Munsu Zidane Bojanic cannonball shooting bam! The first Hyundai Derby Ulsan of the season laughed, won 10 against Jeonbuk → jumped to second place instantly

Mar 01, 2025

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Ulsan HD laughed at the first 'Hyundai Derby' this season.

Ulsan won 1-0 in the third round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' against Jeonbuk Hyundai at Munsu Football Stadium on the 16th.

With this victory, Ulsan has jumped to second place by capturing both games after losing the opening game. Jeonbuk was held back by Ulsan and failed to add points.

Both teams were hot in the first 'Modern Derby' of this season. Earlier, Ulsan had a crisis of losing its opening game to FC Anyang. However, he reversed the mood by winning 2-0 against Daejeon immediately afterwards and showed his qualifications as a favorite once again. Jeonbuk has shown a different atmosphere since Gus Foyet took office with its performance. He beat the opening game Gimcheon 2-1 and maintained a undefeated trend in the previous match against Gwangju with a 2-2 draw after a slugfest. Both teams can expect to win, so more attention was paid to their first face-off this season.

Ulsan pulled out a 4-4-2 formation. Heo Yul and Um Won-sang were at the forefront, and Rakaba, Boyanich, Kim Min-hyuk and Yoon Jae-seok formed the midfield. The defense was built by Yoon Jong-kyu, Seo Myung-kwan, Kim Young-kwon, and Kang Sang-woo. Moon Jung-in defended the goal.

Jeonbuk faced off with a 4-3-3 formation. Song Min-gyu, Compagno, Jeon Byeong-gwan, and Lee Seung-woo, Lee Young-jae, and Han Kook-young worked together on the three-top. Choi Woo-jin, Park Jin-seop, Kim Young-bin and Kim Tae-hwan participated in the four backs. Song Bum-keun wore goalkeeper gloves.

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From the beginning of the first half, the two teams faced off strongly due to strong pressure and fierce competition in the midfield. Ulsan opened the door first. He took the ball away after strong pressure in the 6th minute of the first half, and Um Won-sang caught the ball on the right side of the box. Um Won-sang aimed strongly with his right foot, but he escaped after hitting the defense. Like Hyundai's Derby, the team's nerve conduction was fierce. After the corner kick situation in the 7th minute of the first half, Park Jin-seop and Heo Yul had a physical fight.

Jeonbuk shook Ulsan around the attack using Compagno. In the 15th minute of the first half, Compagno, who was located in the far post, aimed for the ball from the corner, but he passed the key. In the 16th minute of the first half, Choi Woo-jin personally entered the Ulsan box through a 2-1 pass, but the ball was caught before attempting to shoot.

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Ulsan took the lead and knocked on the Jeonbuk goal. In the 21st minute of the first half, Kim Min-hyuk finished the ball delivered to the center of the box with an accurate header, but Song Bum-keun grabbed it as he headed straight to the goalkeeper. In the 28th minute of the first half, the signing officer finished the ball again after Heo Yul, who received a pass from Kang Sang-woo from the left, held out in the box, but Song Bum-keun calmly advanced and blocked the shot. In the 41st minute of the first half, Rakaba, who received a pass after Um Won-sang's breakthrough, intensively hit the ball in the box, but the ball hit Song Bum-keun and Lee Young-jae and went off the goal line.

Ulsan lost a golden opportunity. In the extra time of the first half, Bojanic's low and fast shot from the left side of the penalty box arc hit the post as it was. Yoon Jae-seok finished the bounced ball with a header again, but the ball went out of the goal line, not an empty goal. The first half ended 0-0.

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In the second half, Ulsan also led the game and shook Jeonbuk's defense. In the 10th minute of the second half, Kang Sang-woo attempted a low and fast shot from the left side of the penalty box arc, but turned away from the goal.In the 18th minute of the second half, Yoon Jae-seok finished with a shot in front of the box that Boyanich sensibly gave away in a free kick situation, but failed to head to the goal.

Ulsan took the lead with the first goal. Boyanich, who received the ball from the left side of the penalty box arc in the 21st minute of the second half, did not miss the gap between the opponent's defense. Bojanic's right footed shot went straight to the Jeonbuk goal on the defensive cover. The shot hit the top of the net and shook the net. Boyanich scored Ulsan's first home game this season.

Jeonbuk has also launched a counterattack. In the 27th minute of the second half, Compagno caught the ball that fell into the back space of the defense and advanced to the Ulsan box. Compagno's powerful shot was blocked by Moon Jung-in. In the 45th minute of the second half, Compagno finished the cross into the box with a header, but it didn't fit accurately and rose high. In the extra time of the second half, Kim Jin-kyu aimed for the corner of the goal with a strong mid-range shot, but was blocked by Moon Jung-in.

In the end, Ulsan's 1-0 victory ended the game.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.