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Chungbuk Cheongju FC extended their undefeated record to 13 games, setting a new record for the most undefeated games in K League 2 this season.

Last weekend, we recorded a 0-0 draw against Gimcheon Sangmu, who were leading the league.

The current ranking is 7th, but there is not much difference in points from the previous team, so now we are looking to move up to the top.

This is reporter Park Eon.

Chungbuk Cheongju FC is on the road to Gimcheon in the 30th round of the K2 League.

As soon as the game started, it rained and the match took place in a heavy downpour.

Gimcheon, which is showing the hottest offense in the league this season, knocked on Cheongju’s goal from the beginning.

They aimed for Cheongju’s net in North Chungcheong Province with headers and counterattacks from corner kicks, but were repeatedly blocked by the defense.

Due to heavy rain, the first half ended without either team showing any significant offense.

Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju started to turn the situation around in the second half with a long pass followed by a side attack.

Afterwards, in a set piece situation, he deceived the opposing defense and created a 1-on-1 chance, but the most unfortunate chance was missed as the pass went straight to the opposing goalkeeper.

The defense’s performance also stood out in this game.

Thanks to the three-back line of Lee Jeong-taek, Lee Min-hyung, and Kim Won-gyun and goalkeeper Park Dae-han’s good saves, they did not give up a single goal.

Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju gained one valuable point against Gimcheon and maintained 7th place in the rankings, but narrowed the point gap from 5th place, which is the playoff standard, to 5 points.메이저사이트

“There were parts of the players that reflected on themselves as they conceded a large number of goals and lost consecutive games. They also made up for the problems by conceding a lot of goals…”

Chungbuk Cheongju FC will take a break for about two weeks and play in the coming season. On the 16th, we will meet Ansan, who are in 12th place in the league, and start hunting for points.

In the game against NC held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 3rd, starting pitcher David Buchanan somehow tried to stay on the mound for a long time.

Buchanan got 2 outs in the 7th inning and then handed the mound to Woo Gyu-min. Thanks to the starting pitcher’s longevity, Samsung was able to secure a 6-1 victory with only two relievers, Gyu-min Woo (1.1 innings) and Seung-hwan Oh (1 inning).

Buchanan recently took a short break due to phlegm symptoms. He pitched well against Hanwha on the 22nd of last month, allowing 2 runs (unearned) in 7 innings. On this day, he stayed on the mound, throwing 116 pitches. And he took a break.

Buchanan suffered from minor injuries this season. On June 8, he complained of pain in the back of his right hand and missed one starting mound, and on July 21, he was unable to stand on the mound due to right knee pain right before the home game against KT, where he was scheduled to start.

Buchanan, who returned, fought hard for the team. In the second inning, an error by fellow shortstop Lee Jae-hyeon put leadoff hitter Park Geon-woo on base, and then Oh Young-soo hit a double and Do Tae-hoon hit the body, putting the bases loaded with one out. He scored a run off Kim Joo-won with a sacrifice fly to center field, but lured Seo Ho-cheol with a first-pitch curve and ended the inning with a fly ball to right field.

At this time, Buchanan had a strong desire to protect the mound at all costs. He said, “Because a lot of bullpen pitchers have come out recently, I thought I should take responsibility for the long innings.”

In Samsung’s game against NC on the 2nd, starter Won Tae-in left the mound after 2 innings and 6 bullpen pitchers were brought in. In the previous one-day game, Choi Chae-heung only lasted two innings. Because of this, the bullpen’s fatigue level was high.

In order to make the inning last as long as possible, Buchanan said, “Rather than pitching with all my might, I pitched with the thought of a long inning with fewer pitches, even if it means giving up points.” Thanks to this, he was able to fulfill his role even with 97 pitches.토토사이트

Buchanan, who joined Samsung in 2020 and entered the KBO League, is a veteran foreign pitcher in his fourth year this year. In 2020, he erased the memories of Samsung’s foreign pitcher nightmare by posting 15 wins (7 losses), and in 2021, he ranked first in most wins with 16 wins (5 losses).

Buchanan, who continued his double-digit win streak last year with 11 wins (8 losses), will achieve 10 wins this season with just one more win. As of the 4th, Buchanan has 9 wins, 6 losses, and an average ERA of 2.78 in 24 games.

Recently, something happened that helped Buchanan personally. His twin sisters threw the first pitch and hit before the Daegu NC game on the 2nd. “His family is coming to Korea and they are having a great time,” Buchanan said. These things are of great help to me. “Today was also a great help,” he said.

