'Kyungnam Jinks Defeat'MOTA 1 Goal-1 Help Cheonan City Overcome Gyeongnam FC 3-1

Oct 05, 2024

 'Kyungnam Jinks Defeat'MOTA 1 Goal-1 Help Cheonan City Overcome Gyeongnam FC 3-1
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Cheonan City FC, led by head coach Kim Tae-wan, destroyed the Gyeongnam Jinks, saving their hopes of advancing to the playoffs.

Cheonan defeated Gyeongnam FC 3-1 in the 34th round home game of 'Hana Bank K League 2 2024' held at Cheonan Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 5th. Foreign player Mota led the team to victory with one goal and one assist. With this, Cheonan broke the jinx by defeating Gyeongnam in six face-to-face meetings. In addition, he added three points, ranking ninth in the league (39 points). Although there is a long way to go, it was a victory that saved a faint hope of reaching the playoffs. South Gyeongsang Province was unable to escape from 12th place (28 points) due to the loss on the day.

On the same day, Cheonan operated a 4-2-3-1 formation with Mota as the front line. Heo Seung-woo, Tungara and Lee Ji-hoon were placed in the second line, while Lee Kwang-jin and Shin Hyung-min coordinated the game in the midfield. Kim Seo-jin, Kang Young-hoon, Lee Woong-hee, and Park Joon-gang came out as four backs. The starting goalkeeper is Park Joo-won.

Gyeongnam, which went on an away trip, came out in a 3-4-3 formation. Jung Choong-geun, Dongjin Park and Do Dong-hyun came to the offensive line. Lee Min-ki, Lee Kang-hee, Song Hong-min, and Park Won-jae were behind, and Kim Hyung-jin, Lee Chan-wook, and Han Yong-soo's three backs. Kim Min-joon defended the goal.

Cheonan came out aggressively from the first half. In the 28th minute of the first half, Tungara broke through the box from the right and crossed to the left. If caught, it would have been a goal, but Mota couldn't catch up. Gyeongnam threatened the Cheonan goal once with Do Dong-hyun's mid-range shot in the 29th minute.

Cheonan keeper Park Joo-won made a super save. In the 36th minute of the first half, Dongjin Park's mid-range shot was deflected and led to Cosmic Star. Park Joo-won keeper blocked Woo Joo-sung's shot with his body. Do Dong-hyun hit another second shot. Keeper Park Joo-won defended even this.

 'Kyungnam Jinks Defeat'MOTA 1 Goal-1 Help Cheonan City Overcome Gyeongnam FC 3-1
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Cheonan, which overcame the crisis, scored the first goal. Tungara, who took over Mota's pass in the 43rd minute of the first half, scored the first goal. However, Gyeongnam also finished the first half with Dongjin Park's header 1-1 in extra time in the first half.

Cheonan replaced Heo Seung-woo with Myung Joon-jae at the beginning of the second half. The flow of attack has come back to life. In the 17th minute of the second half, Mota penetrated the right corner of Gyeongnam's goal with an accurate header in a corner kick situation.

In the 31st minute of the second half, Lee Ji-hoon's powerful left-footed shot hit the post and went inside.

South Gyeongsang Province, trailing 1-3, did not lose its fighting spirit until the end. However, all three goals were canceled, swallowing regret. Park Min-seo's goal was canceled due to an offside decision, and Lee Min-hyuk's score in the 37th minute of the second half was canceled due to a handball foul. In the 31st minute of the second half, Lee Min-hyuk pushed Fonseca's cross into the header, which was also canceled as Fonseca's position was ruled offside. There was no luck in South Gyeongsang Province.





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