Finally finished bud football, promotion blossomed...Anyang draws with Bucheon and is promoted after 11 years since its foundation 'Seoul and Derby are successful'
Nov 02, 2024
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Anyang had a 0-0 draw with Bucheon FC in the 38th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2024' held at Bucheon Stadium on the 2nd. Anyang, which has one point left to win on its own, filled all the magic numbers for the championship with a draw on the day. Anyang, which has 62 points, secured the championship regardless of the results of the remaining one game, widening the gap between second-place Chungnam Asan (57 points) with one game remaining and third-place Seoul E-Land (55 points) with two games remaining.
Anyang, who became the K League 2 champion for the first time in 11 years, will play in K League 1 next season. In K League 2, the winning team will be given direct promotion rights.
Anyang, which was founded in 2013 and entered the K League 2 stage, previously took the playoff (PO) stage three times in the 2019 season, the 2021 season, and the 2022 season, but has never been promoted. In particular, he advanced to the promotion PO, the last gateway to promotion in the 2022 season, but lost to Suwon Samsung, which was in the K League 1, after a blood clot that went to extra time in the second game.
Ahead of this season, Anyang coach Lee Woo-hyung, who had been leading the team, stepped down to the second term, and instead, coach Yoo Byung-hoon, who has been a coach for a long time since his predecessor, Kookmin Bank, took the helm. Coach Yoo put the `Flower bud soccer' at the forefront of ````````````````````.
Anyang showed its power from the beginning. Anyang, which rose to No. 1 in April, kept its lead, although it gave up the lead once or twice. From June 2, he has been in first place for five months. Anyang remained unshakable despite the chaos in which the upper and middle ranks changed every round. There were also crises such as the injury of key striker Dan-rey, but he did not miss the top spot with coach Yoo's leadership, which was not new. In the end, it blossomed properly.
The game was tight all the time. Bucheon, which is seeking to advance to the PO, also desperately needed points. It was a strange fate. Yoo and Bucheon coach Lee Young-min are recognized by the soccer community. They have been together since the days of Kookmin Bank in Goyang. As a head coach, coach, and head coach, he has been a team for a long time. We still keep in touch often. For their respective goals of winning and entering PO, they pitted each other against each other for the 'best friend'.
In the first half, both teams exchanged decisive opportunities one by one. In the 16th minute of the first half, Bucheon Basani's shot following his right breakthrough hit the net next to the right side of the net. In the 29th minute, it was slightly off the left side of the net that Yoo Jeong-wan finished the cutback turned over by Anyang Mateus from the right with a right non-stop shot.
He continued the heated battle in the second half. In the 14th minute of the second half, Anyang Lee Tae-hee's cross from the right was connected by Kim Un with a high RBI header slightly above the net. In the 23rd minute, Yago's left foot swirling shot hit the crossbar. Anyang failed to open Bucheon's goal in the end, but still added one valuable point to confirm the championship.
With Anyang's promotion, the 'pre-Yeongo rivalry match' with FC Seoul will take place on the K League 1 stage next year. Anyang was born when LG Cheetas left Anyang and moved to Seoul and was reborn as FC Seoul. It was founded with the passion of Anyang soccer fans who lost their team at the time. The derby against Seoul, which Anyang fans wanted so much, doubled the joy.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
