Asani's sudden return to the starting line-up, Daejeon countered with a resident's one-top card

Aug 17, 2025

Asani's sudden return to the starting line-up, Daejeon countered with a resident's one-top card
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



Asani's sudden return to the starting line-up, Daejeon countered with a resident's one-top card
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Gwangju FC ace Asani, who has been embroiled in an untimely controversy over his poor performance, has returned to the starting lineup.

Gwangju coach Lee Jung-hyo started Asani in the 26th round of the 「Hana Bank K League 1 2025」 against Daejeon Hana at 7 p.m. on the 17th at Gwangju World Cup Stadium.

Asani made a big impact by announcing the transfer of Estegral to Iran, even though he was signed by Gwangju until the end of this year.




Estegral announced that he signed a contract to join Asani in January next year, but explained that he plans to negotiate with Gwangju to join early in the summer. It is reported that the two clubs have not yet concluded negotiations on the transfer fee.

Coach Lee, who covered Asani with "still our player," complained of shin pain and called Asani, who missed the previous match against Pohang (0-1 loss).

Asani will play his first game since the match against Jeonbuk on July 26.




Asani sets up an offensive team with Hayes and Shin Chang-moo Jung Ji-hoon. Choi Kyung-rok, Joo Se-jong, will take charge of the midfield, while Cho Sung-kwon, Byun Jun-su, Jin Si-woo, and Shim Sang-min will set up a four-back. Kim Kyung-min protects the goal. Fried Jonsson, Oh Moon Min-seo, Ha Seung-woon, Yoo Je-ho, Lee Kang-hyun, Min Sang-ki, Ahn Hyuk-joo, and Kim Tae-joon are on the bench.

Daejeon manager Hwang Sun-hong pulled out the residents' one-top card. Choi Geon-ju, Seo Jin-soo, and Kim Han-seo will take the second term, while Kim Joon-beom and Kim Bong-soo will play the midfield duo. Kang Yoon-sung, Kim Min-deok Anton, and Lee Myung-jae make up the four-back, and Lee Jun-seo will wear goalkeeper gloves in place of the injured Lee Chang-geun.

Yoo Kang-hyun Martha, Joao Victor, Kim Hyun-wook, Lee Joon-kyu, Lee Soon-min, and Kim Moon-hwan will be on the bench.




7th place Gwangju (32 points) aims to win in five games. The runner-up Daejeon (42 points) is aiming for its second consecutive win. In the two face-to-face matches this season, they drew 1 to 1 and 2 to 2, respectively.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.