Seongnam FC ‘Ki Hyeong-ho’ took Cheonan City FC and ran undefeated in 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw).
Seongnam, led by coach Lee Ki-hyung, won the home game against Cheonan in the 7th round of the ‘Hana 1 Q K League 2 2023’ held at Tancheon Sports Complex on the 16th, and won 2-0 with consecutive goals from Jeong Han-min and Denilson in the second half. Seongnam, which recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses (11 points), narrowed the gap to 4th place Busan I-Park (12 points), which had played one less game, to 1 and moved up to 5th place. On the other hand, Cheonan failed again to obtain the first point they were looking forward to after losing all seven games since the opening.
Coach Lee put Lee Jong-ho, who recently scored two goals in a row, at the forefront, and placed Chris, Kwon Soon-hyung, Lee Jae-won, and Shim Dong-woon in the second line. Head coach Park Nam-yeol, who leads the away team Cheonan, put Kim Jong-min at the top and Baka Yoko, Yoon Yong-ho, Oh Yoon-seok and Jang Baek-gyu in the second line. Brazilian striker Motta, who played for a long time in the midweek FA Cup third round (1-2 loss to Daegu), was forced to wait on the bench.
In the first half, Seongnam and Cheonan exchanged 5 shots side by side and engaged in a defensive battle. In the 17th minute of the first half, Seongnam winger Chris took a no-mark opportunity from the left side of the penalty arc, but Cheonan goalkeeper Kim Min-jun caught a left-footed shot. Cheonan counterattacked three minutes later with a left-footed mid-range shot by Jang Baek-gyu.
In the 24th minute of the first half, midfielder Lee Sang-min took the ball from the front of the penalty box and attempted a powerful right-footed shot. However, this ball was also hit by Kim Min-joon. In the 35th minute of the first half, Kwon Soon-hyeong hit a right-footed mid-range shot that missed the goal.
Cheonan counterattacked one minute later with a right-footed volley by Bakayoko. Desperate for the first victory, they faced Seongnam closely.
The match between the two teams, which drew without scoring, became even more heated. In the 4th minute of the second half, Cheonan’s Yoon-seok Oh took the ball from the left side of the penalty box and attempted a mid-range shot.
After overcoming the crisis, Seongnam made its debut by replacing Lee Jong-ho with Brazilian striker Denilson. Also, instead of Shim Dong-woon, Jeong Han-min stepped on the ground.
바카라사이트 However, Cheonan seized a golden opportunity again. In the 16th minute of the second half, Bakayoko moved to the right and crossed the ball, which flew between the two teams in front of the goal. Kim Hyun-joong caught the ball and attempted a right-footed shot. However, Kim Yeong-gwang turned around and blocked it.
Seongnam, which was on the defensive, dropped midfielder Kwon Soon-hyung and defender Kim Hoon-min, and Park Sang-hyuk and Jang Hyo-jun were put in respectively.
Both teams exchanged attacks and continued to struggle with biting and biting. Cheonan also made a final victory. Brazilian goalscorer Motta and Heo Seung-woo and defender Choi Ho-yeon were sent out at the same time in the 27th minute of the second half.
However, it was Seongnam that the mercenary technique worked. Three minutes later, Jeong Han-min scored the winning goal. Catching the ball from the left side of the penalty box, he deftly overcame Cheonan center back Lee Kwang-jun’s close mark, and then split the goal with a lightning-fast right-footed mid-range gun. The Tancheonbeol became hot.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Seongnam controlled Cheonan’s counterattack until the end, with Kim Yeong-kwang blocking Motta’s header shot. And in the 39th minute of the second half, the ‘replacement card’ worked again. Denilson sniped the Cheonan goal with a missile-like right-footed mid-range gun from 25 meters in front of the penalty box. His debut goal in his K-League debut match.
In the end, Seongnam kept the two-goal lead to the end and added three points at home.
Meanwhile, Hong Si-yeong (11), who is known to be battling childhood cancer after working as a Seongnam supporter for a long time, visited the site with her parents at the invitation of the club. The Seongnam club played a home game that day to pray for Yang Yang’s recovery. Seongnam players entered wearing T-shirts wishing for his recovery, and staff also wore them. The phrase ‘#Siyoung-ah, cheer up #we’ll be together’ was written on it. Seongnam supporters also held up banners with the words ‘Cheer up Siyoung’. In the 37th minute of the first half, in line with Hong’s birthday, March 7, all the spectators applauded for a recovery. The Seongnam club made and sold 100 T-shirts praying for recovery, and 50% of the proceeds from home games will be donated to Hong’s medical expenses. So the thrill of victory was greater than ever.