Chungnam Asan FC coach Kim Hyun-seok, "I'm so grateful that the players did a good job." A one-goal victory is more motivating."

Nov 28, 2024

 Chungnam Asan FC coach Kim Hyun-seok, 'I'm so grateful that the players did a good job.' A one-goal victory is more motivating.'
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"On the contrary, a 4-3 victory is better. You can be mentally armed."

K League 2 Chungnam Asan FC is hoping to be promoted to the K League 1 for the first time since its foundation. He properly hit 'Bread' against K League 1 Daegu FC. In the first round of the promotion playoff, he won 4-3 after playing a dominant game all the time, including a lead of up to three goals at one point.

Chungnam Asan, led by head coach Kim Hyun-seok, won 4-3 in the first round of the '2024 Hana Bank K-League Promotion Playoff' held at Cheonan Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 28th, preoccupying the advantage of promotion. If you win the second round in Daegu on December 1, you will enjoy the excitement of your first promotion. A one-goal loss is a playoff game. If you lose by more than two goals, you will fail to get promoted, and Daegu FC will remain in K League 1.



On the same day, South Chungcheong Asan scored three goals in the first half alone to secure the lead. In the second half, Denison scored a goal to lead the team to 4-1. However, he had to settle for a one-point victory at the end of the second half by giving up two consecutive goals to Daegu FC ace Cesinha.

 Chungnam Asan FC coach Kim Hyun-seok, 'I'm so grateful that the players did a good job.' A one-goal victory is more motivating.'
After the game, coach Kim Hyun-seok said, `In fact, I only slept about 30 minutes yesterday because of my worries. I also trained with a lot of worries during the Changwon off-season training. But today's result was good, and I'm so grateful that everything the players want to do seems to have been implemented in the stadium. I think it was a good game."



Then "The most regrettable part is that it has been narrowed down from a 3-point gap to a 1-point gap. The beginning gave our defense a clue, not going as it should have been. Juninho was suddenly injured and was unable to make the scheduled replacement and had to return one central attack to defense. In the meantime, he provided an excuse for two runs. It's the most regrettable part."

However, coach Kim said a one-point victory could be a motivation. "On the contrary, I think the motivation that a one-goal difference gives us will come stronger than a 4-1 or 4-2 victory. If it's a difference of two or three goals, I think the players will play with ease. Even if you don't think so, your body can be like that. The 4-3 score is a mentally armed score that can do better," he said, vowing to do well in the second round.





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