There were more than 20 shots As expected, the second round of Incheon Suwon was strong
Feb 23, 2025
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The 'two-river' was strong. Incheon United and Suwon Samsung, which are considered strong candidates for the K League 2, showed overwhelming performance from the first round.
Incheon, which played in the K League 2 stage for the first time, won 2-0 in the first round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' against Gyeongnam FC at 2 p.m. on the 22nd at Incheon Football Stadium. Incheon, which played all of its powerful trio, including Mugosa and Gervo in the second half, secured a complete victory in the 36th minute of the second half with Mugosa's first goal and Kim Sung-min's net goal in the second half.
And on the same day, at 4:30 p.m., with AnsanSuwon, which clashed with the Ansan Greeners at the stadium, also secured a pleasant victory. Suwon, which dispatched Bruno Silva, Seraphim and Ilyuchenko, laughed 1-0 with Kim Ji-hyun's winning goal in the 21st minute of the second half. Suwon, which received a penalty kick after VAR, scored the only goal of the day as Kim Ji-hyun succeeded it neatly.
Incheon and Suwon's move was the biggest concern for the opening game. The two were classified early on as the 'two strongest'. At the media day held on the 19th, when I asked the coaches of the 14 teams about 'promotion composition', he mentioned Incheon and Suwon. "Overwhelming the other team in objective power..." he said. Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan and Suwon coach Byun Sung-hwan also acknowledged the evaluation. Sports Chosun's prediction also received recognition from all nine reporters. Suwon received five votes and Incheon received four votes as the expected winners.
When kickoff began, both Incheon and Suwon overwhelmed their opponents. The gap with the opponent was so wide that the expression 'weight difference' was just right. Both Incheon and Suwon shot nearly 20 effective shots. Incheon unilaterally pushed the opponent with a 57-43 possession rate, 22-5 shooting, and 18-2 effective shooting. The same was true of Suwon. The possession rate was 50-50, but the number of shots was 26-7 and the number of effective shots was 16:2. The corner kick also showed an absolute advantage with a score of 6-0. It was a pity that he only scored two goals and one goal, respectively, as he was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper's good defense.
Of course, it should be considered that Gyeongnam and Ansan are not 100% of their power yet through major changes, but Incheon and Suwon were strong. He clearly showed that he is capable of overwhelming his opponent as expected before the opening. Although Barlow and Ilyuchenko have not yet joined the starting lineup, 'class' was different. The sense of crisis of other teams that will compete together has increased as the '2nd round' showed off its power from the opening game. At the same time, the competition to win the second round is expected to heat up from the beginning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
