'Seungri Bus' About 100 Units'→'27,184 Unjip'Ulsan vs Pohang'Korea Cup'Final Shout and beat the cold in the middle of winter
Nov 30, 2024
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On the 30th, Ulsan HD and the Pohang Steelers played the final of the '2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup' at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
It was a meaningful game. The Korea Football Association changed the name of the FA Cup to the Korea Cup. The method of progress has also been partially changed. In the meantime, the semifinals have been played single time and the finals have been played at home and away. Starting this year, the semifinals were changed to home and away, and the final was changed to a single game. In addition, the final match will be played at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The FA Cup was benchmarked at Wembley Stadium in London, the holy site of English football. The final of the Korea Cup is to establish the tradition of playing in a stadium representing Korean soccer.
The 'Changed' Korea Cup was a huge hit from the first round. The matchup was hot. 'East Coast Derby' Ulsan and Pohang clashed in the Korea Cup final for the first time ever. The two teams have faced each other four times in the semi-final. Pohang won 1-0 in the first match on December 5, 1996. Ulsan won the match 2-1 on November 23, 1998. On November 18, 2001, Pohang cheered 2-1 in the third clash. In the fourth game on September 23, 2020, Pohang got a ticket to the finals after a penalty shootout.
Fans responded enthusiastically to the historic event of the "East Coast Derby". The weather got cold rapidly ahead of the competition, but it was impossible to stop the fans' passion. It was a situation where a mountain of snow piled up on one side of the stadium, and the snow melted and dripped from the roof of the stadium, but fans didn't care.
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Ulsan and Pohang players said, "In the midst of enthusiastic cheers from fans, the players ran to their full strength. Ulsan played with all its might toward the Asian Champions League (ACL) 2 ticket next season, followed by the K-League. In particular, both teams had a tight schedule leading to the K-League and Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE), but they supported everything for the fans.
The game was fierce. 90 minutes were not enough to decide the winner or loser. Ulsan took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute of the first half with Joo Min-kyu's score. Pohang also launched a counterattack. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Jung Jae-hee's right foot flashed. He tied the score 1-1 with a powerful mid-range shot. The game continued into extra time. Pohang broke the balance in the 7th minute of the second half of extra time. Kim Jong-woo connected the ball that Wandelson struggled to save. Kim In-sung jumped on Kim Jong-woo's cross and completed it with a header goal. Pohang, which was in the mood, ended its victory with Kang Hyun-je's score in a counterattack just before the end of the game. Pohang defeated Ulsan by a score of 3-1. Pohang has won its sixth Korea Cup trophy since 1996, 2008, ㅏ 2012, 2013 and 2023.
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