'Ulsan Killer'Director Lee Jung-hyo'100 games, players give big gifts to buy coffee'
Jul 10, 2024
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Gwangju won 1-0 with Lee Hee-kyun's winning goal in the 21st minute of the second half in the 22nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' held at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on the 10th. Gwangju won four consecutive games against Ulsan.
Ulsan remained at 39 points and failed to regain the top spot, and Gwangju rose to 7th place (28 points). Coach Lee Jung-hyo said, `It was hard to recover after the match against Gangwon-do. Tactically asked for two things. I want to praise Ahn Hyuk-joo and Kim Kyung-min in particular. Ahn Hyuk-joo faithfully implemented the play that utilized the space. Kim Kyung-min saved twice in the crisis of losing points. So I won. Even though it was hard, I looked for it and ran with a lot of responsibility" he said.
Lee won his 100th game in the K-League. He recorded 50 wins, 23 draws and 27 losses in his career. Manager Lee said "I didn't tell the players that it was 100 games. He expected a 50 percent win rate in 100 games. I was looking forward to the players' eyes because they were alive. I think they gave me a big present. I'll buy coffee"I laughed.
Coach Lee took his first step as the head coach in Gwangju in 2022. In his first season, he reached the top of the K League 2 and promoted the team to the first division. Last season, he made a huge upset to rank third in the K League 1. 'Jeonghyo Magic' became the epitome of K League 1.
"It was an opportunity to gain confidence by adding one win in the away game in a difficult situation to return home," coach Lee said. "Without the victory, it was difficult to go up." A precious victory in one of 22 games."
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