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Ahead of the 24th round of the 「Hana Bank K League 2 2024」 between Gimpo and E-Land held at Gimpo Salter Football Stadium on the 24th, Gimpo coach Ko Jung-woon and E-Land coach Kim Do-kyun complained. For the loser, who lost to Anyang and Cheonan City in the 23rd round held last weekend, he had no choice but to say a lot. First of all, coach Ko expressed regret over the terrible scoring misfortune in the silence of foreign strikers Trio Luis, Plana, and Bruno. "Football is very difficult. Strikers are greedy, and there is no midfielder to help them with the goal technically. Last year, he was able to hold out because he scored a goal, but since he can't score a goal this season, he eats a goal at the end of the second half and draws it. I was also a striker, but I think I'm born with a goal." Kim scored 23 goals in 21 matches and ranked 10th. E-Land was not a team that worried about scoring goals. E-Land has scored 40 goals in 21 games and is tied for first place in the scoring rankings with Jeonnam. Manager Kim's concern was lack of concentration. He complained that there are many games that he missed due to his lack of concentration at the end of the second half.
As a result, both teams eased their concerns little by little in the game. E-Land, who finished 0-0 in the first half, scored the first goal in the 6th minute of the second half by replacing Kim Gyeol with 'Special Joker'. Cha Seung-hyun was handed the ball that he stabbed into the back space of the defense and scored with a calm right-footed shot in front of the gate. He scored his fifth goal of the season in two consecutive games following the last match against Cheonan City. E-Land's key to the lead by scoring the first goal was concentration. Eland has conceded 11 of the 12 goals he has allowed in his last five games in the second half. The E-Land coaching staff shouted "line, line" at the players in the technical area and called for them to keep the line. In the 11th minute, Jung Kang-min's shot in front of the gate was saved by E-Land goalkeeper Moon Jung-in. The Gimpo bench is starting to get busy. In the 37th minute of the first half, coach Ko, who put in Lewis and Jung Kang-min, respectively, except for Lee Hyun-kyu and half-time Bruno, called in Chapman and put in Jang Yun-ho after losing a point. However, Kimpo seemed to be out of sync in the offense as coach Ko feared. While Gimpo could not find the answer, E-Land ran away with one more goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, Byun Kyung-joon tripped over Kimpo goalkeeper Son Jeong-hyun's arm in the penalty box. A penalty was declared after the VAR. In the 25th minute, Kazuki played kicker and scored his E-Land debut goal. In the 29th minute of the second half, Byun Kyung-joon dug into the back space of the defense again and drew Son Jung-hyun's foul. Son was sent off in the second inning of the warning. Gimpo has already exhausted all five replacement cards, so midfielder Choi Jae-hoon wore goalkeeper gloves. Choi Jae-hoon, a non-professional goalkeeper, was not enough to prevent Osmar's ball in the 32nd minute of the second half.
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Gimpo, which lost 0-1 without scoring in the past three consecutive games, including the Korea Cup, was close to impossible to catch up with three goals in the remaining 10 minutes. In the 41st minute of the second half, Plana recovered one goal with a free kick, but two minutes later, Lee Joon-seok scored his fourth goal with a solo dribble and ran away again. Two minutes later, Lewis scored a comeback goal with a free kick this time, heating the atmosphere of the stadium. Gimpo, which had no goals in three consecutive games, including the Korea Cup, quenched its thirst by shooting multiple goals. However, two goals were not enough to catch up with the gap. E-Land failed to shake off the habit of losing points in the second half, but in the 7th minute of extra time, Seo Jae-min's additional goal was combined to win the game with a 5-2 score to secure three valuable points. E-Land scored 10 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses and 34 points, bringing down Suwon (33 points) and Busan (32 points) and jumping two places from sixth to fourth. Kimpo (30 points) was ranked seventh. The wrinkles of the red poma only increase.
Meanwhile, last-place Ansan produced an extraordinary 3-2 victory with Kim Do-yoon's theater goal in the first minute of the second half in a match against the lead Anyang at Wa Stadium in Ansan at the same time. Chungcheongnam-do Asan won 3-0 and maintained its third place with 37 points in the match against Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju at Cheongju Stadium with consecutive goals by Jeong Se-joon in the 44th minute of the first half, Juningyo in the 43rd minute of the second half, and Denison in the 5th minute of extra time in the second half.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
