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Both teams couldn't smile much after a heated battle between Seongnam FC and Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju for victory.
Seongnam FC drew 1-1 with Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju at Tancheon Stadium in Seongnam on the 3rd in the second round of 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025'.
It was a showdown between two teams desperate for victory. Seongnam won its first game since manager Jeon Kyung-joon took charge of Seongnam in the last game. Jeon, who took office in September last year, took a long six months to laugh with Seongnam's victory. It was important to continue the upward trend. Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju needed its first win of the season. Kwon Oh-kyu, who played a role as an acting manager in the 2024 season and took over as an official manager, needed his first victory as a K League 2 manager. He was shaken by a 1-3 loss to Bucheon, but he strengthened his will to rebound against Seongnam.
Seongnam played in a 4-4-2 formation. Hong Chang-beom and Huiz at the front line, and Lee Joon-sang, Park Soo-bin, Samuel and Lee Jung-bin built the midfield. Jung Seung-yong, Kim Joo-won, Benicio and Shin Jae-won were in the defense. Yoo Sang-hoon defended the goal.
Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, also faced off with a 4-4-2 formation. Kim Byung-oh and Lee Hyung-kyung were on the front two-top, and Pedro, Kim Sun-min, Kim Seung-woo and Gabriel were on the midfield. Four Hundred was composed by Yeo Seung-won, Jung Sung-woo, Lee Chang-hoon, and Ji Eon-hak. Lee Seung-hwan wore goalkeeper gloves. Compared to the last match against Bucheon, Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju chose to select and replace seven players except for four seats.
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The team that opened the door was Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Gabriel's pass from the right side was delivered to Kim Byung-oh in the box in the 7th minute of the first half. Kim Byung-oh again gave up the pass to Kim Sun-min, who was in front of the penalty box. Kim Sun-min's powerful right-footed shot stabbed the corner of Seongnam's goal.
Seongnam, which allowed the first run, launched a counterattack. In the 9th minute of the first half, Lee Seung-hwan saved a cross that Lee Jung-bin posted after breaking through himself and overcame the crisis. In the 16th minute of the first half, Whois finished Lee Jung-bin's cross with a header in the box, but it was caught by Lee Seung-hwan.
Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, also continued its offensive to widen the gap. In the 27th minute of the first half, Gabriel got a free kick from the right side with a cheerful breakthrough and crossed in front of the gate, but unfortunately, he was not caught by the strikers who were rushing.
Seongnam balanced the game by scoring an equalizer. In the 30th minute of the first half, Jung Seung-yong's high cross from the left fell in front of the center of the box without getting caught in the defensive header. Huiz calmly grabbed the ball and pushed it with his left foot. Lee Seung-hwan threw himself, but the ball shook Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju's net. The first half ended 1-1.
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In the second half, the two teams continued to attack. Gabriel's sharp breakthrough in the 20th minute of the second half broke through Seongnam's right side. The ball delivered into the box was finished by Kim Sun-min, who was located in front of him, but it floated over the net. Seongnam responded with a counterattack. In the 25th minute of the second half, Jungwoo Ha's right foot shot from deep to the right side of the penalty box went off the post after receiving a pass from Park Soo-bin, who drove the ball forward in a counterattack. Huiz's shot was also blocked in the ensuing attack opportunity.
Seongnam continued to drive. After Park Ji-won's breakthrough to the left in the 36th minute of the second half, the attempted cross flowed to the right. Lee Jung-bin, who caught it, crossed sharply in front of the gate. Whoise, who was waiting in front of the goal, tried to finish it, but was caught in the opponent's defense. Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju swallowed the disappointment in the 40th minute of the second half when Song Chang-seok's mid-range shot floated over the net. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Yeo Seung-won's shot, which Yoo Sang-hoon tried to take his seat into the empty goal, was blocked by the defense just before crossing the goal line.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw between the two teams.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
