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The difference between Incheon United and Suwon Samsung, which had been narrowed to single digits, has increased to double digits again. Incheon's chances of direct promotion have increased.
Incheon won 1-0 thanks to Park Seung-ho's winning goal in the 32nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' away game against Hwaseong FC at 4:30 p.m. on the 4th at Hwaseong Stadium.
Incheon, which failed to win in two consecutive games, scored 69 points (21 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses) with a victory in three games. As second-place Suwon (59 points) drew 2-2 with third-place Bucheon FC (50 points) at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m., the difference between eight points increased to 10 points with seven games left until the end of the season.
Incheon, which is in desperate need of victory, removed Mugosa, the most scorer in the team, from the list. Four days later, it seems that the team gave a break ahead of the 'factual championship match against Suwon, which will be held at Incheon Football Stadium, its home stadium, on the 8th. Park Seung-ho and Park Ho-min built a two-top, and Gerson and Barlow took over both wings.
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Incheon, which went scoreless in the previous E-Land match, took the lead by scoring the first goal in the 20th minute of the first half. Park Seung-ho's cross from the left side of the penalty area to the gate hit Hwaseong defender Boinovic's arm. A penalty was declared after a VAR on-field review, and Park Seung-ho scored as a kicker. Park Seung-ho scored his eighth goal of the season in nearly 40 days.
Mars, which has been undefeated for eight consecutive years, was not an easy opponent. By the 30th minute after the start of the first half, the market share was ahead 71-29. However, Woo Je-wook's shot in the 24th minute was hit by Incheon goalkeeper Min Sung-joon. In the 41st minute, Woo Je-wook had a great chance again at the left point in the box, but the ball, which was exactly affected by the left foot, hit the side net. The first half ended with Incheon leading 1-0.
Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan tried to make changes to the side by excluding Lee Sang-ki and putting in Kim Bo-seop and Kim Sung-min at half-time. It is interpreted that he judged that he had a hard time with the opponent's side attack throughout the first half. In the 7th minute of the second half, Jung Won-jin's mid-range shot and Kim Gun-hee's header in the 10th minute went wide over the net.
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In the 19th minute of the second half, Hwaseong coach Cha Du-ri pulled the reins on the chase by excluding Woo Je-wook, Cho Dong-jae, Demetrius, and putting in Algrook and Park Chang-ho's Jeon Sung-jin at the same time. In the 20th minute, Kim Byung-oh's shot hit Jung Won-jin's foot and went out of the goal line. In the 21st minute, Choi Myung-hee's mid-range shot fell into the goalkeeper's arms. In the 27th minute, Incheon strengthened its midfield by excluding striker Park Ho-min and introducing midfielder Shin Jin-ho. Gerson replaced Kim Min-seok. Hwaseong knew without Kim Byung-oh and Choi Myung-hee, but Yoo Byung-soo was put in.
Incheon native Yoo Byung-soo coincidentally returned to the K League against Incheon for the first time in 14 years. Yoo Byung-soo, who played for Incheon from 2009 to 2011 and played in overseas leagues such as Al-Halal (Saudi Arabia), Rostov (Russia), Ayuttaa United, Chonburi, and Chiang Mai (Thailand), joined Hwaseong in 2024, but was away from the ground for a while after being diagnosed with blood cancer. Yoo Byung-soo, who confessed to being completely cured in August, was able to return to the professional stage thanks to his consistent physical construction.
However, Hwaseong failed to score even after Yoo Byung-soo was put in, losing 0-1. Hwaseong (35 points) remained in 10th place.
Suwon failed to win consecutive games, drawing 2-2 with Bucheon.
Byun Sung-hwan was taken away in the 29th minute of the first half when Kaz scored the first goal in a set piece situation. Montagno, who received Park Chang-joon's sensational penetration pass in the fifth minute of the second half, allowed an additional goal. The score was 0-2 within an hour of the game.
After additional runs, Suwon's counterattack began. Suwon scored a comeback goal in the 9th minute of the second half by putting in Ilyuchenko, Seraphim and Kim Ji-hyun without Kim Hyun-sung and Paulino. Park Ji-won shook the net with a right-footed curl shot aimed at the upper right of the goal at the left point outside the goal area.
In the 18th minute of the second half, midfielder Lee Min-hyuk and Park Ji-won in the 32nd minute were excluded, raising the offensive. Bucheon also countered by putting Choi Jae-young, Gong Min-hyun, and Kim Dong-hyun, excluding Montagno, Park Hyun-bin, and Park Chang-joon. A large variable occurred in the 39th minute of the second half. Kim Ji-hyun was directly sent off for a 'Dangerous tackle'.
However, Suwon continued to push aggressively over the numerical inferiority. Lee Ki-je's free kick hit the post in the third minute of the second half, but a minute later, Ilyuchenko pushed Seraphim's right cross in front of the goal. Suwon, which scored two goals in the second half of the match against Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, won 3-1 in the second half alone, won one valuable point thanks to its hindsight.
Chungnam Asan, which replaced former coach Bae Sung-jae on the 3rd, the day before the game, drew 0-0 at home against Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju at Yi Sun-shin Stadium without the effect of replacing the coach, recording three consecutive wins (1 draw and 2 losses). He finished ninth with 37 points.
Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju (27 points), ranked 13th, has won nine consecutive games (4 draws and 5 losses).
Gimpo, which is seeking to advance to the playoffs, led with Dongjin Park's first goal in the 27th minute of the first half against the lowest-ranked Ansan at Gimpo Salter Football Stadium, but gave up an equalizer to Rafa in the 24th minute of the second half to draw 1-1.
Gimpo, which had two consecutive draws after two consecutive wins, ranked seventh with 48 points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
