Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up

Oct 21, 2025

Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gwangju FC/ Ulsan Lee Chung-yong/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo



Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gwangju FC/ Ulsan Noh Sang-rae, acting head coach/ broadcaster pre-interview/photo by Kim Jung-soo
Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Gwangju FC/ Ulsan Cho Hyun-woo/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Ulsan HD will clash with Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan) over their pride in Korea and Japan.

Ulsan will play Hiroshima at Munsu Football Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 21st in the third round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage in the 2025-2026 season. Acting head coach Roh Sang-rae, who took the temporary helm after the replacement of head coach Shin Tae-yong, operates an unconventional 'Full Rotation'.

All of the best 11 players have changed compared to the match against Gwangju FC in the K League 1 on the 18th, when they broke the chain of seven consecutive wins (three draws and four losses) in the K League 1. Acting Roh placed Heo Yul and Rakaba on the two-top. In the midfield, Kim Min-hyuk, Trojac Lee Jin-hyun and Lee Hee-kyun line up. Cho Hyun-taek and Lee Jae-ik's signature officer Choi Seok-hyun will play the role of a four-back, and Moon Jung-in will protect the goal.




Cho Hyun-woo, Eric, and Rubik'sson will start from the bench, including Kim Young-kwon. Lee Chung-yong was also on the waiting list. 'Monster'Malkon was also included in the entry.

After playing the first half of the game against Chengdu Longcheng (China) on the 17th of last month, Malkong left the ground with a bruise. He recently returned to team training after a month, and returned through the match against Hiroshima. He is likely to be put in as a joker. Hiroshima defender Kim Joo-sung will also start. Kim moved to the J-League last summer.

Ulsan is cruising on the Asian stage. It won a thrilling 2-1 home game against Chengdu and drew 1-1 with Shanghai Shenhua (China) in the second leg on October 1.




Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
Kangwon High1 Arena/ K League1/ Kangwon FC vs Ulsan HDFC/ Ulsan Malkong Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
photo source=Hiroshima club website
In the league stage, which is held separately from East and West Asia, tickets to the round of 16 will be returned to 8th place out of 12 teams. The leader is Vissel Kobe (six points) who won all two games. FC Seoul, Hiroshima, and Ulsan, which are second to fourth, have four points side by side. The rankings are mixed by goal difference. It's a bloody battle of six points.

Ulsan can jump to the lead if it wins this game. Kobe will play an away game against Gangwon FC at 7 p.m. on the 22nd at Songam Sports Center in Chuncheon.

Ulsan is suffering from revelations through interviews with coach Shin Tae-yong, who was dismissed in 65 days. He had only one win (three draws and four losses) in the K League 1, which came back after 13 years. He should have nothing to say, but he is throwing stones at the Ulsan club without hesitation.




Ulsan beat Gwangju 2-0 with consecutive goals by Rubik'sson and Lee Chung-yong in their first game since Shin left. Lee Chung-yong was at the center of the topic. He scored a wedge goal with a penalty kick in the second half, then made a golf swing toward the stands and opened a 'ceremony' looking at the trajectory of the ball. Even after the game, they did this 'after party' again.

Lee Cheong-yong bench Ulsan, Hiroshima match full rotation → Cho Hyun-woo is also on standby... Kim Joo-sung's advance to the starting line-up
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gwangju FC/ Ulsan Lee Chung-yong Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Coach Shin was controversial by loading his golf club on the away bus. It was interpreted as a 'demonstration of something' that shot it. Of course, silence is still maintained.

After the match against Gwangju, Lee Chung-yong said, `I'm happy that the team was able to win a very important game as one. I prepared well for a week. Everyone is happy that the result came out like this today"And yet "who is more sincere to the fans who love our team will know later. We are the remaining players on this team. There are some games left, so I think we'll have a chance to say it after we've achieved our shameful goal."

No. 9 Ulsan (40 points) is embroiled in a relegation battle in K League 1. Suwon FC (38 points), which is ranked 10th in the promotion and playoffs (PO), is within the range. Ulsan's team plans to announce its position after its survival is decided.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.