Professional soccer K League 1 teams Jeju United and Jeonbuk Hyundai fired off a combined 27 shots on goal but were unable to find a winner.

Jeju and Jeonbuk played to a 0-0 draw in the 29th round of the Hana OneQ K League 2023 at Jeju World Cup Stadium on Wednesday.

It was Jeju’s third consecutive draw (D1, D2). Jeju remained in ninth place with 35 points from nine wins, eight draws and 12 losses.

Jeonbuk, without a win in four matches (three draws), remained in fifth place with 12 W, 7 D, 10 L, and 43 points.

After a scoreless first half, Jeonbuk head coach Dan Petrescu took Hapa Silva off and brought on Song Min-gyu. Song Min-gyu had a chance to score at the start of the second half, but his shot was late and caught in the opponent’s defense.

Jeju tried to attack intermittently. In the 11th minute of the second half, Jeju’s Hayes hit a right-footed mid-range shot that went wide of the goal.안전놀이터

Jeonbuk’s Moon Sun-min repeatedly missed chances to take the lead. In the 14th minute of the second half, Moon dribbled into the penalty box and fired a right-footed shot, but the ball hit a Jeju defender and went out. On the ensuing corner kick, Moon’s shot flew over the bar. Moon had another chance in the 16th minute after breaking through the Jeju defense, but the ball went straight at Jeju goalkeeper Kim Dong-jun.

Jeonbuk wasted another chance in the 19th minute. Ahn Hyun-beom sent a strong cross to Munjeon after breaking through the flank, but the ball was not closed by the onrushing Park Jae-yong.

With the lack of goals, Petrescu made a change in the midfield in the 24th minute, taking off Boateng and bringing on Amano Jun.

Still, Jeonbuk was unable to score. In the 27th minute, Park Jae-yong received the ball from Song Min-gyu and fired a left-footed shot, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Hoesim’s shot from Song Min-gyu went over the crossbar.

Second half stoppage time Jeonbuk unleashed an all-out attack, but Jeju defenders threw themselves to block it. In the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, Park Jin-seop’s right-footed mid-range shot went wide of the goal. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.

The Doosan Bears defeated the Lotte Giants and escaped their three-game losing streak.

Doosan won 2-0 in the away game against Lotte in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League’ held at Sajik Stadium on the 3rd, led by a good pitch from starter Brandon Waddell.

Doosan (55 wins, 1 draw, 54 losses), which escaped a 3-game losing streak, is aiming to regain 5th place.

Brandon achieved his 7th win (3 losses) of the season with 5 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, and no runs in 6 innings. Brandon, who was re-recruited to Doosan as a replacement player at the end of June, is looking at double-digit wins.

Additionally, Brandon continued its 5-game away winning streak.

Seung-ho Kang played an active role with 1 hit and 1 run in 3 at-bats, and Eui-ji Yang of Doosan contributed to the victory with a timely hit in the top of the 8th inning.

Lotte, ranked 7th with a season record of 51 wins and 59 losses, is moving further and further away from ‘fall baseball.’ Lotte is mired in four consecutive losses at its home stadium.

Lotte starting pitcher Charlie Barnes pitched well in 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 1 run (non-earned), but did not receive support from the batting line, resulting in his 8th loss (9 wins) of the season. He failed to become a winning pitcher in 3 consecutive games when he was on the verge of 10 wins.

Lotte’s batting lineup ended up scoring no runs even after hitting 5 hits.

Doosan scored first.

In the top of the third inning, Doosan took advantage of the opponent’s throwing error when leadoff hitter Kang Seung-ho’s hit and Yu-chan Lee’s grounder to third base, giving them a chance to get to first and third base without an out. Then, when Lee Yu-chan stole second base, third base runner Kang Seung-ho hit home and scored the first run.

However, Doosan was blocked by Barnes’ counterattack and was unable to score an additional point.

Lotte also failed to target Brandon and remained scoreless until the sixth inning.

Doosan, which was maintaining an uneasy lead of 1-0, created a chance in the 8th inning with a ball hit by lead hitter Kim Tae-geun, Park Gye-beom’s sacrifice bunt, and Yang Seok-hwan’s walk. Afterwards, thanks to Yang Eui-ji’s 1-RBI hit, they ran away with a 2-0 score.

Doosan’s second pitcher, Park Chi-guk, appeared in the 7th inning and achieved his 11th hold of the season (5 wins, 2 losses, 2 saves) with one inning of scoreless pitching, and Kim Myung-shin recorded his 13th hold of the season (2 wins, 3 losses) with one inning of scoreless pitching.

