2023-12-10 07:08:18
Suwon FC ‘Captain’ Lee Young-jae, PO 2nd match once morest Busan
Cheongeumgol leads the overtime game… Rescues the team from the brink of division 2
Gangwon won a total of 2-1 in the first and second games once morest Gimpo.
Suwon FC captain Lee Young-jae, a professional soccer player, is happy following scoring a golden goal to send the game to overtime in the second leg of the 2023 K-League promotion playoffs once morest Busan I’Park held at Suwon Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 9th. Suwon = Yonhap News
In the end, the only club that was relegated to K League 2 (Second Division) was Suwon Samsung. This season’s professional soccer team ended its journey of regarding 10 months with the retention of Suwon FC, led by ‘Captain’ Lee Young-jae, and Gangwon FC, led by Vitor Gabriel’s multiple goals, in the K League 1 (1st division).
Suwon FC won 5-2 following a fierce overtime battle in the second leg of the 2023 K League Promotion Playoffs (PO) once morest Busan I’Park held at Suwon Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 9th. Suwon FC, who lost 1-2 in the first game, produced a dramatic comeback with a total score of 6-4 in the first and second games.
The person who led Suwon FC’s survival was, of course, Lee Young-jae. Suwon FC, who absolutely needed to win that day, was dragged throughout the game, giving up the first goal to Busan’s Choi Jun in the 15th minute of the first half. Kim Hyun scored an equalizer in the 33rd minute of the second half, but the total score was still 2-3, and relegation to K League 2 was just around the corner.
However, captain Lee Young-jae did not give up until the end. In the 40th minute of the second half, he drove the ball to the left side of the opponent’s penalty area and hit a left-footed shot with the defense in front, and the ball went into the right corner of the goal. Suwon FC took the game to overtime with Lee Young-jae’s equalizer, then scored two more goals in the 5th minute and 11th minute of extra time to secure the win. They faltered a bit in the 10th minute of the second half of extra time by allowing a header to Kim Jeong-hwan of Busan, but two minutes later they celebrated remaining in K-League 1 with a key goal from Ricadur Lopez.
This was not the only day that Lee Young-jae saved the team from the threshold of the second division. He scored a free kick goal in the 5th minute of the second half when the team was tied 0-1 in the final game of the regular season once morest Jeju United on the 6th, giving Suwon FC one point. It was a point that saved the team from automatic relegation. Suwon FC and Suwon were tied with 33 points (8 wins, 9 draws, 21 losses), and Suwon FC, which led the team in scoring (44 goals for Suwon FC, 35 goals for Suwon), barely took 11th place. On the other hand, Suwon, which ranked last in K-League 1, will trade places with Gimcheon Sangmu, leader of K-League 2, next season.
Gangwon FC’s Vitor Gabriel (second from the right) is sharing his joy with his teammates following scoring in the second leg of the promotion playoff match once morest Gimpo FC held at Gangneung Stadium on the 9th. Provided by Korea Professional Football League
Gangwon won 2-1 (total of 1st and 2nd games 2-1) thanks to Vitor Gabriel’s multiple goals in the second leg of the relegation PO once morest Gimpo FC held at Gangneung Stadium. Gangwon, which had had a turbulent year due to a change in CEO and coach, and the transfer of ‘divine star’ Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), can now once once more enjoy the K-League 1 stage. On the other hand, Gimpo, who advanced to the promotion PO following two years of turning professional, was unable to overcome their numerical inferiority following Luis Mina’s sending off in the 26th minute of the second half and ended their promotion challenge.
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