Jeollanam-do aims to confirm the playoff. South Gyeongsang Province wins 10 games against Hwaseong
Nov 08, 2025
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Jeollanam-do won 2-1 in the 38th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' against Incheon United at Gwangyang Stadium on the 8th.
With this victory, Jeonnam (62 points) widened the gap with fifth-place E-Land (59 points), which played one less game, to three points. Depending on the results of the 38th round between E-Land and Seongnam, they may confirm their advance to the playoffs.
South Jeolla Province played in a 5-3-2 formation. Hanam and Le Bon were on the front line, and Valdivia, Alberti and Park Sang-jun were on the midfield. Kim Ye-sung, Hong Seok-hyun, Choi Han-sol, Koo Hyun-joon and Kim Yong-hwan were in the defense. Lee Jun wore the goalkeeper's gloves.
Incheon faced off with a 4-4-2 formation. However, a large number of rotations were operated. The two-top consisted of Sung Him-chan and Shota, and the midfield consisted of Kim Min-seok, Jung Won-jin, Kim Do-hyuk and Seo Dong-han. Four Bags were built by Kang Yoon-gu, Delbridge, Kim Gun-hee, and Lee Sang-ki. Kim Dong-heon defended the goal.
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Incheon also fought back. In the 24th minute of the first half, Seo Dong-han received a 2-1 pass and pierced the right side of the box. Soon after, he even tried to shoot from deep in the box, but unfortunately, he was blocked by Lee Joon's good defense. South Jeolla Province also maintained its offensive. In the 25th minute of the first half, Le Bon's shot after breaking directly in the counterattack was blocked by Incheon defense's hand-to-hand defense. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Kim Yong-hwan aimed for the goal but failed to shake the net. In the first half, neither team scored a goal and finished 0-0.
In the second half, Incheon was the first to seek an opportunity. Shota, who received Kim Min-seok's pass in the 8th minute of the second half, held out the defense and tried to shoot, but was blocked, and Park Ho-min's subsequent shot was also saved.
Jeonnam took the opportunity because of Incheon's mistake. Delbridge's handball was pointed out in the 16th minute of the second half, and the VAR readout revealed that the referee declared a handball. Valdivia, who played kicker, finished neatly and scored the first goal.
Jeonnam, which gained momentum with the first goal, continued to tap the Incheon goal. In the 21st minute of the second half, Jung Ji-yong's low and fast shot after breaking through from the left went to the corner of the goal, but Kim Dong-heon blocked his body. Valdivia's shot, which caught the ball from the right side of the box in the 22nd minute of the second half, swallowed the disappointment by hitting the post. Jeonnam widened the gap. After the breakthrough from the left in the 31st minute of the second half, when Jung Ji-yong's shot hit the post, Valdivia's shot, which did not miss it, stabbed the corner of the goal.
Incheon recovered one last-minute goal. In the 10th minute of extra time in the second half, Park Ho-min pushed a cross from the left side to the header from the gate.
In the end, the game ended with Jeonnam's 2-1 victory.
At the same time, Gyeongnam beat Hwaseong 1-0 and laughed at the match held at Hwaseong General Gyeonggi Town. Gyeongnam shook the net in the 27th minute of the second half when Won Ki-jong finished with a header from a free kick situation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
