Lee Seung-mo scores first goal, Lingard scores the winning goal… Gangwon Yang Min-hyeok is silent
‘Kim Jin-gyu’s winning goal’ Jeonbuk beats Incheon 1-0 to escape last place
‘Kaio’s debut goal’ Daegu wins 2-1… Pohang in 4-game losing streak
Professional soccer team K League 1 FC Seoul defeated the leader Gangwon FC and won five games in a row.
Seoul won 2-0 against Gangwon in the 28th round home game of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 24th.
Seoul, which achieved five consecutive wins for the first time in eight years since 2016, has moved up to third place with 45 points (13 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses). They have the same number of points as fourth-place Ulsan HD, but are ahead in terms of goals scored.
In addition, they continued their overwhelming dominance of undefeated in the last 6 games against Gangwon (4 wins, 2 draws).
On the other hand, Gangwon, which ended its four-game winning streak, maintained its first place (50 points, 15 wins, 5 draws, 8 losses), but failed to widen the gap with second-place Gimcheon Sangmu (46 points).
Seoul took the lead in the 31st minute of the first half with a sharp right-footed shot by Seung-mo Lee.
Then, in the 40th minute of the first half, Jesse Lingard received a pass from Choi Jun during a counterattack chance and scored an additional goal with a left-footed shot. This was Lingard’s third goal in the K-League.
Gangwon, who went on the counterattack, threw down the gauntlet by bringing in Henry and Jo Jin-hyeok at the same time at the start of the second half.
In response, Seoul countered by sending out Jo Young-wook instead of Kang Joo-hyuk.
Seoul, which focused on defense, blocked Gangwon’s attacks well and attempted a counterattack.
In addition, in the 23rd minute of the second half, Kang Sung-jin and Ryu Jae-moon were brought in instead of Lingard and Yoon Jong-gyu to replenish the team’s lost stamina.
Gangwon-do immediately tried to score a comeback goal by putting in Ha Ji-chi and Kim Kang-guk, but they were unable to score a goal against Seoul.
At Incheon Football Stadium, Jeonbuk Hyundai beat Incheon United 1-0 to escape from last place.
Jeonbuk, which broke its three-game losing streak, rose from 12th to 10th place with 29 points (7 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses).
Incheon, which suffered two consecutive losses, dropped to 11th place (28 points, 6 wins, 10 draws, 12 losses).
Jeonbuk defended Kim Jin-gyu’s winning goal in the 7th minute of the second half until the end.
Daegu FC added momentum to their escape from the relegation zone by beating Pohang Steelers 2-1 at Pohang Steel Yard.
Daegu, which won two games in a row, rose to 9th place (30 points, 7 wins, 9 draws, 12 losses). On the other hand, Pohang fell to 5th place (44 points, 12 wins, 8 draws, 8 losses) after falling into a four-game losing streak for the first time in three years.
Daegu opened the scoring with a header from foreign defender Kaio in added time in the first half.
Kaio, who transferred from K3 League Hwaseong FC to Daegu last month, scored his debut goal in K League 1 in just 6 games.
Daegu, riding the momentum, added an additional goal in the 4th minute of the second half. Hwang Jae-won scored with a powerful right-footed shot from a corner kick.
Pohang only managed to score one goal through Baek Seong-dong in the 26th minute of the second half.
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2024-08-26 02:34:37