Doosan closer Jeong Cheol-won, who pitched in the 9th inning, earned his 6th save of the season (5 wins, 4 losses, 11 holds) by pitching one inning of no hits and no runs.

Lotte fell to its knees with no hits after the 6th inning.

KIA Tigers won 8-6 after a hard-fought game against SSG Landers in an away game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon.먹튀검증

KIA Kim Do-young led the victory with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs, including a wedge solo home run (3rd of the season) in the top of the 9th inning. Kim Tae-gun hit a timely hit to tie the score in the 8th inning, and pinch hitter Ko Jong-wook hit a timely hit with 1 RBI in the final, contributing to the victory. Daein Hwang hit his fourth two-run home run of the season.

KIA, who had an 8-game winning streak, rose to 4th place and narrowed the gap against 3rd place SSG to 1.5 games.

In addition, KIA continued its streak of 5 consecutive wins against SSG, 6 consecutive wins against Munhak, and 4 consecutive away wins.

SSG’s bullpen lineup, including Ko Hyo-jun, Seo Jin-yong, and Lee Un-woon, collapsed one after another, putting their heads down. Closer Seo Jin-yong recorded his second blown save of the season and suffered his third loss of the season (3 wins, 34 saves).

SSG (60 wins, 1 draw, 51 losses), mired in 4 consecutive losses, is uneasily maintaining its 3rd place position.

Kiwoom Heroes won 7-0 in the home game against KT Wiz held at Gocheok Sky Dome.

9th place Kiwoom (51 wins, 3 draws, 70 losses), who won 4 games in a row, laid the foundation for escaping from the bottom tier.

Kiwoom foreign pitcher Ariel Jurado became the winning pitcher with no hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, and no runs in 6⅔ innings.

After a 4-game winning streak, Rado earned his 9th win (8 losses) of the season. The average ERA was lowered to 2.72.

Ronnie Dawson led the victory with a timely hit in the top of the third inning, Lim Byeong-wook went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs, and Kim Si-ang contributed to the victory with 2-for-4 at-bats with 2 RBIs.

KT (63 wins, 2 draws, 50 losses), which lost three times in a row, is in danger of second place Suseong.

KT starter Kim Min performed poorly, allowing 6 hits and 6 runs (5 earned runs) in 3 innings, becoming the losing pitcher.

The Samsung Lions won 6-1 in the home game against NC Dinos held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu.

Samsung (49 wins, 1 draw, 64 losses), which escaped a three-game losing streak, is in 8th place.

Samsung starting pitcher David Buchanan earned his 9th win (6 losses) of the season with a good pitching in 6⅔ innings, allowing 5 hits, 2 walks, striking out 4, and allowing 1 run (non-earned). Buchanan, who has recently won four consecutive games, is on the verge of achieving 10 wins for the fourth consecutive year.

Jae-il Oh played an active role with 2 hits in 5 at-bats and 3 RBIs, and Ji-hyuk Ryu led the batting line with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 2 runs.

Samsung achieved 25,000 RBI for the first time in KBO League history.

NC (57 wins, 2 draws, 51 losses), which failed to win three games in a row, fell to 5th place.

NC starter Choi Seong-young recorded his second loss of the season (5 wins), allowing 7 hits and 4 runs in 3 innings.

The Hanwha Eagles won 5-3 in an away game against the LG Twins held at Jamsil Stadium.

Hanwha defeated LG by scoring 5 points with 4 hits and 1 walk in the top of the second inning when the score was 0-1.

Hanwha’s pitching staff showed concentration by scoring 3 runs despite receiving 14 hits.

Hanwha (44 wins, 6 draws, 61 losses), which recorded two consecutive wins, laid the foundation for escaping from the bottom.

LG, who had all of their starting pitchers hit, lowered their heads due to the lack of cohesion in their batting lineup. LG starter Lim Chan-gyu suffered his third loss of the season (10 wins), allowing 4 hits and 5 runs (2 earned runs) in 5 innings.

LG (67 wins, 2 draws, 43 losses), which suffered two consecutive losses, is in first place.

“Uijeongbu KB fans are the best.”

KB Insurance outside hitter Hwang Kyung-min, 27, became a free agent for the first time after the end of last season. Hwang opted to stay rather than move. He signed a three-year contract worth up to 1.815 billion won ($500 million in salary, $150 million in options).

