Bucheon FC overpowered Chungnam Asan with the strong performance of the foreign trio who scored three goals.
Bucheon won 5-3 against Chungnam Asan at Bucheon Stadium on the 20th with Montagno's hat trick in the 21st round of 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025'. Bucheon, which had six undefeated games (5 wins and 1 draw), jumped to third place with 38 points, beating the Jeonnam Dragons (37 points). On the other hand, Asan in South Chungcheong Province has been mired in a three-game losing streak. It remained in the 9th place (25 points).
Bucheon sent out all the elite members. Gallego-Montaño-Vasani Three-Top activated. Park Chang-joon, Park Hyun-bin, Choi Jae-young, and Taggingyo were placed in the waistline, and Baek Dong-gyu, Lee Sang-hyuk, and Jung Ho-jin formed the three-back. Kim Hyung-geun protects the goal. Gong Min-hyuk, Kaz, and Kim Kyu-min sat on the bench.
Asan, South Chungcheong Province, pulled out a 4-2-3-1 card. Kim Jong-min stood at the forefront, and Denison and Kim Seung-ho and Hwang Jae-hwan set up the second line. Jung Ma-ho and Son Joon-ho were in the midfield. Baek In-hwan, Choi Hee-won, Byun Joon-young, Lee Hak-min made up the four-back, and Jinyoung Kim wore goalie gloves. Asan has now made a surprise list of newly recruited Australian striker Ngoi.
Bucheon coach Lee Young-min added "All the strikers except for the midfield. I sometimes watch Jeonbuk Hyundai games, but they don't change the best members. Rather than changing the members, we intend to play soccer aiming for the first goal by putting in a more aggressive player. As for Ngoi, "It's the player we saw on the video in winter. Of course, I'm dealing with it on video, but I showed the defenders the video and taught them how to deal with it."
Bae Sung-jae, head coach of Asan in South Chungcheong Province, said, `I've been thinking about using foreign players to catch Bucheon because I've been losing consecutive games.' Eun Goi joined the team last week, and it's been about five to six days since he trained. His physical condition is about 50 to 60 percent.' The selection of the Bucheon foreign trio was expected. "I'm going to lock them up while waiting in the middle block and doing high press. Let's ask the players to play a winning game." He said, "I'm going to play a game with a change in the second half."
Asan, South Chungcheong Province, went ahead early. In the second minute of the first half, Son Joon-ho's free kick bounced off the defense. Denison connected with a header, and the Bucheon goalkeeper blocked it. A goal was scored from the ensuing corner kick. Kim Jong-min jumped in and hit a corner kick from the right side by Kim Seung-ho. It was connected to Denison in front of the gate, and the shot was not done properly. The flowing ball fell in front of Jeong Ma-ho and pushed it in. Baek Dong-gyu tried to block it with his head, but he was hit and shook the Bucheon net.
In the 6th minute, Bucheon launched a counterattack. Park Hyun-bin's exquisite long pass was connected to Gallego, which was digging to the left. Gallego, who was running into the box, handed a cutback pass to Montagno, who was penetrating. Montagno put his left foot on it, but the ball hit the crossbar.
In the 12th minute, Bucheon brought the game to square one. Gallego threw in from the left, and Park Chang-joon gave it back. Gallego crossed immediately, and Vasani jumped in and finished with a nice header. It was Basani's seventh goal of the season.
Bucheon's offensive continued. Basani raised Park Hyun-bin's free kick from the right with a sharp kick. Park Hyun-bin tried a sliding shot, but it didn't hit properly. In the 17th minute, Park Hyun-bin connected the ball given by Gallego breaking through the left with a strong mid-range shot, but it came out after the defense.
Asan, South Chungcheong Province, also fired back. In the 19th minute, Hwang Jae-hwan took the opportunity to confront the goalkeeper by intercepting Bucheon goalkeeper Kim Hyung-geun's kick miss. Kim Hyung-geun did a good job of blocking it. Kim Jong-min connected Hwang Jae-hwan's header with a volley shot in the 30th minute, but it was far off the crossbar.
