Cho Hyun-woo's return to the field, Ulsan, which has been scratched from its pride, will try again to rebound away from FC Seoul

Jul 17, 2025

Cho Hyun-woo's return to the field, Ulsan, which has been scratched from its pride, will try again to rebound away from FC Seoul
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Cho Hyun-woo's return to the field, Ulsan, which has been scratched from its pride, will try again to rebound away from FC Seoul
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Daegu FC/ Ulsan Yoon Jae-seok, Boyanich, Kim Young-kwon, Moon Jeong-in, Trojac, Lee Jae-ik, Park Min-seo, Ko Seung-beom, Lee Jin-hyun/ Scrum/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Cho Hyun-woo's return to the field, Ulsan, which has been scratched from its pride, will try again to rebound away from FC Seoul
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC/ Daegu FC/ Ulsan Lee Jin-hyun/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Ulsan HD is going on an away trip to FC Seoul.

Ulsan will play the 22nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025" against Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 20th at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Ulsan, which played one less game due to its participation in the FIFA Club World Cup, is ranked sixth with 30 points (8 wins, 6 draws, 6 losses). Seoul also has 30 points. Ulsan is ahead in the number of points. Ulsan must win to shake off Seoul's pursuit and close the gap with the top ranks.

Ulsan played a 21st round match against Daegu FC on the 12th. It was the first home game in 50 days, but it failed to turn around with a 2-2 draw. Ulsan scored the first goal in the 32nd minute of the first half, but Lee Jin-hyun reported his K League 1 debut goal with a sharp left-footed mid-range shot in the 19th minute of the second half. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Lee Jae-ik succeeded in turning the tables by inducing the opponent's own goal from a corner kick, but he allowed a free kick goal in the 41st minute of the second half.




Unfortunately, Ulsan only gained one point, but it overwhelmed the opponent with a total number of shots 25 to 8, an effective shot 19 to 4, a corner kick 10 to 1, and a 69% to 31% possession. However, Ulsan lost all three games at the Club World Cup and failed to advance to the semifinals at the Korea Cup. He has had no win (two draws and five losses) in the last seven consecutive games. A rebound is possible only when the chain is broken.

In the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup), goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, center back signature officer, and left wing back Cho Hyun-taek were dispatched. Jo Hyeon-woo, wearing the captain's armband, started against China (3-0 wins) and Japan (0-1 loss) and kept the goal. Seo Myung-kwan and Cho Hyun-taek made their A-match debut in the second match against Hong Kong (2-0 win). The three players, who showed their presence under the national flag, will join the team to help the match against Seoul.

Ulsan drew without a goal in its first match of the season against Seoul at home on April 5.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.