‘PK General Menggun’ Jeonbuk draws 1-1 with Pohang… Ulsan 29th ‘Opportunity to win’
If leader Ulsan defeats Daegu, an ‘early victory’ is confirmed.
Gangwon draws 1-1 with Jeju… Incheon defeated Gwangju 2-0
Pro Football K-League 1 4th place Jeonbuk Hyundai and 2nd place Pohang Steelers exchanged one goal each through penalty kicks and drew, leading Ulsan Hyundai taking the opportunity to secure an ‘early championship’. 온라인카지노
Jeonbuk (53 points) drew 1-1 with Pohang (60 points) held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 28th in the home game of the 35th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 Final A.
Accordingly, if leader Ulsan (67 points) defeats 6th place Daegu FC at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 29th, they will widen the point gap with Pohang to 10, confirming their title as ‘K League 1 champion’ regardless of the results of the remaining games.
Jeonbuk, whose pride had been hurt by losing three times to Pohang this season, pushed hard from the beginning of the game.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Jeonbuk suffered a disappointment when Song Min-gyu’s shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defensive wall, and Gustavo’s shot again hit the defender and was deflected.
In the following corner kick, Jeonbuk missed another opportunity to score as Kim Jin-su’s left-footed shot from near the penalty arc went just wide of Pohang’s left goal post.
Jeonbuk’s most threatening situation came in the 15th minute of the first half.
Song Min-gyu’s cross from the left side of the penalty area was rushed from the other side by Maeng Seong-woong, who changed direction with a right-footed shot that hit the crossbar and bounced out.
Pohang, who had been struggling to block Jeonbuk’s offensive, unexpectedly had to make a quick substitution when right fullback Kim Yong-hwan injured his ankle.
Pohang replaced striker Kim In-seong with defender Shin Gwang-hoon in place of Kim Yong-hwan in the 26th minute of the first half.
The erroneous substitution occurred due to a mistake in writing Kim In-seong’s uniform number instead of Kim Yong-hwan’s uniform number.
In the end, Pohang had to belatedly substitute Kim Seung-dae for Kim Yong-hwan in the 32nd minute of the first half.
However, with Kim Yong-hwan absent from the field due to injury, a skit occurred in which Kim In-seong played for 6 minutes.
It was a mistake by the referees not to check the replacement process until the end.
Pohang also left the possibility of a forfeit if Kim In-seong was considered an ‘illegal player’.
Jeonbuk finished the first half scoreless, and in the 8th minute of the second half, Maeng Seong-woong induced a penalty kick from the right side of the penalty area, and Gustavo, who played as a kicker, scored with a strong right-footed shot.
Pohang also tied the score at 1-1 in the 24th minute of the second half when Zeka scored on a penalty kick induced by Lee Ho-jae.
Jeonbuk, which launched a last-minute offensive, was heartbroken when Park Jin-seop’s goal was canceled through video review (VAR) in the 32nd minute of the second half.
At the Gwangju Stadium, 5th place Incheon United (52 points), who formed a best 11 mainly composed of ‘young blood’ players under the age of 22, caused a stir by beating 3rd place Gwangju FC (57 points) 2-0.
Incheon reduced the point gap with 4th place Jeonbuk to 1 with 3 games left until the end of the season.
In addition, the gap between 3rd place and Gwangju was narrowed to 5 points, laying the foundation for a major turnaround at the end of the season.
On the other hand, Gwangju, which was dealt a blow, stopped its winning streak at three games, putting the brakes on its pursuit of second-place Pohang.
Incheon took a desperate measure by resting key players and inserting a large number of young players in preparation for the FA Cup semifinal against Jeonbuk scheduled for November 1.
Coach Byun Seong-hwan’s choice actually served as a strong motivation for the young players.
Incheon, which endured the first half without conceding a goal, escaped first in the 30th minute of the second half with a left-footed mid-range shot from 19-year-old midfielder Choi Woo-jin.
Choi Woo-jin enjoyed the joy of scoring his debut goal after just two appearances in K League 1.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Incheon’s 21-year-old striker Kim Min-seok scored an additional goal, putting an end to Incheon’s 2-0 victory.
The Final B 35th round match between 11th place Gangwon FC (35 points) and 9th place Jeju United (39 points), played at Gangneung Stadium, ended 1-1.
Gangwon (27 points), who share one point, was unable to widen the point gap with last place Suwon Samsung (25 points), which had played one less game, leaving the possibility of falling to last place depending on the results of the Suwon-Daejeon Hana Citizen game on the 29th.
Gangwon dreamed of winning with Gabriel’s first goal in the 5th minute of the second half, but lost the victory by allowing Jeongwoon of Jeju’s ‘theater equalizer’ in extra time in the second half.
