If you win, Kim Do-kyun to PO, Jeonnam, Seongnam don't care, focus only on victory
Nov 23, 2025
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It was the determination of Seoul E-Land coach Kim Do-kyun. E-Land will play the 39th round of the 「Hana Bank K League 2 2025」 against the Ansan Greeners at Mokdong Stadium on the 23rd. E-Land is fifth with 62 points and Ansan is 14th with 27 points.
If E-Land wins on this day, it will launch a PO on its own. Even if they draw or lose, Seongnam FC, ranked sixth, cannot win, they can confirm fifth place. If E-Land is determined to enter the top 5, it will succeed in entering the PO for the second consecutive year for the first time since its foundation. E-Land started PO for the second time last year, the first year of Kim Do-kyun's appointment.
E-Land is determined to win somehow for fourth place, which can occupy an advantageous position in the semi-PO. K League 2 has a unique PO rule, which gives advantages to the regular league priority team. Once you can play at home, you can reach the next round just by drawing after 90 minutes. It is 9 times out of 11 that the top ranking team has been placed on the PO in the quasi-PO.
Ansan's goal is to escape from the bottom. If Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju wins on this day and fails to win, it will be ranked 13th. This day is also the debut of Choi Moon-sik.
It's a game that leans toward E-Land, but you can't let your guard down. E-Land was weak against Ansan this season. It had two draws. Even though it expanded its scope to four games, it ended up with three draws and one loss.
Eland pulled out a 3-4-3 card. Euhler-Eidale-Lee Joo-hyuk made a three-top. Kim Joo-hwan, Park Chang-hwan, Seo Jae-min and Oh In-pyo were placed at the waist. The three-back was composed by Kim Ha-joon, Osmar, and Kim Oh-kyu. Koo Sung-yoon's goal defended. Jung Jae-min, Byun Kyung-joon, and Baek Ji-woong started from the bench.
Coach Kim, whom we met before the game, said "It's the last game at home. Since it's the last regular league game and the PO road opens only when we win, we'll play a winning game. The players must have been motivated because they drew the previous two games." Regarding Ansan's different performance, "I think we need to quickly figure out what kind of game we will play. From Ansan's point of view, the change of coach can be a motivation, but since it's only been two to three days since training, I think it can be beneficial whether I can play different soccer or be poisonous. "
Finally, he said "Jeonnam and Seongnam play at the same time, but it's not something we should care about. I'll focus on getting 3 points, and if I can't, I'll watch other teams play""Let's not be in a hurry," he said. It would be nice if we scored in the first half, but we plan to focus on maintaining the rating because we can create a more advantageous situation in the second half."
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
