun's exquisite winding shot. Hong Wook-hyun, who played in his second game after being discharged from the military, made an impression as a 'goal defender'.
Busan's joy in front of victory was also brief, and Chungcheongbuk-do shouted hurrah in the difference in concentration at the end of the 46th minute, which was the extra time in the second half. Pedro caught the ball long cleared by Busan goalkeeper Koo Sang-min at the center circle point and fired a long-range shot when he saw the goal was empty, which shook the net. Busan eventually hit the ground and swallowed the anger.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
