As soon as he transferred to Daejeon, multi-goal Joo Min-kyu was honored as MVP in the first round of K League 1
Feb 18, 2025
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Joo Min-kyu was selected as the MVP of the first round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025" on the 18th. He scored multiple goals in an away game against the Pohang Steelers at Pohang Steelyard on the 15th to lead Daejeon to a complete 3-0 victory.
Joo Min-kyu scored his team's second goal with a powerful header in front of the goal in the 41st minute of the second half with a 1-0 lead, and three minutes later, Jung Jae-hee's pass was finished with a sensational right-footed shot. Joo Min-kyu, who won the K League 1 scoring title twice in 2021 and 2023, moved from Ulsan HD to Daejeon ahead of this season. From the first game, he showed off his firepower and lived up to his name.
The best match in the first round of the K League 1 was a match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gimcheon Sangmu held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 16th. Gimcheon led with Yoo Kang-hyun's first goal in the 13th minute of the first half, but Jeonbuk Park Jin-seop scored an equalizer in the extra time of the first half to balance the game. Later, Jeonbuk Jeon Jin-woo scored a header in the 35th minute of the second half, ending with Jeonbuk's 2-1 come-from-behind victory.
Jeonbuk succeeded in turning the tables by showing its fighting spirit even after the first loss, and won its first game of the season and was also selected as the best team in the first round of the K League 1.
In addition to Joo Min-kyu, Choi Gun-ju, Kim Hyun-woo, Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon), Jeon Jin-woo, Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Ramas, Sejingya (Daegu), Kim Joon-ha, Ahn Tae-hyun (Jeju), and Mota (Anyang) were selected as the best 11 this round.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
