'I laughed in the first round of the final' Daejeon, Jeonbuk 2-0 and Incheon, ranked 10th, ranked lowest without rebounding (roundup)

Oct 19, 2024

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Daejeon Hana Citizen laughed in Final B 'First Edition'

Daejeon Hana Citizen, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, beat Jeonbuk Hyundai 2-0 in the 34th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 19th. Daejeon (38 points) won in four games and moved up to 10th place. The gap with Daegu FC (39 points), ranked 9th, which is the remaining Maginot line, has been narrowed to one point. On the other hand, Jeonbuk (37 points) dropped to 11th place. The bottom of Final B will be immediately demoted to the K League 2 (division 2). The 11th and 10th teams will play the promotion and playoffs with the second-division team to determine whether they will stay or not.

Daejeon scored the first goal in the 41st minute of the first half. Jeonbuk's defense did not properly deal with Oh Jae-seok's cross from the left. Kim Joon-beom floated the ball and hit a right-footed volley to shake the net.

At the beginning of the second half, Jeonbuk made changes by excluding Andrigo and putting in Moon Seon-min. The war was unshakable. Martha's shot hit Jeonbuk defender Park Jin-seop's hand. Referee Kim Jong-hyuk declared a penalty after making a VAR on-field review. However, Jeonbuk goalkeeper Kim Joon-hong blocked Martha's shot as a kicker.

The war was unshakable. Kim Joon-beom's second goal in the 48th minute of the second half sealed the victory.

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Subsequently, at the Incheon Football Stadium, Jeju United defeated the lowest-ranked Incheon United 2-1 with Gallego's 'Jeju debut goal' and the final goal of Italy. Jeju remained in eighth place with 44 points. Incheon (32 points) was at the bottom of the list.

Jeju made a change by putting in Lee Cha-ro and Nam Tae-hee in the second half. He did not miss his opponent's defensive mistakes and scored. After Incheon's corner kick in the fourth minute of the second half, Kim Dong-min in the last minute failed to properly deal with the ball that flowed backward. Gallego, who stole the ball, ran about 50m and shook the net past goalkeeper Lee Bum-soo. Jeju allowed Gerson to score an equalizer in the 23rd minute of the second half. However, in the 42nd minute of the second half, Kim Joo-gong's help was followed by Lee Je-ro's winning goal to secure the victory.

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Meanwhile, on the Final A stage, Ulsan HD and Gimcheon managing director '2nd place' left a draw. The two teams drew 0-0 at Gimcheon Sports Complex. The gap between Ulsan (62 points) and Gimcheon (57 points) maintained five points. Reporter Kim Autumn epi17@sportschosun.com

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