‘Bitter Taste of the Opening Match’ Seoul vs. Incheon/Pohang vs. Daegu… Avoid Losing your First Two Games in a Row!
K League 1 2nd round on the 9th to 10th... ‘Winning team match’ Gimcheon-Ulsan match is also of interest
A 'weekend fierce battle' unfolds between professional soccer K-League 1 clubs that 'start out weak, but want to become very prosperous later on'.
In the opening match of the first round of Hana Bank K-League 1 2024 held on the 1st to 3rd, only four teams, Suwon FC, Gimcheon Sangmu, Ulsan HD and Gwangju FC, sounded victorious. 사설 토토사이트
Jeju United, Daejeon Hana Citizen, Jeonbuk Hyundai, and Gangwon FC drew and earned 1 point.
On the other hand, four teams, including FC Seoul, which expected the 'effects of Jesse Lingard and coach Kim Ki-dong', and Pohang Steelers, who were newly appointed coach Tae-ha Park, as well as Incheon United and Daegu FC, who continued to be 'slow starters' in the early part of the season, suffered their first loss.
Meanwhile, in the second round scheduled for the 9th to 10th, an interesting match-up will unfold in which four teams who suffered the bitter taste of defeat in the first round will face each other.
‘Go for it, lose 2 times in a row!’… Where does the humiliation of the opening ‘first consecutive loss’ go?
In the first round, Pohang lost 0-1 to Ulsan, and Daegu fell 0-1 to 'promoted team' Gimcheon.
Seoul fell 0-2 to Gwangju, and Incheon lost 0-1 to Suwon FC.
Two consecutive losses at the beginning of the season can have a decisive impact on the team's mood, so these four teams are united in their determination to accumulate points.
Pohang will face Daegu at the Pohang Steel Yard at 4:30 p.m. on the 9th, and Seoul will face Incheon at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 4 p.m. on the 10th.
Everyone is desperate for a win, but the teams that are more thirsty for 'three points' are definitely Seoul and Pohang.
Seoul, playing its first home game this season, is urgently needed to win.
They called for 'rebuilding a famous team' by recruiting Lingard, who is considered the 'best foreign player of all time', and coach Kim Ki-dong, a 'matchmaker', but they lost to Gwangju in the opening game by conceding two goals.
Seoul gave up 2 goals to Gwangju and even earned the disgrace of being named ‘the team that conceded the most goals’ in the first round.
In particular, the pain of losing in the opening game was even greater as Lingard, who was not in perfect condition and was replaced in the second half, was not able to turn the situation around.
Seoul's opponent, Incheon, unfortunately lost in the opening game, conceding a penalty kick to Suwon FC's Lee Seung-woo in extra time in the second half.
For this reason, Incheon is also preparing for the second round, and a 'hot battle' is expected.
Pohang is a 'traditional team' who went undefeated in the opening 9 games of last season (5 wins, 4 draws), and fought fiercely with Ulsan for the lead, eventually finishing as runners-up.
However, after coach Kim Ki-dong moved to Seoul and coach Park Tae-ha took over, Pohang opened the new season with a loss against defending champion Ulsan in the opening game.
Pohang faced Jeonbuk in the round of 16 of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League last month and lost only 1 draw and 1 loss (0-2 loss in the first leg, 1-1 draw in the second leg), missing out on a ticket to the quarterfinals and also losing the opening game of the K League 1. did.
They are in a desperate situation for a win as they are undefeated in three consecutive official games.
Pohang's opponent, Daegu, is determined to reduce trial and error this season, as last season, after losing in the opening game and drawing in the 2nd to 3rd round in a row, it only achieved its first win in the 4th round.
‘Here I go, 2 wins in a row!’… Gimcheon-Ulsan 'winning team vs. winning team' match
There is a match where the teams that lost in the first round face each other, but in the second round, there will also be a 'winning team match' between Gimcheon and Ulsan, who both won the opening game (4:30 p.m. on the 9th, Gimcheon Sports Complex).
Gimcheon came from behind to win K League 2 last season and was promoted to the first division, while Ulsan achieved its second consecutive win in K League 1.
Here, the match between the two teams also attracts attention as the 'Kim Min-jun and Won Doo-jae derby'.
Gimcheon's striker Kim Min-jun and defensive midfielder Won Doo-jae left their original team Ulsan and joined Gimcheon in January 2023.
Kim Min-jun, who joined Ulsan in 2021 and played surprisingly well with 5 goals and 1 assist in his debut season, is a ‘cub tiger’ who was even nominated for the K League 2 Young Player Award with 6 goals and 4 assists in Gimcheon last year.
Won Doo-jae also joined Gimcheon after firmly guarding Ulsan's midfield, and played a strong role in Gimcheon's victory by playing in 34 games last year.
Kim Min-jun and Won Doo-jae showed off the power of the ‘Ulsan Duo’ by jointly scoring the winning goal against Daegu in the first round.
Won Doo-jae finished Kim Min-jae's corner kick with a header.
Kim Min-jun and Won Doo-jae meet their parents’ team for the first time as ‘soldiers.’
In addition, Gwangju and Suwon FC are trying for two consecutive wins against Gangwon and Jeonbuk, respectively, and Jeju coach Kim Hak-beom is aiming for his first win of the season against Daejeon.
