'Blue Jinks' was alive.
Kim Do-kyun, head coach of Seoul E-Land, also sang victory at the Big Bird. E-Land won 2-0 with consecutive goals by Gabriel in the first half and Jung Jae-min in the second half in the 22nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' away game against Suwon held at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 27th. E-Land, which had been struggling in a winless swamp for eight consecutive games, added three valuable points to 33 points and narrowed the gap between fifth-place Busan (34 points), the last line of the promotion playoffs, to one point again. Coach Kim has won all five games against Suwon since last year when he took over to E-Land, including two consecutive wins against Suwon this year. By combining his previous team, Suwon FC's head coach, the total record against Suwon became 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
On the other hand, Suwon, which lost 11 consecutive unbeaten games last year after being held back by head coach Kim's E-Land, ended its winning streak in front of head coach Kim again. Suwon, which remained at 44 points, widened the gap from 7 points to 10 points as the leader Incheon (54 points) beat Ansan 4-2 at home at the same time. Meanwhile, Incheon led by three goals in the 33rd minute of the first half with consecutive goals from Gerson, Shin Jin-ho in the 2nd minute of the first half, and Gerson in the 6th minute of the second half. Kim Gun-oh in the 8th minute of the second half and Zefferson in the 16th minute of the second half allowed him to chase, but Mugosa's penalty net in the extra time of the second half won 4-2 and won three valuable points.
Suwon put Kim Ji-hyun at the one-top in place of Ilyuchenko, who was absent due to cumulative warnings, and set up a second line of attack with Paulino and Kang Hyun-mook Seraphim. Lee Kyu-sung and Choi Young-joon played as a central midfielder duo, and Lee Kun-hee, Hwang Seok-ho, Leo, and Lee Ki-je formed a four-back. Yang Hyung-mo wore goalkeeper gloves. Summer transfer Kang Sung-jin, Kim Min-woo and Park Ji-won were included in the replacement list along with Lee Min-hyuk, Jeong Dong-yoon, Kwon Wan-gyu, and Kim Min-joon.
Eland included most of the transfer players in the starting lineup. Jung Jae-min took the lead, while Euhler and Seo Jae-min and Baek Ji-woong Gabriel formed a midfield team. Kim Joo-hwan, Kwak Yun-ho, Osmar, and Kim Ha-joon and Bae Seo-joon took charge of the five-back, and Koo Sung-yoon defended the goal. Eidale, Lee Joo-hyuk, Park Kyung-bae, Seo Jin-seok, Kwang-hoon, and Kim Oh-kyu, Noh Dong-gun were on the bench list.
In the third minute of the first half, Osmar opened first with a free kick. E-Land goalkeeper Koo Sung-yoon produced an uneasy scene with two kick misses, but the mistake did not lead to Suwon's opportunity. Rather, a 'large error' occurred on the side of Yang Hyung-mo, who was stably defending the goal. While Yang Hyung-mo, who received Hwang Seok-ho's back pass in the penalty area, slowed down, Gabriel blocked the ball and kicked a shot toward the empty goal. Gabriel scored his debut goal and his ninth of the season 13 minutes after his debut.
Even after the first goal, it was definitely E-Land's pace until the middle of the first half. In the 23rd minute of counterattack, Seo Jae-min split the pass to Kim Joo-hwan on the right, and Kim Joo-hwan, who caught the ball, aimed for the goal with a right-footed shot, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 35th minute, Seo Jae-min-Eulere-Gabriel had a chance to score an additional goal, but Eulere's left footed shot off the post.
Suwon also occasionally took a chance. However, Lee Ki-je's free kick in the 15th minute of the first half and Paulino's header in the 32nd minute of the first half left the post, finishing 0-1 behind.
Coach Byun first tried to change through replacement. In the first half, Kang Hyun-mook, who was consistent, was called in and Park Ji-won was put in. In the 8th minute of the second half, Choi Young-joon went out and Lee Min-hyuk was put in. Early in the second half, Suwon touched the ball more often in the opponent's camp, but the attack work was still dull.
E-Land also called in Gabriel and put in E-Dale in the 11th minute of the second half.
Coach Byun took out Lee Ki-je Seraphim and put Kang Sung-jin and Kim Min-woo in the 20th minute of the second half to set up a winning move. E-Land also countered by putting in young resources such as Seo Jin-seok and Park Kyung-bae, excluding Baek Ji-woong and Ewler.
Suwon continued to own the ball and peeked at the opportunity, but was very worried because they could not unlock E-Land's lock to the end. Pointless crosses went overboard. Even center back Leo joined the attack and fired a mid-range shot, but failed to threaten the goal. In the extra time of the second half, Lee Min-hyuk and Jung Dong-yoon's consecutive shots were in vain. The game ended in E-Land's 2-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Seongnam and Jeonnam drew 2-2 after a fierce slugfest at Tancheon Stadium. Seongnam led twice with goals from Huiz and Freitas in the second half, but missed the victory by allowing Le Bon to equalize in the 37th minute of the second half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
