"Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals"Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year"2nd place"

Oct 06, 2024

'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club/ Ulsan Go Seung-beom Scene/ Goal Scene/ Photo Kim Jung-soo



'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gimcheon Sangmu Football Team/ Ulsan Ko Seung-beom Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club/ Ulsan Yago Scoring/ Goal Celebration/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
The atmosphere was quite different. Kim Cheon, who was classified as '1 about '1 about ' before the opening of the season, produced an unusual event to compete for the lead in the final round of the regular round. Kim Jeong-yong, manager of Gimcheon, was also full of smiles and relaxation.

He said ahead of the game, `I'll finish well. The players are capable. Synergy is created through goal setting and planning, leading to grades and confidence. I didn't have motivation before. It's okay if you stay well and leave."But a change of ideas, a new culture, has settled down. It is a clear motivation as it leads from K League 2 to K League 1 and to overseas expansion. He said he had to equip himself with weapons when he was here. If you can't do it here, you can't go out."

Ulsan HD was struggling to escape the shock of the `Yokohama disaster.' Ulsan lost 0-4 in an away match at the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) against Yokohama Marinos (Japan) on the 2nd. Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon had the longest one-hour meeting since coming to the team. I don't usually talk about player's fault. I keep saying that I should do what I did well, but I have to renew my mind. I talked about things I hate and things that need to be fixed`"Kim Chun is an efficient team for fast attack deployment and counterattacks with a lot of numbers in defense. That's why it's a boring team. 'Ugly team' but you have to attack it with constant detail. We must control it with patience and wisdom. We need to widen the gap with Gimcheon," he stressed.



'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs. Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club/ Ulsan Kim Pan-gon/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Gimcheon Sangmu Football Team/ Kim Jeong-yong/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Gimcheon Sangmu Football Team/ Kimcheon Lee Dong-kyung/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
It was a clash between No. 1 Ulsan and No. 2 Gimcheon. The difference between the two teams was two points before the whistle. 'Lee Dong-kyung Derby' was also of interest. Lee Dong-kyung stood at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in 161 days. It is not Lee Dong-kyung in Ulsan, but Lee Dong-kyung in Gimcheon. Lee Dong-kyung played in eight games in Ulsan's uniform earlier this season and dominated the K League 1 with seven goals and five assists. He joined the army on April 28 after a match against Jeju United. In Gimcheon, he has played 13 games and continues to play with four goals and one assist.

Ulsan cried at the bad luck of the first half. In the third minute of the first half, Kim Ji-hyun connected Lee Chung-yong's cutback with a right-footed shot, but he hit the post. Kim Ji-hyun, who received a through pass from Joo Min-kyu in the 20th minute of the first half, shook the net in a one-on-one chance with the opposing goalkeeper. However, the offside flag was raised, and the decision was not reversed even in VAR (video reading). A minute later, the opposite situation was staged in Gimcheon. Mo Jae-hyun, who received Park Soo-il's long pass, scored a goal in a one-on-one opportunity. The offside flag was still. Even after VAR review, the goal was recognized as it was.



Ulsan, caught off guard, struggled. Lee Myung-jae's free kick in the 36th minute of the first half was in front of the goalkeeper. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Lee Chung-yong's cross also failed to control Jang Si-young's ball properly. It ended 1-0 in the first half. Ulsan put Ataru, Arabidze, Yago and Yoon Il-rok in the second half. Gimcheon only had a new transfusion of Kim Dae-won until the middle of the second half.

'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club/ Gimcheon Mo Jae-hyun score/ goal celebration/ photo Kim Jung-soo
'Ko Seung-beom → Yago consecutive goals'Ulsan wins 2-1 against Gimcheon for the third consecutive year'2nd place'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium/ K League1/ Ulsan HDFC vs Gimcheon Sangmu Football Team/ Kimcheon Ju Min-gyu/ Competition/ Photo by Kim Jung-soo
Gimcheon's counterattack was more fierce. Kim Dae-won fired a shot in the second and eighth minutes of the second half, but was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo's good defense. Ulsan, on the other hand, could hardly break down Gimcheon's solid defense line. Still, Ulsan was Ulsan.



The frustrating trend turned into a single shot in the 30th minute of the second half. Ko Seung-beom opened the goal with a fantastic diving header from Lee Myung-jae's cross. Ulsan's offense came to life when the latch was released. Five minutes later, a comeback goal was scored. Yago shook the net with his left foot on Ataru's cutback. Lee Dong-kyung aimed for a goal against his former team, but remained silent.

Ulsan, which is seeking to win the K League 1 title for the third consecutive year, came from behind to beat Gimcheon 2-1 in the 33rd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' and the final round of the regular round held at its home turf on the 6th. Ulsan, which had six consecutive unbeaten games (5 wins and 1 draw) in K League 1, scored 61 points. He was the first to step on the 60-point mark and remained firmly in the lead. If the point gap with Gimcheon (55 points) is widened to five points, it is one step closer to reaching the top.

24,478 people entered Ulsan Munsu on the same day. Ulsan achieved a feat of exceeding 300,000 home spectators for the second consecutive year.



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