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▲ [FA컵 4강] ‘Na Sang-ho’s winning goal’ |
[정필=김아영 스포츠전문기자 kspa@jeongpil.com] FC Seoul got a ticket to the final following a 120-minute extra-time match.
Seoul, led by coach Ahn Ik-soo, won 1-0 in the 2022 Hana One Q FA CUP 6R (final 4) once morest Daegu FC held at DGB Daegu Bank Park on the evening of the 5th. Na Sang-ho’s goal in extra time in the second half of extra time saved Seoul. Seoul played a fierce battle with Daegu throughout the 120 minutes, but struggled as they might hardly score. However, Na Sang-ho scored a goal with a sharp shot following a break through the dribble at the end of extra time and succeeded in reaching the final stage.
Seoul, which had previously lost both league matches once morest Daegu, succeeded in revenge by winning the FA Cup semi-finals in three consecutive matches. Seoul’s final opponent is Jeonbuk Hyundai, and the two teams will play home and away on the 27th and 30th.
Daegu focused on counterattacks from the beginning. Seoul took an active role in defense, centered on Palosevich, to suppress Daegu’s speed. The two teams exchanged counterattacks at a fast pace, but scoring opportunities did not come easily. In the process, strong physical fights also took place several times.
Daegu and Seoul battled fiercely towards the end of the first half. In the 39th minute of the first half, a pass attempted by Kang Seong-jin from the right flank passed through Palosevich to Cho Young-wook, but Cho Young-wook’s last shot went above the goal, and it was a disappointment. In the 44th minute of the first half, Cho Young-wook, who received a pass from Shin-jin Kim, tried to shoot a header from the door, but was blocked by goalkeeper Oh Seung-hoon of Daegu. In the first half of extra time, Hong Chul’s cross crossed with Hwang Jae-won’s right-footed shot from inside the box, but it did not lead to a goal.
Both teams played in the second half with no substitutions. Seoul actively attacked. In the third minute of the second half, Jong-gyu Yoon took a shot with his left foot from inside the penalty box, but it was blocked by goalkeeper Oh Seung-hoon from Daegu. Palosevic’s free kick was then scored by Kim Joo-sung with a header shot from the front, but it did not lead to a goal.
Daegu, who had been pushed back by Seoul’s momentum, replaced Se Jing-ya and Ko Jae-hyeon in the 9th minute of the second half, except for followingnoon-sung and Ahn Yong-woo. In the 15th minute of the second half, Daegu swallowed a disappointment as the cross that Go Jae-hyeon broke through the opponent’s defense from the right flank was blocked by the defense. However, with the input of Se Jin-ya and Ko Jae-hyeon, Daegu’s attack began to gain momentum. To prevent this, Seoul also replaced Jeonghan-min in the 19th minute of the second half and Na Sang-ho, who was on the bench.
Seoul got a free kick opportunity from the right side of the penalty box in the 19th minute of the second half. Palošević kicked hard with his left foot towards the goal, but it went over the post. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Daegu directly kicked a free kick that Se Jing-ya obtained from the middle of the opposing half, but it went straight to the goalkeeper. In the 27th minute of the second half, a free kick was taken from the front of the arc circle, but Sejinya’s kick hit the post.
In the 34th minute of the second half, Se Jin-ya’s free kick passed through Jeka and was connected to Ko Jae-hyeon. Both teams continued to attack, but no goals were scored and the match went into overtime.
In the first half of extra time, both teams played fiercely, but no goals were scored. Tae-wook Jeong made a header from Se Jing-ya’s free kick at the end of the first half, but it went just a little way out of the goal. In the 5th minute of extra time, Ilyuchenko attempted a header shot from the doorway from Seoul’s corner kick, but it did not lead to a goal. Seoul added Ki Sung-yong as Palošević was injured in the 10th minute of extra time.
As physical exhaustion worsened, both teams clenched their teeth and played. He ran for a goal until the last minute, but it was not easy to open the opponent’s goal. In the 12th minute of the second half of extra time, Sejinya took a left-footed shot from inside the penalty box to aim for the corner of the goal, but Seoul goalkeeper Yang Han-bin blocked it and swallowed the disappointment. In extra time in the second half of extra time, when a penalty shootout was strong, Seoul succeeded in scoring the long-awaited goal. After breaking through the dribble, Na Sang-ho succeeded in shaking Daegu’s goal net with a right-footed shot near the arc circle. In the end, Na Sang-ho’s goal became a buzzer beater. The 120-minute bloody battle ended with a 1-0 victory for Seoul.
