Suwon Samsung won three consecutive games with Kim Ji-hyun's strong performance.
Suwon won 4-3 in the 21st round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' against the Jeonnam Dragons at Gwangyang Football Stadium on the 19th.
Suwon (44 points) won three consecutive games and trailed Incheon (48 points), the leader who played one less game, by four points. Jeonnam (37 points) failed to close the gap by losing to Suwon.
South Jeolla Province played in a 5-3-2 formation. Lim Chan-ul and Hanam were at the forefront, and Valdivia Park Sang-joon Alberti was located in the midfield. The defense kept Kim Joo-yup and Taewon Noh Dong-gun and Kim Ye-sung joined the team. Choi Bong-jin defended the goal.
Suwon faced off with a 4-3-3 formation. Paulino Ilyuchenko Seraphim on the three-top, and Choi Young-joon, Kim Ji-hyun and Lee Kyu-sung on the midfielder. The four-back was built by Lee Ki-je, Leo Kwon Wan-gyu, and Lee Kun-hee. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Yang Hyung-mo.
Early in the first half, Suwon scored and took the lead. In the second minute of the first half, Kim Ji-hyun, who received a pass from Ilyuchenko in the box, scored by aiming for the goal with an accurate shot.
Suwon, who took the lead, widened the gap with additional goals in the first half. In the 29th minute of the first half, Paulino received Kim Ji-hyun's pass from the front of the penalty box and shook Jeonnam's net with a low and fast shot. Suwon's 2-0 lead ended the first half.
Suwon, which had a two-goal lead in the second half of the game, burst into good economic flow variables. In the 6th minute of the second half, Ilyuchenko used his elbow in the process of competing with the opponent, and VAR readings declared his exit and had to leave the ground.
However, Suwon was not easily pushed even with 10 people. Seraphim, who fell due to an opponent's foul in the box after breaking through in the 14th minute of the second half, won a penalty through VAR reading. Kim Ji-hyun, who played as a kicker, succeeded in multi-goal with a clean shot.
Jeollanam-do, which had a numerical advantage, led the atmosphere little by little. Jeonnam recovered one goal in the 24th minute of the second half when Hanam's shot, which received Alberti's pass, was inserted into the corner of Suwon's goal.
Suwon scored again after losing a point. The main character was Park Ji-won, who wore a new Suwon uniform ahead of the match.
South Jeolla Province also did not let go of its pursuit. Hanam scored the second goal with a shot in the box in the 32nd minute of the second half, and Valdivia completed Jeonnam's third goal with a penalty kick in the 4th minute of the second half, narrowing the gap to one goal. However, as no additional points were scored, the game ended with Suwon's 4-3 victory.
Seongnam won the match between E-Land and Seongnam 1-0 at Mokdong Stadium. Seongnam scored in the 42nd minute of the first half and secured three points in five games by keeping the gap between the goals until the end. In Hwaseong General Gyeonggi Town, Hwaseong made an extraordinary victory in the face-off between Hwaseong and Busan. Park Chu-young scored the winning goal in the 24th minute of the second half for Hwaseong. With the victory, Hwaseong won its first consecutive league victory of this season along with the previous victory over Cheonan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
