Jeonbuk Hyundai and Daejeon Hana Citizen were unable to draw after a hard-fought match.
Jeonbuk and Daejeon played to a 1-1 draw in the first round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on January 1, with goals from Gutek and Ahn Hyun-beom. In front of 24,758 fans, Jeonbuk had more to work on and Daejeon had more to look forward to. Jeonbuk had to settle for extending their unbeaten home-opening streak to 13 matches. Daejeon was disappointed with a draw.
Jeonbuk pulled out the 4-4-2 card. Thiago and Lee Kyu-dong formed the top two. Moon Sun-min, Lee Young-jae, Park Jin-seop, and Han Gyo-won were in the center of the defense, while Kim Jin-soo, Hong Jung-ho, Jeong Tae-woo, and Kim Tae-hwan formed the back four. Kim Jung-hoon was in goal. Daejeon lined up in a 3-5-2. Gutek and Leandro formed the top two, with Lee Sun-min at the back and Kim Jun-beom and Kim Hans-seo in the center. 바카라사이트 On the left and right were Park Jin-sung and Kang Yoon-sung. The three backs were Lee Jung-taek, Hong Jeong-woon, and Aaron. Lee Jun-seo wore the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Jeonbuk possessed the ball and Daejeon counterattacked.
Daejeon scored the first goal. In the 10th minute, Park Jin-sung’s early cross was headed back by Kim Jun-beom. Gutek ran onto the ball and rattled the Jeonbuk goal with a calm trapping and right-footed push. Panicked, Jeonbuk repeatedly attacked with monotonous crosses that only targeted Thiago’s head. Daejeon responded with a quick counterattack utilizing Leandro and Gutek. Jeonbuk brought on Song Min-kyu in the 35th minute to try to change the mood, but the only threat they had was a free kick from Lee Young-jae in the 39th minute. Jeonbuk pushed forward in the final minutes, but Daejeon held on to their lead.
Jeonbuk came out more aggressive in the second half. However, Daejeon’s defense, led by Lee Sun-min, was solid. Daejeon brought on Lee Hyun-sik and Lim Duk-geun to add some mobility. Jeonbuk also substituted Lee Soo-bin for the injured Hong Jeong-ho. In the 24th minute, Daejeon added Kim In-gyun to speed things up. Daejeon had a chance in the 37th minute when Kim In-gyun’s cross was headed in by Gutek, but it hit the post. Jeonbuk finally scored the equalizer. Substitute Ahn Hyun-beom scored the equalizer in the 40th minute with a calm right-footed shot after receiving a pass from Song Min-kyu. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, Ulsan won 1-0 against Pohang earlier in the day.
Ulsan head coach Hong Myung-bo deployed a 4-2-3-1 system. Lee Min-kyu started up top with Kim Min-woo, Ataru, and Jang Si-young in the second line. Go Seung-beom and Lee Kyu-sung combined in the defensive midfield, while Lee Myung-jae, Kim Young-kwon, Hwang Seok-ho, and Seol Young-woo were in charge of the defense. Cho Hyun-woo was in goal.
Pohang head coach Park Tae-ha countered with a 3-5-2. Cho and Alloway started up top. Wandelsson, Kim Junho, Han Chan-hee, Hong Yun-sang, and Kim Lun-sung lined up in the midfield, with Lee Dong-hee, Park Chan-yong, and Aspro in the three backs. Hwang In-jae wore the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Pohang brought up a lot of guards in the first half. Both wingbacks joined the sub line and played cautiously with a four-back. Ulsan earned a corner kick in the second minute of the first half when the combination of Kim Min-woo and Ataru shined.
In the 10th minute, Kim Min-woo’s header pass opened up the left flank. However, Lee Myung-jae’s cross was blocked by the opposing defense. Seol Young-woo’s crosses in the 23rd and 29th minutes were an inch short.
Hong made a change in the 30th minute, substituting Uhm Won-sang for Jang Si-young, who was on the U-22 card. In the 31st minute, Pohang’s goal opened up. Uhm Won-sang’s cross rattled the net with Kim Min-woo’s right-footed shot, but it was ruled offside.
A minute later, Georgi responded.
He split the net with a cannonball right-footed shot, but he was also ruled offside. In the 38th minute, Lee Min-gyu headed home a cross from Lee Myung-jae, but his effort was blocked by the keeper. In the 45th minute, Kim Min-woo had a shot that went wide. Just before the end of the first half, Seol Young-woo went down after colliding with Kim Jun-ho inside the opponent’s penalty area, but the referee did not call a foul. The first half ended scoreless.
Pohang made one substitution at the start of the second half. Kim In-sung replaced Yoo Yong-joon and the team stepped up their counterattack. The long-awaited first K League 1 goal of the season finally came in the sixth minute of the second half. It was Ataru. Ataru fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball went straight into the back of the net without anyone touching it. Pohang goalkeeper Hwang In-jae was caught in reverse motion.
After the blow, Pohang brought on Oberdan, who had just recovered from injury, in the ninth minute of the second half to spark the offense. The decisive chance came in the 19th minute. Hong Yun-sang’s right-footed shot was saved by Cho Hyun-woo, and the ball fell to the toe of Kim In-sung.
Kim In-sung’s cross was headed in by Jorge.
One touch and it was a goal. However, the ball quickly sailed past his feet.
Ulsan scored in the 22nd minute of the second half when Uhm Won-sang sent a cross to Lee Min-gyu. However, Inhabi-kyu tried to take a bicycle kick, but the ball didn’t reach his feet and hit the ground. In the 25th minute, Han Chan-hee’s shot was blocked by Hwang Seok-ho.
In the 27th minute, Hong substituted Lee Dong-kyung and Rubikson for Go Seung-beom and Kim Min-woo. Park also pulled out his ‘attacking card’ Lee Ho-jae in place of Lee Dong-hee. 파워볼실시간 A back-and-forth battle ensued. Ulsan’s ‘speed demon’ Uhm Won-sang had one chance after another, but the goal was hard to come by.
Pohang introduced Kang Hyun-je in the 37th minute of the second half, but Aspro was shown a red card in the 43rd minute for restraining Uhm Won-sang. If Aspro hadn’t fouled him, Uhm would have gotten a one-on-one opportunity. Aspro was sent off for the first time in his K League debut. On the ensuing free kick, Lee Dong-kyung’s shot was caught by the opposing defense, and that was that.