E-Land, North Jeolla Province, Kim Shin-jin, Thiago 'Bongbong' Bruno Silva-Lee Seung-woo 'Joker'
Dec 01, 2024
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E-Land and Jeonbuk will play the first round of the 'Hana Bank K-League Elevation Playoff (PO)" at Mokdong Stadium at 4 p.m. on the 1st. In the regular league, E-Land ranked third in the K-League 2 and Jeonbuk ranked 10th in the K-League 1. E-Land defeated Jeonnam Dragons in PO to move up to the elevation PO. They trailed 0-2 and won a dramatic 2-2 draw.
The atmosphere is hot even before the game. 12,64 tickets were sold out in 10 minutes from the ticket sales that began at 11 a.m. on the 27th. N seats were sold out in four minutes after the opening, and W seats and E seats were also sold out in seven minutes and 10 minutes. Immediately after the opening, the number of people waiting for the reservation site reached 1,500. Encouraged E-Land opened an additional 1,893 E- and S-seats excluding on-site reservations, which sold out again in less than an hour. E-Land, which succeeded in surpassing 10,000 spectators only by pre-booking, reserved the largest number of spectators in the club's history. The previous record was 9,527 against Samsung in Suwon in August.
Jeonbuk supporters are also engaged in an all-out war. All 3,300 away seats were filled. As many as 12 away buses headed to Mok-dong on that day.
The reason why the interest is so hot is because of the importance of the first game. In the past, the K League 1 team won six times and the K League 2 team won six times. It was tight. There is an important record. This is the result of the first round. There were only two cases where they lost the first game and succeeded in turning the tables. Gangwon FC in 2021 and Suwon FC in 2023 made yooi. In the end, the key is not to lose the first game. In other words, it has an 83 percent chance.
This is the first time for both teams to do the elevation PO. E-Land's head coach Kim Do-kyun experienced the promotion PO once at Suwon FC in 2023, but E-Land's entry into the promotion PO itself is the first time since the club was founded. This is the first time that Jeonbuk, which has always played only in the championship, has also fallen to the promotion PO. The unknown stage, how to take off that first step, is important. Jeonbuk is far ahead in objective power, but if E-Land catches the first game, Jeonbuk's burden will inevitably increase. On the other hand, if Jeonbuk takes the upper hand as expected, E-Land's corner in all aspects, including the atmosphere, will disappear.
Both teams went all out. E-Land coach Kim Do-kyun took out an anomaly card. Montagno, Kim Shin-jin, and Lee Jun-seok stepped up as a three-top. Osmar Seo Jae-min and Baek Ji-woong were placed in the waistline. Park Min-seo, Lee In-je, Kim Oh-gyu, and Kim Min-gyu made a four-back. Moon Jung-in defended the goal. Lee Ki-hyun, Gwang-hoon, Park Chang-hwan, Cho Young-kwang, Bruno Silva, Byeon Chang-joon, and Jung Jae-min sat on the bench.Jeonbuk coach Kim Doo-hyun has chosen the straightforward method. Thiago and Kim Jin-kyu came out as two-top players. Moon Seon-min, Lee Young-jae, Korean Young Kwon Chang-hoon stood at the waist. The four backs were composed by Kim Tae-hyun, Park Jin-seop, Yeon Je-woon, and Ahn Hyun-beom. Kim Jun-hong wore goalkeeper gloves. Kim Jung-hoon, Kim Tae-hwan, Hong Jung-ho, Kim Ha-joon, Andrigo, Lee Seung-woo, and Jeon Jin-woo are aiming to play as a substitute.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