When we recently met at the KB Insurance practice gym in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Hwang said, “I didn’t know much when I was with Woori Card and Samsung Fire. Last year, we had a lot of good players, but this year, the roster has changed a lot. We have to overcome it. I think that’s why the team gave me a big salary.”메이저놀이터

“They didn’t just give it to me. I have a sense of responsibility for my salary. I feel like I need to work out harder to be more useful to the team,” he added.

After graduating from Kyungpook National University, Hwang was drafted by Woori Card with the second pick of the first round in the 2018 Men’s Rookie Draft and was named the Rookie of the Year that season. Since then, he has played for Woori Card, Samsung Fire, and now KB Insurance. In 35 games last season, Hwang recorded 401 points with a 49.93% offensive success rate and 32.45% receiving efficiency. After joining KB Insurance via trade at the beginning of last season, Hwang is working hard to make today and tomorrow better than yesterday.

He said, “Now I have to play a central role in the team. I’m training without skipping anything, both offense and reception,” he said. “There’s more pressure this season than last season. I have to show a performance worthy of the amount.”

Hwang Kyung-min joined Lim Do-heon-ho after the end of the season to compete in the 2023 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup Challenger Men’s Tournament in Taiwan. However, he was subsequently left off the roster for the Asian Championships and Asian Games.

“Actually, I went to the Challenger Cup and played a lot of matches, so I thought I would follow the next tournament, but when I checked the list the next day, my name was not there. I was very upset at first. Then I thought about it again and realized that I’m not good enough to be selected. I have to fill in the gaps,” I said to myself.

Hwang Kyung-min said, “For me, it’s my serve. I think the other outside hitters have good serves. I’ve been practicing a lot. It’s important to overcome the pressure in practice, but in the end, it’s all mental.”

Hwang Kyung-min met his best friend Han Sung-jung as an enemy once again. Photo by Kim Jae-hyun
Hwang parted ways with his best friend Han Sung-jung once again. The two players, who were rumored to be best friends since their school days, played together in Woori Card and led Woori Card to its heyday. However, after taking a break from Woori Card, Hwang Kyung-min reunited with KB Insurance, where Han Sung-jung was last season. However, they parted ways again in the off-season when Han Sung-jung was traded to Woori Card in exchange for Hwang Seung-bin.

Hwang Kyung-min said, “Even after Sung-jung left, people said a lot of things around me. But when I thought about it, I realized that although it would be great to play together, we were not meant to be together. Sung Jung and I have overlapping positions. On a good day, it’s fine, but if one or both of us can’t play, it puts a lot of pressure on outsiders to attack. Sung-jung is back on our card, and I hope it goes well.”

Hwang Kyung-min then greeted the fans who always fill the Uijeongbu Gymnasium. One of the reasons Hwang chose to stay with KB Insurance instead of transferring was the support and passion of the fans.

He said, “Thank you for always supporting me on weekdays and weekends. I feel happy when I play volleyball in Uijeongbu. I’m excited. It was one of the big reasons I signed a new contract. I’m always so grateful. If we reciprocate with our performance, the fans will love us even more. Without fans, there is no player, no team,” she smiled.

“I don’t have any other goals this season. I don’t want to get injured. Last year, I got injured in an international tournament, which was very disappointing. It’s the same for any athlete, but the rehabilitation process was so hard. It was hard to get back into the game, and I was nervous that I could get injured again. Even when you come back, you might not be able to play the way you want to. This year, I want to finish the season injury-free,” she said.

The women’s mixed martial arts atom class (-48kg) world class Korea-Japan match will be presented.

DEEP JEWELS 42 will be held on September 10th at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Park Si-woo (32) will compete in a -49kg away match (5 minutes x 3 rounds) against Namiko Kawabata ‘Hime’ (36).

DEEP JEWELS is a professional women’s mixed martial arts competition. Park Si-woo, 2022 Rizin Super Atomweight (-49kg) Grand Prix runner-up, and Hime, who has a professional record of 4 wins and 2 losses, will face off.먹튀검증

Park Si-woo (left), ranked second in the women’s mixed martial arts atom class world rankings, will face off against Hime, ranked 14th, at DEEP JEWELS 42.
Japanese Raijin is grouped with ▲UFC ▲Bellator ▲Professional Fighters League (USA) ▲ONE Championship (Singapore) as one of the five major mixed martial arts organizations.

On August 28, the mixed martial arts ranking system ‘Fight Matrix’ ranked Park Si-woo as the world’s second atomweight and Hime as 14th. Hime’s 7th place in the first quarter of 2023 (January to March) is a career high.

