Jeonnam Dragons turned the tables on a determined Seongnam FC.
Jeonnam came from behind to win 2-1 against Seongnam in the 24th round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
With the win, Jeonnam remained in second place with 12 wins, five draws and five losses (41 points). They closed the gap on first-place FC Anyang (43 points). Seongnam, on the other hand, remained in 12th place with five wins, five draws and 12 losses (20 points). This is the seventh consecutive game without a win, including the Korea Cup.
Seongnam started with a 3-4-3 formation. Correa, Lee Jung-min, Park Ji-won, Kim Hoon-min, Oh Jae-hyuk, Alibayev, Park Kwang-il, Choi Jun-young, Yoon Young-sun, Kang Kang-bin, 카지노사이트 추천 and Choi Pil-soo.
Jeonnam lined up in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Hanam, Lim Chan-ol, Kim Gun-oh, Noh Gun-woo, Cho Jae-hoon, Jo Ji-hoon, Kim Ye-seong, Kim Jong-pil, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Dong-wook, and Ryu Won-woo started.
It was tight from the start. Both teams fought back without backing down. Jeonnam actively looked for space in the back of the defense with Hanam up front and Lim Chan-ol and Cho Jae-hoon on the flanks, while Seongnam counterattacked with the height and speed of Correa, Dui-min, and Park Ji-won in the top three.
The two teams exchanged golden chances. Jeonnam had the first chance in the 14th minute when Lim Chan-ol’s cross from a free kick in front of the box was headed by Hanam, but it went wide of the goal. Seongnam pressed forward a minute later to disrupt Jeonnam’s buildup, and Kim Hoon-min broke through and fired a shot from inside the box that was saved by the goalkeeper.
It was the home team that broke the silence first. They opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Park Kwang-il’s ground ball cross from the right side of the box was headed home by Lee Dae-min, who rushed into the box.
Jeonnam increased their possession again, but another chance fell to Seongnam. In the 34th minute, Kang Kang-bin sent a long pass into the back of the box from the right side, where an onrushing Park Ji-won caught it and crossed it to the front of the box. Park Ji-won calmly played a cut-back pass to the other side, where the onrushing Correa connected with a shot, but it failed to beat goalkeeper Ryu Won-woo.
Jeonnam fought back. In the 42nd minute, Kim Ye-sung sent a cross through the defense from the left flank that was met by Lim Chan-ol in the box, but his shot rose high. Then, in the 45th minute, Noh Gun-woo beat the defense in the box and attempted a turning shot, but Choi Pil-soo made the save.
At the start of the second half, both teams made changes. Seongnam brought on Kim Jung-hwan for Correa, while Jeonnam brought on Alikulov for Kim Gun-oh.
Seongnam took advantage of the gap. In the third minute of the second half, while Jeonnam faltered in the buildup, Seongnam pressed hard and Alibayev in the center of the field had a straightforward shot on goal, but it went over the top.
Jeonnam fought back from the start. They continued to poke forward passes to create set pieces and forced three corners in the first five minutes of the second half.
Seongnam threatened Jeonnam again in the ninth minute of the second half when Kim Hoon-min won a free kick in front of the box, and Park Kwang-il, the kicker, took a direct shot that hit the post. Seongnam picked up the loose ball and attacked again with a cross, and Park Ji-won connected with a header from Lee Dong-min, but the goal was ruled offside.
Jeonnam regrouped. In the 10th minute of the second half, they introduced Park Tae-yong and Hong Seok-hyun to balance the attack and defense.
Seongnam continued to dominate possession in the second half. In the 20th minute of the second half, Kim Jung-hwan had a chance off a cross from a free kick, but his shot hit the post.
Jeonnam brought on Yoo Jae-seok in the 21st minute to bolster the midfield and immediately tied the game. In the 22nd minute, Noh Geon-woo rattled the net after a deflected ball was saved by the forward.
With the score tied at 1-1, Seongnam pulled out a substitution. In the 26th minute, Lee Jung-hyeop and Shin Jae-won were introduced, and in the 28th minute, Han Seok-jong was added to strengthen the defense.
Seongnam continued to push forward. In the 36th minute, the team took off Alibayev and introduced Koo Bon-cheol to add strength to the midfield.
Jeonnam threatened Seongnam in the 41st minute when Hanam headed home a cross from a free kick in the middle of the field. However, the assistant referee’s flag was raised, and the referee upheld the goal after consulting with the VAR room. Jeonnam’s players and coach Lee Jang-hwan were disappointed.
Jeonnam turned the game around with one last counterattack. With eight minutes of extra time left in the second half, Jeonnam attacked at around the seventh minute of the extra time, and the fast-paced Hanam took a bold shot from a long distance in front of the box that was saved by Choi Pil-su and went straight into the goal.
The Jeonnam players and coaching staff on the bench roared in celebration.
Seongnam struggled in the final minutes of the game, but couldn’t find the winner. In the end, the score was 2-1 in favor of Jeonnam, and they were all smiles.