‘East Coast Derby’ Pohang-Ulsan, Draw Without Scoring After a Bloody Battle
Suwon FC Lopez's return goal after 4 years, Seoul's Ki Sung-yong responds with his first goal in 2 years and 6 months
'Ko Jae-hyun's multi-goal' Daegu and Jeonju Castle fall for the first time in 4 years... ‘I can see Final A’
Professional soccer K-League 1 Pohang Steelers and Ulsan Hyundai ended in a draw in the East Coast derby.
Pohang drew 0-0 with Ulsan without scoring in the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 Round 32 home game held at Pohang Steel Yard in Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 30th. 바카라사이트
Pohang went on an undefeated streak with 5 wins and 6 draws in the last 11 games.
They have also maintained a scoreless record in four consecutive games.
However, Pohang, who failed to record a victory in 3 games against Ulsan this season with 2 draws and 1 loss, is now looking forward to the next one.
Second-place Pohang, who added one point, accumulated 58 points and maintained the gap with first-place Ulsan (66 points) at 8 points.
Ulsan has only 3 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses in the last 11 games, including this day's draw.
Pohang pushed Ulsan with active forward pressure throughout the game and made 9 effective shots on the day, but was unable to score a goal.
Pohang missed a golden opportunity to score in the 10th minute of the first half.
Ulsan's left defense hurriedly turned the ball around under Pohang's pressure during the build-up process, but the pass was eventually cut off, and Pohang's Oberdan connected with a right-footed shot near the penalty arc without any defensive interference.
However, Ulsan goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo expertly narrowed the shooting angle and came forward, overcoming the crisis of conceding goals with a super save.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Zeka hit the top corner of the goal with a right-footed shot from the right side of the goal area, but a foul was called first in a collision with Ulsan Lim Jong-eun immediately before, making it invalid.
The game between the two teams ended at 0-0 in the first half, and Ulsan continued to block Pohang's offensive in the second half.
Ulsan tried to make a change by bringing in Lee Chung-yong in the 20th minute and Bako in the 32nd minute, but no goal was scored in the final.
Rather, in the 37th minute of the second half of the second half, Pohang Hong Yun-sang tried to hit the net by passing Cho Hyun-woo's key with a right-footed mid-range shot, but it hit the crossbar and hit the ground.
At Suwon Stadium, Suwon FC and FC Seoul drew 1-1.
Suwon FC, who suffered a historic 2-7 loss to FC Seoul in the previous 22nd round, sought revenge on this day, but had to be satisfied with a draw.
Suwon FC, who had been on a two-game losing streak recently, recorded a draw in three consecutive games.
Even against Seoul this season, they only had 1 draw and 2 losses.
10th place Suwon FC has 30 points, 5 points behind 9th place Jeju United (35 points).
If FC Seoul had won on this day, they could have secured at least 6th place and confirmed entry into Final A (1st to 6th places) regardless of the result of the 33rd round match, but they ended up with a draw and the bloody match continued until the 33rd round.
FC Seoul accumulated 47 points and fell one place to 5th place.
Suwon FC conceded as many as 10 goals in two games against FC Seoul this season, but scored the first goal on this day.
Kim Shin-jin of Seoul pulled Suwon FC's Choi Bo-kyung, who was moving to score in front of the goal, and knocked him down, and a penalty kick was awarded as a result of video review (VAR).
Lopez, who returned to the K-League stage through Suwon FC last June, kicked a penalty kick in the 28th minute of the second half and neatly put it into the corner of the goal, reporting his first goal in four years since November 2019.
Seoul, which showed an extremely strong performance against Suwon FC, balanced the game after a while.
In the 35th minute of the second half, Ki Sung-yueng's low left-footed shot near the penalty arc was deflected off Suwon FC's defense and went into the corner of the goal, scoring the tying goal.
Ki Sung-yueng, who did not score last season, scored for the first time in 2 years and 6 months since March 2021.
On this day, Suwon FC failed to score any additional points despite being ahead 16-11 in the number of shots, and Seoul had a 57% to 43% advantage in ball possession but was unable to win.
For Suwon FC, in the 7th minute of the second half, Lee Seung-woo fired a right-footed shot from the penalty area in front of the goal, but it floated over the goal, while Seoul swallowed their disappointment in the 9th minute of the second half when Osmar's header from the goal went slightly to the left of the goal.
At Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Daegu FC, thanks to Go Jae-hyeon's multiple goals, including a goal 17 seconds into the game, defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai 3-1 and advanced to Final A.
Including this day's victory, Daegu has completely risen to the top with 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 games.
Daegu, which had the upper hand against Jeonbuk this season with 2 wins and 1 loss, sang a victory song in Jeonju for the first time in 4 years since September 25, 2019.
Daegu, who earned 3 valuable points, dropped Seoul to 5th place and jumped two places to 4th place (48 points).
If Jeonbuk had won that day, they could have gotten one step closer to advancing to Final A, but they lost at home and had to face off against Seoul in the 33rd round.
Jeonbuk, which had only one win in the last seven games, including the loss on this day, remained stagnant at 46 points.
Daegu scored the first goal 17 seconds into the game using only three players.
Daegu Edgar dropped a long ball from behind with his head, and Ko Jae-hyeon in the penalty area in front of the goal touched it once with his thigh, then turned around and stabbed the bottom corner of the goal with his right foot to open the goal.
Daegu got away with one more goal in the 6th minute of the first half thanks to an additional goal from Barcellus.
The ball that Jeonbuk's defense could not properly clear, Barcellus fired into the corner of the goal with a right-footed mid-range shot from behind the penalty arc.
Jeonbuk Province launched a counterattack with Boateng’s K League debut goal.
Jeonbuk made up for a goal in the 24th minute of the first half when Boateng peeled off the opponent's defense and exquisitely struck the bottom corner of the goal with a right-footed mid-range shot near the penalty arc in front of the goal.
Daegu, who had only 29% of the ball in the first half but was leading the game with a solid counterattack, defeated Jeonjusung with a key goal in the 12th minute of the second half.
When Hongcheol's left-footed free kick hit the goalpost, Ko Jae-hyun rushed in immediately and headed the second ball into the net.
With Ko Jae-hyeon's multiple goals, Daegu made it 3-1 and shook off Jeonbuk's pursuit.
Jeonbuk led the game with a ball possession rate of close to 70% and continuously knocked on Daegu's goal with 16 shots, but ultimately failed to score an additional goal.