Seoul E-Land continued its hope of winning the upset.
E-Land won 1-0 against Seongnam FC at Mokdong Stadium on the 30th with Byun Kyung-joon's winning goal in the second half in the 37th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2024'. E-Land will have 55 points with the victory, and the difference between the lead FC Anyang (61 points) will be reduced to six points. On the other hand, Seongnam lost again on the same day, delaying Jeon Kyung-joon's debut win to the next.
Eland pulled out a 3-4-3 card. Cho Young-kwang started. He made a three-top with Jung Jae-min and Byun Kyung-joon. Park Min-seo, Seo Jae-min, Kazuki, and Chae Kwang-hoon stood on the waistline. The three-back was composed by Kim Min-gyu, Baek Ji-woong, and Kim Oh-gyu. Moon Jung-in defended the goal. Bruno Silva, who was injured, was included in the entry for the first time in a long time.
Seongnam went 4-3-3. Whoise-Lee Jung-min-Shin Jae-won formed the three-top. Ryu Jun-sun, Kook Kwan-woo and Park Kwang-il were in the midfield. Kim Hoon-min, Jung Seung-yong, Cho Sung-wook, and Jung Won-jin made the four-back. Yoo Sang-hoon wore goalkeeper gloves.
From the beginning, the game was led by E-Land. In the 6th minute of the first half, E-Land took a decisive opportunity. Kazuki's through pass was connected to Cho Young-kwang. Cho Young-kwang's shot was unfortunately blocked by the goalkeeper in the opportunity to face the goalkeeper. E-Land continued to target Seongnam around the side, but failed to create a significant opportunity.
In the 28th minute, Kook Gwan-woo collided with Park Min-seo in the box and collapsed. The referee conducted an on-field review of the penalty. The result was no foul.
In the 35th minute, Byun Kyung-joon shot after beating one defense. It's on. 37 min E-Land blew a disappointing chance. Park Min-seo's corner kick from the right hit Kim Oh-kyu's head. As soon as he entered the goal gate, Yoo Sang-hoon blocked it with a super save.
In the 42nd minute, Park Min-seo shot a ball from the right. It went over the goalpost. In the 43rd minute, Jung Jae-min connected the cross that Kwang-hoon raised from the right with a nice header. It's a little off.
Seongnam, which had been pushed back all the time, had a decisive chance in the extra time of the first half. Jung Seung-yong connected the corner kick with a header. It hit the goal post and came out.
In the second half, E-Land made a change in the side. Except for Park Min-seo, Kim Young-wook was added. In the first minute of the first half, Jung Jae-min broke through and shot. He came out after hitting the defense. 2 min E-Land scored. Kazuki's corner kick from the right was matched to Baek Ji-woong's head. The ball flowed back and Byun Kyung-joon finished by jumping in. The assistant referee declared offside. However, the VAR result recognized the score.
E-Land's offensive continued. Seo Jae-min's shot came out in the 10th minute. 15 min Seongnam replaced it. Excluding Kook Gwan-woo and Shin Jae-won, Kim Jung-hwan and Jang Young-ki were added. In the 16th minute, Lee Jung-min made a turning shot in front of the arc, but it was weak. 17 min E-Land took out the contrast light and put in Montagno.
18 min Kazuki fired a sharp shot. Yoo Sang-hoon's super save blocked his right foot shot in the box. 25 min Seongnam made a good scene. A corner kick from the left connected to Huiz, who was behind. Huiz sent it to the center with a header, and Kim Jung-hwan shot it, but it went over the post.
In the 27th minute, Eland made a great scene. He was connected to Jung Jae-min in the center after playing a passing game from the right. After losing his back, Jung Jae-min gave it to Montagno. Montagno's shot went over the crossbar.
E-Land replaced two people. In the 32nd minute, Jung Jae-min and Kazuki were excluded, and Kim Shin-jin and Park Chang-hwan were added. In the 41st minute, Byeon Dong-joon was taken out and Bruno Silva was put in. 42 min Seongnam had a good chance. Lee Jung-min, who received a lobbing pass from the back with his chest, volleyed. That was weak. In the 43rd minute, Lee Jung-min's lobbing pass connected to Huiz, who was jumping in. Whoise's shot came off the defense.
Seongnam missed a decisive chance in extra time, and the game ended with E-Land's 1-0 victory.
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