Choi Jae-young won again at the Sunmoon University, and reached the top after a penalty shootout at Jeonju University
Jan 21, 2025
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Sunmoon University, led by head coach Choi Jae-young, won the final match of the 21st 1st and 2nd-grade college football tournament and the 1st and 2nd-grade Denso Cup Championship against Jeonju National University at Tongyeong Public Stadium in Gyeongnam on the 21st. The two teams fought one-on-one until extra time. He won the penalty shootout 5-4 to secure the championship. Sunmoon University won its second career championship in two years since 2023.
Sunmoon University started the tournament in Group 5 of the group stage. He joined the tournament undefeated against Yeungnam University (1-0 win), Jeju Halla University (2-0 win), and Korea-Japan Jangshin University (1-1 draw). In the round of 16, the team beat Kyungil 2-1. 'Highlight' was the quarterfinals. 'Kang-ho' clashed with Hannam University. The two teams were 1-1 in the first and second half. He laughed with a penalty shootout string of 4-2. In the semifinals, he also got a ticket to the finals after the penalty shootout with Sangji.
The Jeonju electric team raced in Group 3 of the preliminary round. Although he lost 0-2 to Jeonju University, he reached the round of 20 with an unbeaten record against Dongwon University (1-0 win) and Kwangwoon University (1-1 draw). Jeonju electric team beat Inje University 3-0 in the round of 20. Afterwards, Dongmyeong University was defeated 2-0, and after a penalty shootout against Howon University, they reached the semi-final stage. In the semifinals, they beat Hongik University 2-0.
The curtain has risen on the final stage. It was a matchup that was quite different from what was expected before the opening. Sunmoon University is the most powerful team on the college stage in recent years. He won four gold medals last year. Coach Choi Jae-young won the 2024 College Football Federation Best Leader Award. Against this, the Jeonju electric team caused a sudden wind in this competition. He took the final stage of the tournament for the first time since its foundation.
The early atmosphere was good at Sunmoon University. He led the game by pushing the opponent. The electric pole was 'defense-post-reversal attack'. The first goal was also up to Sun Moon University. Sunmoon University took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute of the first half with Han Jae-bin's left footed shot in a mixed situation.
In the second half, the Jeonju electric team increased the intensity of the attack. Sunmoon University made changes by using replacement cards. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Noh Kyu-min was put in place of Joo Ji-hwan. The electric pole didn't miss the gap. Kim Min-gu completed Kim Isaac's cross with a header goal in the mixed situation that followed the corner kick. The game went back to square one. The Sunmoon University bench moved first. In the 31st minute of the second half, Kim Min-seo and Yoo Min-soo were excluded, and Park Sun-woo and Kim Yoon-gun were added. The two teams fought fiercely for the winning goal. But no one scored an extra point. The game led to extra time.
Sunmoon University led the attack in the first half of extra time. Sunmoon University added Lee Ju-hwan and Lee Yoon-jae instead of Lee Ju-hyuk and Yoo Jong-seok. Lee Yoon-jae and Jeon Min-soo tried to shoot and aimed at the opponent's goal. But there was no score. Jeonju Electric University made a change by adding Hong Eun-hoo and Park Sang-min instead of Lee Yoo-seok and Lee Yoo-hwan. In the second half of the extra period, Sunmoon University launched a general offensive. However, it was not efficient. There was no score.
In the end, the victory or defeat was decided in the penalty shootout of fate. It was tight. Sunmoon University's second kicker and Jeonju Electric University's third kicker missed. The victory was decided at the sixth kicker. The match ended with Jeonju Electric's missed and Sunmoon's success.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