Bucheon fired a sharp shot. 33 min Gallego attempted a powerful left footed shot from the left. Slightly off the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Park Hyun-bin connected a corner kick from Basani's left side with a header. It went over the goalpost.
In the extra time of the first half, Bucheon turned the game around. He scored a goal with a huge counterattack in the 46th minute. Park Hyun-bin's through pass connected to Gallego, who was running to the left. Gallego attempted a ground ball cross to Montagno, who was jumping in, and Montagno opened the goal of Chungnam Asan with a calm right footed shot.
At the start of the second half, Chungnam Asan took the lead in putting in Han Kyo-won. However, Bucheon scored a running goal. In the first minute of the second half, Montagno jumped in and connected with a header from Vasani's exquisite cross from the left. The Jinyoung Kim goalkeeper tried to blow himself up, but it wasn't enough.
In the 8th minute, Asan, South Chungcheong Province, missed a disappointing opportunity. From the left, Kim Seung-ho's ball went to Han Kyo-won, who was holding on to the gate. Han Kyo-won connected with a header, but he overlapped with Chungnam Asan player and got his head right?I didn't get the y right. A minute later, Asan in South Chungcheong Province put in Eun Goi without Kim Jong-min. Denison broke through in the 10th minute, but goalkeeper Kim Hyung-geun ran out well and caught it.
In the 12th minute, South Chungcheong Province Asan scored a chasing goal. Ngoi led Bucheon's build-up mistake with strong pressure. Han Kyo-won caught him and connected him to Kim Seung-ho. Kim Seung-ho shook the Bucheon net with a sharp left foot shot from the front of the arc.
In the 14th minute, Chungnam Asan even scored an equalizer. Han Kyo-won's short ball from the right was connected to Ngoi in the box. Ngoi quickly stabbed Denison, who was digging in, and Denison crossed goalkeeper Kim Hyung-geun with a calm right foot shot.
Bucheon has launched an attack again. In the 17th minute, a cross from the right went to the post, and the Jinyoung Kim goalkeeper managed to hit it. In the 18th minute, Montagno intercepted a pass miss in front of the opponent's gate and attempted a cutback. Gallego's right footed shot hit the side net.
In the 21st minute, Bucheon again took the lead. Vasani stole the opponent's build-up and stabbed Montagno with an exquisite through pass. Montagno was tripping over the goalkeeper when he was tripped by the Jinyoung Kim goalkeeper. Park Chang-joon stepped up as a kicker and succeeded with a powerful shot.
Bucheon, which gained momentum, scored an additional goal a minute later. Montagno intercepted his opponent's header miss. Montagno scored again with a calm left-footed shot after beating three opposing defenders. It was a hat trick.
Bucheon took out Montagno and Choi Jae-young in the 25th minute and put Gong Min-hyun and Kaz to solidify them. Asan, South Chungcheong Province, also strengthened its offense in the 27th minute by adding Kim Jong-seok and Yoo Dong-kyu, excluding Baek In-hwan and Jeong Ma-ho. Chungnam Asan made a good shot in the 33rd minute. Kim Jong-seok, who received Park Seung-ho's header pass, attempted a right-footed shot from the front of the arc. Slightly off the post.
In the 37th minute, Chungnam Asan took out Denison and put in Park Si-hoo, who signed a semi-professional contract. Bucheon also started to solidify by putting Kim Dong-hyun instead of Vasani in the 38th minute. Bucheon is close to scoring once again. Gallego, who intercepted the opponent's build-up mistake, broke through and fired a powerful shot. I hit the side net. A minute later, Kim Dong-hyun attempted a mid-range shot, but missed.
The battle between the two teams continued for the rest of the time. Chungnam Asan went for a comeback goal, and Bucheon continued to try to counterattack and aim for the goal. Bucheon used all of its last replacement cards in the 43rd minute, excluding Park Hyun-bin and Park Chang-joon and putting Kim Kyu-min and Choi Won-chul.
Eight minutes of extra time was given. In the 47th minute, Han Kyo-won scored an exquisite early cross from the right. It was connected to Ngoi, who was running back, but Ngoi's shot missed. It was a perfect opportunity for Han Kyo-won to be very disappointed. No more goals were scored, and the game ended with a pleasant victory for Bucheon.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
