"GK Mugosa". What's wrong with this? Delegation Incheon left with a lot of fun left.. "Because you're tall and bold..."

Nov 24, 2024

 'GK Mugosa'. What's wrong with this? Delegation Incheon left with a lot of fun left.. 'Because you're tall and bold...'
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



 'GK Mugosa'. What's wrong with this? Delegation Incheon left with a lot of fun left.. 'Because you're tall and bold...'
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Incheon United, which has been confirmed to be demoted in the second division, left a lot to see in the final match of the season. Incheon won the last game and repaid the fans who cheered until the end. There was also a happening where Mugosa, the top scorer this season, wore goalkeeper gloves. Mugosa entertained the eyes of soccer fans with an unexpected performance. Daegu FC finished the regular league in 11th place. K League 2 will play Asan Chungcheongnam-do in the promotion playoff.

Incheon won 3-1 away to Daegu in the final match of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' held at Daegu DGB Daegu Bank Park on the 24th. Gersault played a multi-goal role. Mugosa turned into a goalkeeper with about 10 minutes left before the end of the game. Incheon coach Choi Young-geun said, `I've been talking to the players to achieve a successful ending. The players did their best. I'm always thankful and sorry to Incheon fans," he bowed his head.

Incheon, which had nothing but a justification to take care of, continued to drive from the start of the game. Daegu, which is focused on 'young blood', runs hardI did, but Incheon's seasoned skills were one-up. Incheon scored the first goal with a ground ball cross following the side breakthrough. Incheon added a goal in the same pattern early in the second half. Incheon did not slow down the reins by putting Mugosa in the 20th minute of the second half with a 2-0 lead.



An unexpected situation occurred in the 40th minute of the second half. The Incheon goalkeeper was injured during an aerial ball competition. Incheon has already exhausted five replacement cards. Mugosa hurriedly defended the goal. Daegu coach Park Chang-hyun rushed to gather the players and gave a special order. Coach Park Chang-hyun said, `I told him to boldly shoot and cross because he is not a professional goalkeeper.' Although Mugosa gave up one goal, he overcame various difficulties such as punching and corner kick defense to protect his team's victory.

Director Choi Young-geun said, `Mugosa is bold and tall. He is good at playing in the air. He was a bold player, so he chose Mugosa right away without much thought", he explained. Director Choi Young-geun said, `I asked Mugosa and he said he would do it, so I prepared it in a flash.'



 'GK Mugosa'. What's wrong with this? Delegation Incheon left with a lot of fun left.. 'Because you're tall and bold...'
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Incheon will go down to the K League 2 in the 2025 season. Suwon Samsung, which was demoted last season, also called for promotion immediately, but K League 2 is such a tough place that it failed to advance to the playoffs. Director Choi Young-geun said, `The second part is also not easy. Winter training is absolute. It is also important how much we can protect our key players. Winter training is incredibly important."

Daegu effectively played this game as a 1.5th team. There was no need to overdo it. It was a one-point difference from 10th-ranked Jeonbuk, but it was difficult to turn the tables on its own. Rather, he decided that it would be reasonable to accept the 11th place and weigh in on the promotion playoffs. Daegu excluded Cesinha and Edgar from the list altogether. Hwang Jae-won also started on the bench. Coincidentally, if Jeonbuk ended up in a draw and Daegu won, it could have been ranked 10th, but it was only a result theory.



Daegu coach Park Chang-hyun said, `I may not be able to appear in important games after getting hurt for no reason. As the emphasis was placed on the promotion and playoffs, the team focused on young players (today). I was forced to prepare like this. Today's game is important, but the playoff is even more important, so you have to match your condition", he explained.

Now, there is a real battle with Asan, South Chungcheong Province. Coach Park Chang-hyun said, `I think I'll focus on defense. There were a lot of runs in cross and set piece situations. We will focus on that part."



dhhan@sportschosun.com