Park Si-woo is an elite standing striking fighter who won the 2012 World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Amateur Asian Championships -50kg in the ‘Point Fighting’ category and won the kickboxing -55kg gold medal at the 2013 Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games.

Even after converting to mixed martial arts, he is still recognized for his striking skills on the international stage, including a match with Japanese kickboxing star Rina Okamoto ‘Panchan’ (29) in 2019.

Maybe it will be the last time, or maybe it will be a one-time confrontation. FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung will play their 3rd ‘Super Match’ this season this weekend. If you lose, you have to prepare for a drop in the rankings, a brinkmanship game. Seoul and Suwon have different resolutions for this confrontation.

Seoul and Suwon will play the 29th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 at Suwon World Cup Stadium on September 2nd. This is the 3rd Super Match of the season and the 102nd Super Match, and Seoul is ahead with 41 wins, 25 draws and 35 losses. Seoul won both super matches this season. In the first match on April 22, Seoul won 3-1, and in the second match on June 22, Seoul won 1-0.

The situation the two teams are in is desperate in a different sense.

Suwon is 11th in the relegation zone with 22 points. Since the start of the season, it has been difficult to get out of the relegation zone. In particular, it is only 1 point away from Gangwon FC (21 points), the lowest place that is directly relegated. If Gangwon loses in this super match and Gangwon wins, Suwon could fall to the bottom.

Suwon seemed to be on track with 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in 8 matches, from Daegu FC on July 1 (1-1 draw) to Jeju United on August 18 (1-0 win). However, on the 27th, against Gwangju FC, they lost 0-4, and the good atmosphere subsided again. The key is how to bring back the atmosphere that has fallen ahead of the Seoul game.스포츠토토

Seoul is also in desperate need of a victory as it has been without a win in the last 6 games (4 draws and 2 losses). At one time, it was in a position to compete with the leader Ulsan Hyundai, but after that, the rankings began to fall as it showed severe ups and downs in performance. They are now in 5th place with 40 points. After the match against Daegu (2-2 draw) on the 19th, coach Ahn Ik-soo announced his ‘quick resignation’ and fell into confusion.

Fortunately, acting coach Kim Jin-kyu, who took over the baton after Ahn, managed to draw 2-2 in the 28th round match against Ulsan, which was his first coach. Although they did not secure victory, there were significant changes in their own way, such as using Ilyuchenko, who had been sluggish, for a long time, and he scored a goal.

If Seoul loses the Super Match, the leaderboard could fluctuate once again. If 6th place Incheon (40 points) and 7th place Daegu (38 points) win, they can fall to 7th place. Daejeon Hana Citizen (37 points) in 8th place and Jeju (34 points) in 9th place are also not far behind Seoul, so in the worst case, they could fall to the bottom. And this also means that Seoul and Suwon can once again play a super match in Final B.

The Chungnam Asan supporters are ready to wait despite the sluggish performance. Rather, they held an event for director Park Dong-hyuk and raised their voices of congratulations and support.

Chungnam Asan lost 0-1 to Gyeongnam FC in the 29th round of ‘Hana One Q K League 2 2023’ held at Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex at 7:00 pm on the 29th. As Chungnam-Asan suffered two consecutive losses, the atmosphere became even more down.

Lee Chan-wook conceded a goal in the 18th minute and was dragged away. Chungnam-Asan gave strength to the attack, but inaccurate linkages continued and the decision power fell significantly. I chose a change to put Kim Hye-seong in the front line in the second half, but there was no big effect. In the end, Chungnam Asan lost 0-1 and left the ground with their heads down. Coach Park Dong-hyuk’s expression was dark as he tried to make up for the 0-4 loss against Sangmu in Gimcheon, but failed to win amid disappointing performances.

After recruiting Lee Jae-seong, Chungnam-Asan showed a good trend by going undefeated in 3 matches as the defensive power revived, and then faced a 2-game losing streak. In order to go to the playoffs, it is necessary to continue the undefeated flow in the third round robin, but it was defeated by two consecutive losses. What is more painful than a losing streak is not scoring. It’s not easy to finish the attack, so it’s frustrating. Director Park Dong-hyuk is troubled in many ways.

