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'Emergency, emergency' The fire fell at the foot of Jeonbuk.
Jeonbuk lost 0-1 to Song Joo-hoon in the 35th round (final round 2R) of the 「Hana Bank K League 1 2024」 against Jeju at Jeju World Cup Stadium on the 27th, falling into a three-game losing streak. At the same time, Incheon beat Gwangju 1-0 at home with Mugosa's winning goal, narrowing the gap between 11th-ranked Jeonbuk (37 points) and Incheon (35 points) from five points to two points, a game difference. On the same day, the difference between the remaining Maginot line, which beat Daegu, was four points. The Jeonbuk supporter, who visited Seogwipo on a rainy day, shouted "Wake up Jeonbuk."
The match between Jeonbuk and Incheon, which will be held at Jeonbuk home on the 2nd of next month, has become an important matchup that will actually determine whether the two teams will be directly demoted or not, exceeding 6 points.
On the other hand, Jeju crossed the nine-point ridge of the remaining team with a miraculous rebound that swept four wins in the last five games, including that day. Kim Hak-beom, who rose to seventh place with 47 points, eight points apart from the playoff ticket, will confirm his remaining status just by drawing in the next round.
Jeonbuk coach Kim Doo-hyun's ambitious winning move in rainy Seogwipo did not work. Coach Kim has set up all of his starting lineup as domestic players. Kim Jin-kyu was put in place of central midfielder Boateng, and Moon Seon-min was selected instead of Andro for the side midfielder position. Jeonbuk has set up "100% native player selection" for the first time in 17 games since the match against Daegu (0-3 loss) on June 22.
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Coach Kim set up the first or second line as Song Min-gyu, Lee Young-jae, Moon Sun-min, and Jeon Byeong-gwan without an authentic striker, leaving Lee Seung-woo on the bench. Kim Jin-gyu and Han Kook-young defended the midfield and Kim Tae-hwan, Hong Jung-ho, Park Jin-seop, and Kim Tae-hyun set up a four-back. Kim Jun-hong wore goalkeeper gloves. Regarding Lee Seung-woo's plan to put in, head coach Kim said, `I intend to put in when the opponent's gap widens depending on the situation in the second half or when I need to score.'
Jeju coach Kim Hak-beom set up Yuri Jonathan as the top and set up a second term as a Gallego Han Jong-moo Seo Jin-soo. Kaina and Kim Gun-woong defended the midfield, and Ahn Tae-hyun, Lim Chae-min, Song Joo-hoon and Lee Ju-yong built a four-back. Ahn Chan-ki defended the goal in place of Kim Dong-joon, who was injured. Coach Kim Hak-beom said, `I don't think skills matter at this time. Concentration and atmosphere battle."
In the first half, Jeonbuk's one-side half-court pattern unfolded. Han Kook-young's mid-range shot in the 6th minute and Lee Young-jae's left-footed turning shot in front of the Jeju goalkeeper in the 14th minute. Jeju's defense, led by Lim Chae-min, endured Jeonbuk's unilateral offensive again and again. In the 22nd minute, Song Min-gyu's shot in front of the gate was blocked by Lee Ju-yong. Jeonbuk failed to open the net even though it recorded six shots and eight corner kicks in the first half alone. Jeju's shot was 'Zero'.
Jeonbuk's failure to score a goal despite pushing meant that it could face even greater difficulties in the second half. Jeju showed the epitome of a 'weak downbeat' with 3 wins and 1 loss in the last four games with decisive points in the second half. At the beginning of the second half, head coach Kim Hak-beom put in Nam Tae-hee as a breakaway player. Jeonbuk called in Jeon Byeong-gwan and put in Andrigo.
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Jeju knocked on the Jeonbuk goal with consecutive shots from Yuri Jonathan and Gallego early in the second half. Feeling threatened, head coach Kim Doo-hyun took the reins of the attack in the 17th minute by removing Song Min-gyu and putting in Lee Seung-woo. In the 25th minute, Lee Seung-woo caught the ball from the left side of the box and aimed for the first goal with his trademark right foot winding. However, the ball that left Lee Seung-woo's foot slightly missed the post.
Behind the opportunity came a crisis. 25 minutes into the second half, Jeju's corner kick situation. Song Joo-hoon rushed in and pushed the ball that Nam Tae-hee stabbed long toward the par post. Song Joo-hoon scored the first goal in a year and seven months since the match against Seoul in March last year, and he scored the winning goal.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
