The fate of the two teams has not been decided. The relegation competition between Jeju SK and Daegu FC continues until the final match.
Jeju and Daegu drew 1-1 in the 37th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at the Jeju World Cup Stadium on the 23rd.
They faced each other on the edge of the cliff. It was a game that could determine the direction of this season between the two teams, who have to get out of the danger of direct relegation.
The same was true of desperation. There was only three points difference between Jeju, ranked 11th in the promotion playoff (PO), and Daegu, ranked 12th in the automatic relegation zone. The number of cases was simple. If Jeju wins, the difference in points will be six points, and Daegu will finish at the bottom regardless of the final match. On the other hand, if Daegu wins, the number of points is 35 points, but Daegu, which is leading by 44 goals in multiple points, will push Jeju with 38 goals to 12th place. If they couldn't decide the outcome, both teams had to bet everything on winning the final game. In the end, the two teams shared one point each, delaying all decisions to the final match.
Jeju played in a 4-4-2 formation. Nam Tae-hee, Yuri Jonathan, and Kim Jun-ha stood on the two-top as the main catcher Kim Jung-min's departure. The defense was built by Kim Ryun-sung, Song Joo-hoon, Lim Chae-min and Lim Chang-woo, and Kim Dong-joon wore goalkeeper gloves.
Daegu has a large void. King of Daegu'Sesingya is missing. Cesinha, who recently had to miss the game due to a back injury, even took injections to recover to return to the match against Jeju. But my body couldn't keep up. It is judged not to be able to participate, and I watched Daegu's game from the stands of the game on that day. Daegu, without Cesinha, faced off with a 4-4-2 formation. Kim Joo-gong and Park Dae-hoon were in the front, and Giovanni Hwang Jae-won and Kim Jung-hyun, politician, were in the midfield. The defense was positioned by Kim Hyun-joon, Woo Joo-sung, Kim Kang-san, and Jung Hun-taek. Han Tae-hee defended the goal.
From the beginning of the first half, the two teams tried to target their opponents fiercely. Daegu tried to seize the opportunity to attack in the 14th minute of the first half when Park Dae-hoon, who received a long pass, penetrated into the gate, but lost his balance in the competition and failed to connect to the shot. In the 15th minute of the first half of Jeju Island, Kim Jun-ha finished the cross from the right side with a header from the center of the box, but the ball flew over the net.
Jeju aimed for a chance with a quick counterattack. Kim Jun-ha, who received Yuri Jonathan's pass after taking the ball through pressure in the 21st minute of the first half, even tried to shoot in the box himself, but he was caught in defense and failed to score. Daegu also wanted to create opportunities near the Jeju box. In the 24th minute of the first half, Kim Joo-gong's shot, which caught the ball in the box following Giovanni's breakthrough from the right side, was blocked by defense and missed the goal line. In the ensuing corner kick, Hwang Jae-won's mid-range shot also headed in front of Kim Dong-joon.
Jeju scored the first goal and took the lead. In the 29th minute of the first half, a cross from the left side of the box touched the head of Yuri Jonathan, who was rushing beyond the Daegu defender located at the gate. Yuri's header shook the Daegu net as it was. Jeju immediately strengthened its offense by excluding Kim Jun-ha and putting in Kim Seung-seop after the first goal.
Daegu, which allowed a run, went on offense to chase. But Jeju's defense was solid. In the 39th minute of the first half, Kim Hyun-joon finished the cross from the left with a header, but was blocked by a hand-to-hand defense. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Park Dae-hoon finished the cross from the right with a bicycle kick, but the ball headed over the net. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Song Joo-hoon blocked the politician's breakthrough in the box with an accurate tackle to overcome the crisis. Giovanni's shot was blocked by Jeju's defense wall in the 44th minute of the first half in a free kick in front of the box.
The first half ended with Jeju's 1-0 lead.
The game immediately heated up with the start of the second half. In the fourth minute of the second half, Kim Seung-seop's cross broke through the left side and fell where Jeju was not. In the fifth minute of the second half, Lim Chae-min finished the ball that came to the gate in the attacking situation, but it failed to properly impact and left the goal.
Daegu also tried hard to make up for it. In the 13th minute of the second half, Kim Joo-gong finished with a header from Giovanni's cross from a left free kick, but turned away from the goal. In the 15th minute of the second half, once again, Joo-gong Kim, who was rushing toward the gate, connected with a header. However, the ball floated a little higher and swallowed the disappointment.
Daegu brought back the atmosphere with a dramatic equalizer. It was a fatal mistake by Jeju's defense. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Hwang Jae-won's pass went to the front of the Jeju defense, but Song Joo-hoon and Ahn Tae-hyun failed to handle the ball properly and flowed backward. Giovanni, who jumped in time for the pass, caught the ball and finished it, shaking the Jeju net, bringing the game back to square one.
Jeju missed a golden opportunity to get ahead again.In the 35th minute of the second half, a cross from the right fell between Yuri and Han Tae-hee. The ball was not handled properly and flowed to the goal. Han Tae-hee blew herself out at the last minute to overcome the crisis.
Jeju has barely overcome the crisis of defeat. In the 37th minute of the second half, Edgar finished the goal with a header from Daegu's attack, which started with Edgar, and Hwang Jae-won's cross. However, Daegu's Kim Jung-hyun's foul was pointed out in the previous situation, and the score was canceled as a result of VAR reading.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
