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Gwangju FC ace Asani's performance silenced FC Anyang.
Gwangju won 2-1 in the third round of the 'Hana Bank 2025 K League 1' against FC Anyang at Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 1st.
With this victory, Gwangju continued its unbeaten streak with one win and two draws in three league games. Anyang had to swallow its disappointment after losing 1-2 in two consecutive games after winning the opening game.
The home team, Gwangju, stepped up in a 4-4-2 formation. Park In-hyuk and Hayes at the front line, and Asani, Shin Chang-moo, Lee Kang-hyun and Moon Min-seo at the center field. Kim Jin-ho, Byun Jun-su, Ahn Young-kyu and Lee Min-ki were in the defense. Kim Kyung-min wore goalkeeper gloves.
The away team Anyang faced off with a 4-4-2 formation. Mota and Eduardo were in the two-top, and Choi Sung-bum, Lee Young-jik, Kim Jung-hyun and Chae Hyun-woo were in the midfield. Four Bags were composed by Kim Dong-jin, Thomas, Lee Chang-yong, and Lee Tae-hee. Kim Dasol defended the goal.
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Gwangju threatened Anyang first. In the 10th minute of the first half, Kim Da-sol fired a powerful mid-range shot attempted by Hayes in front of the penalty box.
Anyang scored the first goal and took the lead. Lee Tae-hee, who received a pass from the right side in the 15th minute of the first half, attempted a cross from a deep position in the box. The ball towards the far post was exactly the right height for Mota, who rushed into the box, to push it into the header. Mota calmly finished with a header, and Kim Kyung-min couldn't stop it and shook the net. After the match against Ulsan, Mota showed off his powerful scoring ability by opening the scoring again in two games.
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Anyang, who took the lead, kept knocking on Gwangju's goal. In the 21st minute of the first half, Eduardo, who was inundated from the right, received Lee Tae-hee's pass and attempted a low and fast cross, but Mo-ta's shot in front of the gate was caught by Kim Kyung-min.
Gwangju also fought back. In the 29th minute of the first half, center back Byun Jun-su personally caught the ball from the left to the center of the box and entered the box. Byun Jun-su finished with a shot after even breaking through the defense, but headed straight to Kim Da-sol. In the 31st minute of the first half, Park In-hyuk connected a cross by Asani from the side with a header, but it flowed to the side of the net. The first half ended with Anyang's 1-0 lead.
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Gwangju scored an equalizer early in the second half to balance the game. In the 10th minute of the second half, the left-footed cross that Oh Ho-sung tried after breaking through from the left side flowed exactly between Anyang's defense and the goalkeeper. Asani, who was rushing from the center, did not miss it. He calmly pushed it from the center and brought the game back to square one.
Anyang strengthened its offense in the 28th minute of the second half by excluding Eduardo and Choi Sung-beom and sending in Yago and Matheus. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Matheus took the ball directly through pressure and even tried to cross, but the defense cleared it before the ball reached Mota.
Gwangju turned the game around with a come-from-behind goal. The fixer was Asani as well. In the 44th minute of the second half, Asani attempted a powerful left-footed shot after breaking directly from the right side of the penalty box. The sharply wound shot was inserted into the corner of Anyang's goal.
In the end, the game ended with Gwangju's 2-1 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