At the post-game press conference, coach Park Dong-hyuk said, “The players’ attitude to try something even in the midst of hardship came from the playground. This result came about because I was lacking. will come. Outsiders look intimidated, but you have to overcome yourself. All team members need to find themselves. It’s important to devote yourself to the players and make them do well. It’s because of me. I’m upset and angry. I have to come to my senses first,” he said, blaming himself first rather than blaming the player.안전놀이터

Also, “I continued training to score goals, but I am upset that I did not score goals. It is also necessary to score goals with my own ability. I am not in the desired rank, but my confidence is low. The result is my responsibility. The players have to show on the field. I will try to help the players do better,” he said, emphasizing that he is responsible for the results. It was the words of director Park Dong-hyuk’s will.

Everything was finished until the press conference and the ground lights were turned off. Outside the stadium, Chungnam Asan supporters, Armada, were gathered. Rather than expressing dissatisfaction with the disappointing grades and contents, we gathered to congratulate them. Head coach Park Dong-hyuk celebrated his 200th coaching match against Gimcheon last year. The match against Gyeongnam was his 201st match. As a manager, he played all 201 matches in Chungnam-Asan. Since the match against Gimcheon was away, Armada held a celebration party at home.

Armada gave a gift of a necktie that he had saved up money for at 10 o’clock. Director Park Dong-hyuk expressed his apologies to the fans, but Armada rather cheered, saying, “We believe in you! We will believe in you and wait.” Director Park Dong-hyeok, who received the gift, expressed his gratitude, took a group photo together, and left in a friendly atmosphere.

A clear sky came to Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, where the game was not held for two days in a row during the rainy season in late summer.

The KIA players came out early and prepared for the game, and had a meeting with the NC players who arrived later.

Na Seong-beom, from NC, welcomed and encouraged his younger brother Park Min-woo and his juniors. Park Kun-woo called Lee Woo-seong, who ate rice in a pot during his Doosan days, and gave him various advice and took care of it.먹튀검증

Lee Woo-seong also greeted Park Gun-woo with a folder and treated him politely.

In the game on the 30th, NC pitched Shin Min-hyeok and KIA as Panoni the day before, but as the game was canceled, an ace match between NC Pedi and KIA Panoni took place that day.

The ride between the two teams, which are in the midst of a ranking competition, is not great. 4th place NC is recording 55 wins, 2 draws and 49 losses with 3 consecutive wins, and KIA, which swept Hanwha in the series last weekend and ran 4 consecutive wins, is recording 52 wins, 2 draws and 50 losses. The difference between the two teams is two games.

The images of the players of both teams, who had to play the match three days after meeting because of the rain, were captured. Gwangju 

Head coach Kim Ki-dong (52) of the Pohang Steelers, a professional football team celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding, had quite a few worries going into the second half of the year. It was because of concerns that Pohang would have a hard time overcoming the hot summer season due to limitations in power, even though Pohang is racing ahead with good results (2nd place) that surpasses expectations before the opening. When rivals add strength in the summer transfer market, Pohang, which lacks a budget, has to wait for the return of injured players. Pohang last year’s total annual salary (7.7 billion won) was only 10th out of 12 clubs.

However, Pohang defended its 2nd place until the scorching heat subsided little by little.

Hong Yun-sang (21, pictured) cannot be left out as the main character who blew away director Kim’s worries. A native of Pohang Youth, he advanced to Germany in 2021 and recently rejoined Pohang. Hong Yun-sang left a strong impression on fans even before his debut. On the 20th, he came on as a substitute in the 35th minute of the second half in a home game against Daejeon Hana Citizen and scored the winning goal to turn a 3-3 tie into a 4-3 victory. On the 26th, in the Gangwon FC expedition, he started and was responsible for the goal that ended the match, which had been drawn 0-1, with a 1-1 tie.메이저사이트

Coach Kim said, “He is a young player, but his level of play is extraordinary.”

In fact, Hong Yun-sang was one of the top prospects among his peers during his school days. The reason he transferred completely as soon as he went on loan to Wolfsburg, Germany two years ago is because he was recognized for his extraordinary potential. Last season in Nuremberg, he was extraordinary enough to record 7 goals and 9 assists while playing 26 games as a loan player. Hong Yun-sang said, “I could have stayed in Europe, but there were various problems, so I decided to go to Pohang with the idea of ​​playing soccer in a comfortable place.” “There is no difference between Europe and the K-League. I run with a grateful heart every day,” he said.

Hong Yun-sang, who has become a new engine for Pohang, also regained the Taegeuk mark. On the 28th, he was named to the Olympic soccer team composed of under-22 (U-22) players. The national team will play the 2024 Paris Olympics Asian qualifiers and the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers held in Changwon from September 6 to 12. Hwang Seon-hong, coach of the Olympic team, is also known to have paid attention to Hong Yun-sang’s performance.