Daejeon Hana Citizen, which was desperate, beat Gimcheon Sangmu with a theater goal and won.
Daejeon won 2-1 in the 28th round of the match against Gimcheon at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 31st.
Daejeon escaped with a victory from a two-game losing streak. Gimcheon ended its six-game unbeaten streak and unfortunately added a loss.
Daejeon, which is desperate for a turnaround, and Gimcheon, which is on the rise, competed against each other. Daejeon has been sluggish with two wins and three losses in the last five games. The momentum that led to the lead early in the season has long been forgotten. A steady victory is needed to rebound, but the game has not been won in a row since the victory over Anyang on May 3. He came in fourth. His performance was not that consistent. The defense was shaken, and there were many games where the offense was silent. The last scoreless victory was against Gangwon on April 27 and continued to lose eight consecutive games. Only when both offense and defense survived could they continue the competition for international tickets.
On the other hand, Gimcheon has been a constant threat this season. There were some faltering situations during the season, but he regained his performance. He has won four games, drawn two, and is undefeated in the last six games. During the period, he had 16 goals and 8 runs, but he overpowered the opponent with an overwhelming attack. It was Lee Dong-kyung at the forefront. Lee Dong-kyung has led his team to victory with three goals and three assists in the last six games. Maeng Sung-woong, Kim Seung-seop, and Lee Seung-won also showed outstanding performances. The gap with the leading Jeonbuk is too large, but Gimcheon had to consistently accumulate wins to secure second place.
Daejeon manager Hwang Sun-hong chose the 4-4-2 formation. Martha and Yoo Kang-hyun stood at the front line, and Seo Jin-soo, Kim Bong-soo, Joao Viktor, and Lee Soon-min stood at the midfield. The defense was composed of Lee Myung-jae, Anton, Kim Min-deok, and Kim Moon-hwan. Lee Jun-seo defended the goal.
Kim Jeong-yong, the manager of Gimcheon, faced off with a 4-3-3 formation. Won Ki-jong, Lee Dong-joon, and Kim Seung-seop built the attack, and Lee Dong-kyung, Kim Yi-seok, and Maeng Sung-woong were located in the midfield. Choi Ye-hoon, Park Chan-yong, and Kim Kang-san Oh In-pyo appeared in the four-back. Lee Ju-hyun wore goalkeeper gloves.
It was Daejeon that gained momentum first in the first half. In the third minute of the first half, Lee Soon-min stole the opponent's ball under active pressure, and in the ensuing attack, Yoo Kang-hyun's shot was caught in the defense, leading to a corner kick. Seo Jin-soo's cross was blocked by defense after a short pass in a corner kick situation.
Gimcheon didn't back down either. In the 7th minute of the first half, Kim Lee-seok finished the ball with a shot from a corner kick, but he failed to reach the goal through the dense Daejeon defense. In the situation, Gimcheon players protested after the ball hit Kim Bong-soo's arm, but VAR review determined that the arm was attached to the body, so it was not judged as a handball foul and a penalty was not declared. In the 14th minute of the first half, Lee Dong-kyung advanced in front of the box arc and attempted a left-footed mid-range shot, but headed over the net.
Daejeon threatened Gimcheon's defense with various offensive routes. In the 18th minute of the second half, Lee Myung-jae's cross following Kim Bong-soo's pass headed to the gate. Unfortunately, the defense cleared first and missed the opportunity. In the 19th minute of the first half, João Victor attempted a mid-range shot from the front of the box, but it went off the post. In the 21st minute of the first half, João Victor's header following the passes of Yoo Kang-hyun, Lee Soon-min, and Lee Myung-jae, who broke through the right and went to the center, was blocked by defense in front of the goal.
Gimcheon was not easily penetrated despite Daejeon's attack. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Martha's mid-range shot in front of the box was deflected off the defense, but Lee Ju-hyun did not lose his concentration on the ball and calmly caught it at the gate.
Gimcheon missed a golden opportunity. Gimcheon, who stole the ball through pressure in the 35th minute of the first half, saw Lee Dong-kyung's shot rise above the net following Won Ki-jong's pass in the Daejeon box.
Daejeon also had a disappointing chance to score. In the 36th minute of the first half, Yoo Kang-hyun calmly wrapped the ball around the left side of the box arc, but he headed straight to Lee Ju-hyun. In the 41st minute of the first half, João Victor finished the ball that Martha handed just before entering the box in a counterattack, but the ball did not go to the goal. In the ensuing attack, Kim Bong-soo's mid-range shot was also regrettable to adjust the zero point.
In the first half, the score did not explode even in the heated battle, and it ended 0-0.
The team that aimed for a chance first in the second half was Daejeon. In the 11th minute of the second half, Daejeon, where the cross from the side was blocked by the defense and continued the attack with a corner kick, Yoo Kang-hyun finished the cross that João Victro posted after breaking through the side, but was blocked by the defense.
Gimcheon scored the first goal. In the 13th minute of the second half, Kim Seung-seop, who received Lee Dong-kyung's pass in the counterattack, beat the defense from the left side of the penalty box and tried to wrap his right foot around it. The ball headed sharply to the goal, and Lee Jun-seo touched the ball, but it was not enough to prevent it.
However, Daejeon also quickly brought the game back to square one. João Victor, who caught the ball from the right side of the box in the 18th minute of the second half, advanced with his own defense and hit the corner of the goal with a left-footed shot to equalize.
Daejeon fought hard to turn the game around. In the 27th minute of the second half, Seo Jin-soo attempted to shoot in front of the box, but it rose above the net. In the 36th minute of the second half, Jung Jae-hee, who was replaced, did not miss Kim Hyun-wook's pass and finished with a shot, but was caught by Lee Joo-hyun as he failed to properly clear it.
Daejeon was disappointed to finish in front of the goal. Kim Joon-beom, who received a penetration pass with a counterattack in front of the front five minutes of the second half extra time, attempted to shoot, but was blocked by Lee Joo-hyun's quick advance.
The game was overturned just before the end. In the eighth minute of extra time in the second half, Anton scored a dramatic come-from-behind goal by pushing the ball into the gate with a header.
In the end, the match ended with a 2-1 victory over Daejeon.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
