'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)

Sep 28, 2024

'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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The running of Kim Cheon is scary.

Gimcheon Sangmu, led by head coach Chung Jung-yong, won 2-0 in the home game of the 「Hana Bank K League 1 2024」 against Gwangju FC at Gimcheon Stadium on the 28th. Gimcheon has won three consecutive games. Gimcheon (56 points) remained in second place. On the other hand, Gwangju (40 points) has lost two consecutive games.

'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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Gimcheon utilized a 4-3-3 formation. With Park Sang-hyuk at the center, Kim Seung-seop and Lee Dong-joon took the lead in the attack. Lee Seung-won, Kim Bong-soo, and Lee Dong-kyung coordinated the midfield. Park Soo-il, Park Chan-yong, Park Seung-wook, and Kim Kang-san were in charge of defense. Kim Dong-heon defended the goal.

Gwangju came out with a 4-4-2 tactic. Lee Kun-hee and Choi Kyung-rok made two-top. Ahn Hyuk-joo, Lee Hee-kyun, Jung Ho-yeon, and Asani were located at the waist. Kim Jin-ho, Kim Kyung-jae, and Ahn Young-kyu were in the four-back. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Kim Kyung-min.

'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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They were two teams with a 180 degree different atmosphere. Gimcheon confirmed its advance to Final A early, breaking expectations before the opening. He entered the Final A stage for the first time since the foundation of Gimcheon. Gwangju, on the other hand, slumped to Final B. It's a race for survival now. Moreover, Gwangju has a very tight schedule because of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) competition.

The game has begun. The game between the two teams was fierce. There was also a dizzying situation in the 11th minute of the first half. Park Sang-hyuk of Gimcheon emerged during the ball competition. The game was even stopped for a while due to bleeding. A bigger injury occurred in the 16th minute of the first half. Gimcheon Lee Dong-joon emerged in the process of landing after the competition. According to the team's confirmation, it was a knee injury. Lee Dong-joon could no longer play and was replaced by Mo Jae-hyun and withdrawn to the bench. Gwangju also made changes by adding afternoon castles instead of Ahn Hyuk-joo.

Gimcheon led the attack. Lee Seung-won and Kim Bong-soo tried to shoot one after another. However, Gwangju's goal was not easily opened. Gwangju tried to score with a counterattack, but also failed to break through the opponent's net. The first half ended 0-0.

'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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At the beginning of the second half, Gimcheon opened the scoring. Mo Jae-hyun fired a mid-range shot with instant speed during the counterattack. The ball that left his toes shook Gwangju's goal. Gimcheon took a 1-0 lead.

Gimcheon put Kim Dae-won and Maeng Sung-woong instead of Kim Seung-seop and Lee Seung-won in the 16th minute of the second half. In the 25th minute of the second half of the second half, Gwangju also added Lee Jae-yul instead of Cho Sung-kwon and Lee Kun-hee. Gimcheon laughed again. He stole the opponent's ball and created a chance to attack. Lee Dong-kyung connected Kim Dae-won's pass with an additional goal. Gimcheon took the lead 2-0.

Gwangju took the winning move. Gabriel was put in place of Lee Hee-kyun. Gimcheon put Yoo Kang-hyun and Park Dae-won in place of Park Sang-hyuk and Park Soo-il to counterattack. The game got fiercer. Heavy rain also overlapped, leading to a fierce game. Gimcheon laughed in the confrontation between Gimcheon, who is trying to protect, and Gwangju, who is trying to chase. Gimcheon showed concentration until the end to end the victory.

'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
'Lee Dong-joon injury → Lee Dong-kyung net goal'Kim Cheon Sang-soo, Gwangju 2-0 and 3 consecutive wins'Jeon Jin-woo winning goal'Jeon Jin-woo overwhelms 2-1 Jeju (Roundup)
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Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Hyundai beat Jeju United 2-1 in the match held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium at the same time. Jeonbuk led with Kim Jin-kyu's first goal in the 14th minute of the second half. However, Jeju allowed Yuri Jonathan to tie the penalty in the 40th minute of the second half. The game wasn't over until the end. Jeonbuk secured a 2-1 victory with Jeon Jin-woo's header score in extra time in the second half. Jeonbuk (37 points) jumped to ninth place with six undefeated matches.



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