Suwon Samsung blew itself the opportunity to be promoted to Direct.
Suwon drew 2-2 in the 36th round of 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' against the Jeonnam Dragons at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 25th. Suwon, which only added one point, remained in second place with 67 points. The gap with Incheon United was seven points. If Incheon wins the Incheon-Gyeongnam match on the 26th, the points will be 10 points, and Incheon will confirm the championship regardless of the results of the remaining three games. Suwon will fail to advance directly to the winning team. Jeollanam-do Suwon dispatched all the players, including Ilyuchenko, Paulino, and Seraphim. South Jeolla Province also faced off with Valdivia, Le Bon, and Alberti. Suwon scored the first goal. In the 8th minute of the first half, Lee Kun-hee connected to Seraphim with a throw-in, and Seraphim gave it back to Lee Kun-hee. Lee Kun-hee's cross headed to Park Ji-won, who calmly finished it. Suwon shot one after another with momentum, but was blocked by the opponent's defense.
There is a variable. Kim Ji-hyun entered instead of Seraphim in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Jeonnam scored the equalizer. A man finished the ball that bounced in a free kick situation with an exquisite volley shot. Suwon hit hard to get ahead again, but failed to score, and the first half ended 1-1.
Suwon took the lead again in the second half. Kim Ji-hyun finished the corner kick that Lee Ki-je posted in the 16th minute with a header. Suwon put in Lee Min-hyuk and Kim Hyun to solidify them. Suwon still led the game and created chances, but failed to score an extra goal. Suwon tried to keep the lead by putting Bruno Silva, Jang Seok-hwan, and Choi Young-joon.
However, Jeonnam stood on the drama during the extra time. Honan scored a dramatic equalizer. In the end, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
