E-Land, which began to rebound after 1 win and 1 draw against Suwon Incheon in the second round, and 8 wins and no wins in 8 games
Aug 03, 2025
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E-Land tied 0-0 in the 23rd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' against Incheon United at Mokdong Stadium on the 2nd. E-Land recovered its fifth place, the playoff Maginot Line, by beating Busan I-Park, which suffered a 0-1 shock loss to Gyeongnam FC on the same day due to the draw.
It was a disappointing game for E-Land not to win. Head coach Kim Do-kyun failed to sit on the bench due to cumulative warnings, but he always overwhelmed Incheon with the 'absolute first round'. Although Mugosa fell out due to poor condition, he tied Incheon, which had previously scored in all games this season, with one shot. E-Land put in Ewler and Gabriel in the second half to set up a match, but they failed to score and had to settle for one more point.
Still, it was a meaningful draw. E-Land played two consecutive games against Suwon Samsung and Incheon in the second round. It was E-Land's biggest crisis, which had no wins (three draws and five losses) in eight previous games. As the opponent was so ahead in performance and flow, there were concerns that it could lead to 10 games without a win. Of course, there are still many games left, but the sense of crisis grew as rivals took points.
E-Land turned crisis into opportunity. On the 27th of last month, he defeated Suwon by 2-0 and then drew with Incheon by leading the way. Both games overwhelmed the opponents. E-Land, which confirmed its competitiveness, provided the momentum to hit again.
Director Kim's drastic change was effective. Coach Kim sorted out the two coaches after much consideration. It was to change the atmosphere. Immediately, he started arming the team's spirit. Even in the hot weather, he woke up his venom by conducting training twice in the morning and afternoon. Training sessions were also held in person, and tactics were newly touched. He changed his defense, which gave up 18 goals during eight winless games, and converted it to a three-back. Took out a more compact 3-4-3 card.
He also made changes in the squad. Following the introduction of Koo Sung-yoon and promising Kim Ha-joon of Jeonbuk Hyundai, he recruited Gabriel and Aaron as 'proven foreign players'. New blood transfusions from the last to the front line.
The effect was immediate. The three-back made up of Kim Ha-joon, Osmar, and Kwak Yun-ho was solid. Koo Sung-yoon also firmly defended the goal. E-Land succeeded in two consecutive clean sheets for the first time this season, especially against Suwon, the league's top scorer, and Incheon, the second-ranked team. Seo Jae-min, who was injured and sluggish, also recovered his skills when he received the Young Player Award last season. Gabriel also scored his debut goal against Suwon.
Park Chang-hwan, who was the main player of the propaganda in the early part of the season, returned from injury, and Bae Seo-joon and Kim Joo-hwan, who were not used in the four-back, are also showing off their unique offensive instincts after switching to three-back. Depending on the situation, Aaron, who will be used as a center back and side back, is also steadily building his body, and Byeon Kyung-joon, who succeeded in scoring double digits last season, is also set to return after surgery. If the offense can increase its destructive power a little more, E-Land is expected to show more power than at the beginning of the season.
E-Land's season starts now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
