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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs Ulsan HDFC/ Seoul Coach Kim Ki-dong/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs Ulsan HDFC/ Seoul Lingard/ Victory Ceremony/ Chillies K-League Game Score Official Ball/ Commemorative Photo/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs Ulsan HDFC/ Seoul Group/ Victory Ceremony/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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FC Seoul finally shook off the Ulsan HD jinx with Jesse Lingard's wonder goal.
Seoul won 1-0 in the 22nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 20th. Seoul, which has not won against Ulsan since October 2017, has been in a winless swamp (8 draws and 15 losses) for 23 consecutive games. I escaped the curse after eight years.
Seoul has won two consecutive games with no losses (3 wins and 2 draws) for five consecutive games. He scored 33 points and moved from 7th to 4th. The lignard was hot. It was 41 minutes in the first half. Ulsan's 1m 91st-tall Trojac cleared Moon Sun-min's cross with a header.
The ball caught Hwang Do-yoon's head. And the work was born. Lingard, who received Hwang Do-yoon's header pass, quickly connected with a right-footed shot after trapping. The ball, which left his feet, drew a fantastic parabolic line and crossed Cho Hyun-woo into the opposite net.
Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong said, `It was a critical moment. The fans' wishes were well conveyed to the players. Thank you to the fans. You deserve to win. He scored a goal in a difficult situation and won by holding out. Unfortunately, he failed to take advantage of more chances. I'm trying, and it's going to be better. He was one step ahead of the ranking competition. I will make sure to continue in the future. However, it is regrettable that Kim Joo-sung and Kim Jin-soo were warned and accumulated to miss the next game."
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs. Ulsan HDFC/ Seoul Andersson/ Victory Ceremony/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs Ulsan HDFC/ Ulsan Malkong/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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On shaking off Ulsan's jinx, "Last year, he also beat Jeonbuk in the summer and received strength. I talked about it with the players. Breaking the jinx at a critical point seems to be the driving force for the team. I didn't do much time in Seoul, but I beat Ulsan in two years. There has been nothing to worry about or worry about in the meantime."
Lingard scored his sixth goal. Coach Kim said "Lingard began to improve from the match against Pohang. Jeonbuk match was good. One goal was conceded, but it came after the game. He said he was sorry that he allowed a counterattack goal due to his mistake. "I said I liked it so much from the match against Pohang and Jeonbuk. I change when I'm not in good condition, but now I'm good, so I don't take it out." He liked what the coach praised him like a story. I think I'm more excited because I touched the part I did well while communicating."
Andersson, who played for Suwon FC, made his debut in a Seoul uniform. Director Kim said "You did a good job. He is a really good player when it comes to creating chances, even though he did not lead to points. However, there were a few scenes where I wondered what it would have been like to be greedy. It was nice to go out smoothly in the Lingard and breathing area" he complimented.
Regarding Ulsan's returning horse, "We were worried because our players were short in the set piece. As the horse came in, he was worried that it would be a goal if it hit his head. The corner kicks kept coming out, so there was a scene that flocked to the goalpost and threatened. However, it was easy for us to go out while owning the ball because there was no pressure from the front."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
