9th place war against Ulsan Kim Eun-jung must win at Suwon's managerial home and leave it to heaven
Nov 30, 2025
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Suwon FC manager Kim Eun-joong expressed his determination to win the final game of the league this season, ahead of the doomed Gwangju FC match.
Suwon FC will face Gwangju FC in the final 38th round of Hana Bank's K League 1 at Suwon Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 30th.
With one game left on the day, Suwon FC's current ranking is 10th in the league and 42 points. He is only two points shorter than ninth-ranked Ulsan HD (44 points). It is impossible to rank ninth on his own, but it is not over until the end due to the number of cases. Ulsan will also face the lowest-ranked Daegu (33 points) and 11th-ranked Jeju (36 points) in the war to avoid direct relegation. If both Ulsan and Suwon teams win or both draw or lose, Ulsan will remain in ninth place. Even if Ulsan loses and Suwon draws, Ulsan is in ninth place, one point ahead. However, if Suwon wins against Gwangju and Ulsan draws or loses, Suwon, which is ahead of goal difference, will confirm its remaining status as '9th place in a miracle'. Therefore, Suwon, where 'remain self-reliance' is impossible, must watch Ulsan's results after winning unconditionally. Ulsan is also a game where you have to win. If Suwon wins after drawing, the defending champion will face the humiliation of the playoffs. The lowest 12th place in the K-League 1 is automatically demoted, and the K-League promotion playoff is a method in which the winner of the K-League 1 ranking 11th place, the K-League 2 ranking 2nd place, and the winner of the K-League 2 4th-5th place (semi-PO) plays PO with the third place, and then the winner plays the 10th place in the K-League 1 and the PO 2nd place. The winner of the K League 2 Bucheon-Sungnam match, which will be held at 2 p.m., will face 11th place in the K League 1 and the home-and-away method on the 4th and 7th of next month, and will be promoted to the combined score of Game 1 and 2 to determine whether it will be relegated or not. The elevation PO is a thorny road that neither team wants.
Director Kim Eun-joong said, `There is nothing we can do on our own. As much as we do at home, we must win and then leave the situation to heaven." `I asked the players not to make things to regret,' he said."If we win and the opponent's result comes out well and we go to the PO, we can't help it, but we can't make a result and make a good situation and go to the PO. I said let's pour everything out without regret." Below is the full text of Kim Eun-joong's pre-match press conference.
-It's a situation where you have to win and watch.
▶There is nothing we can do on our own. As much as we do at home, we must win and then leave the situation to heaven.
-No one knows the result. I wonder if the director has a feeling.
▶ Rather than that, he asked the players not to make things they will regret. If we win and the opponent's result comes out good and we go to PO, we can't help it, but we can't make a result and make a good situation and go to PO. I told him to pour everything out without regret.
-How did you prepare for the last game
▶ Gwangju has a very good team organization even in the league. Our players can also be impatient. If you don't rush while playing our game, you'll get a score. I think I should let go of my impatience today.
-Willian
▶It's gotten a lot better. I played for more than 70 minutes against Anyang. I think I'll be in better condition today.
-How did you prepare for the defense.
▶Players in good condition were selected. Just like the Anyang match, it came out as it was. Most of the players with the motivation and good condition to do so participated as starters.
-This is the last 9th place fight against Ulsan, what is the current mentality of the players?
▶I didn't talk much. We have to make our game comfortable. In the current situation, there is nothing we can do on our own. If you do what you prepared for the game as you did more comfortably, you will drag the game itself. I didn't put pressure on the players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
