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Daejeon Hana Citizen ranked second for the first time since its foundation.
Daejeon Hana Citizen won 3-0 in the final match of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' against Gimcheon Sangmu held at Gimcheon Stadium on the 30th. Seo Jin-soo scored two goals and one assist. With this, Daejeon (18 wins, 11 draws, 9 losses) finished the season as the first runner-up in its foundation. Gimcheon finished the season with 18 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses and a final third place.
Daejeon was a 4-4-2 formation. Hernandez and Martha stepped out as two-top players. Kim Hyun-oh, Kim Bong-soo, Lee Soon-min and Seo Jin-soo helped from behind. Kang Yoon-sung, Anton, and Kim Min-deok Kim Moon-hwan were located in the four-back. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Lee Chang-geun.
Gimcheon also utilized a 4-4-2 tactic. Lee Kun-hee and Park Se-jin led the attack. Kim Joo-chan, Park Tae-joon, Lee Soo-bin and Go Jae-hyun coordinated the midfield. Park Chul-woo, Kim Min-gyu, Lee Jung-taek, and Kim Tae-hwan were in charge of defense. Moon Hyun-ho defended the goal.
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Until now, Daejeon (62 points) and Gimcheon (61 points) were ranked second to third with one point between them. Both teams aimed for the runner-up, the best record ever.
Ahead of the showdown, Daejeon coach Hwang Sun-hong said, `We need to find the rewards of the players' hard work. We have to be smart with our players." The players have worked hard so far. It's obvious what to do to get the price." "Now I think it's the beginning of talking about the era of Daejeon, the era of Daejeon. It doesn't become a prestigious title just because you participate in the ACL for a year. The K League is like a jungle. You have to be at a steady level for the next two or three years to be a really strong team. Next year, the check will be worse than this year. I think next year is a more important year." Kim Jeong-yong, manager of Gimcheon, said "The players are doing well. I'm looking forward to it because he showed a good game. But it's not easy. Daejeon is a team we haven't won. I'm playing the last game of the year at home, so I hope I do well."
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The two teams were actively aiming for the opponent's goal from the beginning of the game. The first goal was up to Daejeon. It was 43 minutes in the first half. Martha received Hernandez's throw-in and connected it to Seo Jin-soo. Seo Jin-shoo scored 'one shot, one kill' Daejeon took the lead 1-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Gimcheon took out a replacement card. Min Kyung-hyun and Kim In-kyun took the ground instead of Kim Tae-hwan and Kim Joo-chan. However, it failed to stop the atmosphere of Daejeon. Daejeon did not miss another throw-in opportunity in the 7th minute of the second half. This time, Seo Jin-soo managed to save the ball, and João Victor scored.
Gimcheon made another replacement. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Jeon Byung-kwan stepped up instead of Lee Kun-hee. In the 25th minute of the second half, Daejeon also added Jung Jae-hee and Kim Jun-beom instead of Hernandez and Martha.
Daejeon continued the atmosphere. Seo Jin-soo scored an additional goal in the 27th minute of the second half. Kim Bong-soo's pass was connected with a powerful right-footed shot to put in a wedge. Gimcheon added Lee Chan-wook and Park Jin-sung in turn instead of Lee Soo-bin and Kim Min-kyu. Daejeon also brought Kim Moon-hwan and Seo Jin-soo to the bench in the 38th minute of the second half and put Kim Jin-ya and Kim Han-seo in. Gimcheon worked hard until the end, with Min Kyung-hyun showing his injury, but failed to reverse the victory. Daejeon won the last game of this season 3-0.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
