[GOAL 현장 리뷰] ‘Jung Kyung-ho Magic’ Seongnam wins 2-0 over leader Ulsan
[골닷컴, 성남] Reporter Park Moon-soo = Seongnam FC secured 3 valuable points by winning 2-0 once morest leaders Ulsan Hyundai. There was a change in the team of nine players compared to the previous round, but they continued their winning streak by showing their strength to not back down until the last minute of the game.
Seongnam won 2-0 thanks to consecutive goals from Min-hyuk Kim and Soon-hyeong Kwon in the match once morest Ulsan in the ‘2022 Hana One Q K League 1 Round 29’ held at Tancheon Sports Complex on the followingnoon of the 4th. This is the second consecutive win following the 2-1 victory over Suwon FC. The gap with 11th place Daegu is 4 points.
The home team, Seongnam, started in a 3-4-3 formation. Min-hyuk Kim, Jae-won Lee, and Jae-woo Kang made the three-top appearance, with Si-hoo Yang and Jin-beom Ahn at the waist and Si-young Lee and Hyo-jun Jang as wingbacks. Jo Sung-wook, Kwak Kwang-sun and Kwon Wan-gyu wore three-backs, and Kim Young-kwang wore goalkeeper gloves.
The away team Ulsan faced the 4-2-3-1 formation. While Leonardo was placed at the top, Wonsang Um, Amano and Jaehwan Hwang were placed in the second line. As Won Doo-jae and Park Yong-woo worked together at the waist, Seol Young-woo and Im Jong-eun, Kim Young-kwon and Yoon Il-rok were in the back, and Jo Hyeon-woo defended the last line.
Ulsan attacked through a rear build-up. Seongnam pushed Ulsan from the front and shook Ulsan.
Seongnam had a good chance in the 16th minute of the first half. Si-Young Lee, who received the ball from the right, penetrated the front door and tried to cross, but was blocked by the opponent’s defense. The one-two pass with Kang Jae-woo and the strong pressure of Seongnam in the preceding situation stood out.
In the 20th minute of the first half, Ulsan had a chance. Uhm Won-sang took advantage of Seongnam’s pass miss and rushed to Seongnam’s gate, but was blocked by the opponent’s defensive wall and missed the opportunity to score first. Soon following, Ulsan used the first substitution card in the 21st minute of the first half. He replaced Hwang Jae-hwan with Bako and changed the attacking team.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Seongnam’s Kwon Wan-gyu attempted a mid-range shot from the front of the arc area, but it missed the goal. In the 29th minute of the first half, Kim Young-kwang’s goal kick was linked to Lee Jae-won, who was in front, but was blocked by the Ulsan defense.
In the middle of the first half, both teams showed a little more offensive side. However, due to the heavy rain, both teams consumed more stamina.
The first goal came in the 36th minute of the first half. The main character was Kim Min-hyuk from Seongnam. The fighting spirit in the rain stood out. From the right flank, Si-Young Lee’s pass went to Jin-Beom Ahn, and in the cross situation that followed, Kang Jae-Woo gave a pass as a header, and captain Kim Min-Hyeok, who was at the doorstep, shook the Ulsan goal with a fantastic scissor kick.
After conceding, Ulsan raised the line and continued to operate more aggressively. In the case of Seongnam, while focusing on defense, they focused on blocking Ulsan attacks until the end of the first half. Ulsan took a chance in the 44th minute. Kim Young-kwang prevented a series of shots from Ulsan Um Won-sang in a pre-nuptial situation.
At the end of the first half, Ulsan got a free kick opportunity from a good position. Leonardo, who started as the kicker, tried to shoot with his right foot, but was blocked by the Seongnam defensive wall. Leonardo tried to shoot in the mid-morning situation that followed, but it did not lead to a goal due to rain in Seongnam.
At the start of the second half, Seongnam took out three substitute cards. In place of Kang Jae-woo, Yang Si-hoo, and Kwon Wan-gyu, Koo Bon-cheol, Kwon Soon-hyung, and Kang Kang-bin were put in respectively.
It was a godsend. In the first minute of the second half, Kwon Soon-hyung made 2-0 with a sensual right-footed shot from Kang Kang-bin’s header pass. It was a scene that showed concentration in the premarital situation before the door. Both players are substitutes in the second half. It was the moment when Acting Manager Jung Kyung-ho’s replacement card, which started at the start of the second half, hit.
In the 5th minute of the second half, Seongnam took another chance. Min-hyeok Kim, who received a cross from the right flank, attempted to shoot, but was blocked by the Ulsan lake rain.
In the 0-2 situation, Ulsan joined the attack by replacing Won Doo-jae with Adam.
In the 10th minute of the second half, Ulsan had a decisive opportunity. Jong-eun Lim did not shake the Seongnam goal net, but the goal was canceled due to an offside foul. Im Jong-eun, who was in front of the door, pushed the ball raised by Amano from the right side of the free kick situation with his right foot and shook the Seongnam goal net. After reading the VAR, an offside decision was declared and the opportunity to pursue was missed.
Afterwards, Ulsan raised the line a little more and showed aggressive game management. Seongnam also aimed at the space behind the Ulsan defense by developing a counterattack that continued the pressure from the front rather than forcibly lowering the line.
A good opportunity came to Ulsan in the 21st minute of the second half. Leonardo’s free kick from the right flank was linked by Amano with an exquisite cross. Afterwards, Lim Jong-eun connected with this header shot, but it went off the post. Ulsan’s continued attacks continued, but they might hardly break Seongnam’s defense.
Rather, in the 30th minute of the second half, Seongnam’s Koo Bon-cheol caught a foul on the right outside the box and got a good free kick opportunity. Afterwards, in the attack situation, Bon-cheol Koo broke through and attempted to shoot with his left foot, but it was blocked by goalkeeper Jo Hyun-woo.
In the 33rd minute of the second half, Seongnam played Park Soo-il and Ulsan played Lee Cheong-yong. Seongnam made a change that strengthened the defense and Ulsan strengthened the attack. While Ulsan’s offensive continued in the second half, Seongnam blocked Ulsan’s attack through the front-back counterattack strategy, and aimed at the space behind the opponent’s defense with a quick counterattack.
In the 41st minute of the second half, Ulsan’s Leonardo hit a shot, but it hit the post and came out. In the second ball situation, he was blocked by Kim Young-kwang and failed to score. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Mullich attempted a right-footed shot from Seongnam’s counterattack situation, but it was captured by goalkeeper Jo Hyun-woo.
As the match came to a close, Ulsan pulled the reins of the attack even more. Seongnam focused on blocking the Ulsan attack by lowering the lines of the rest of the players except for Mullich. The match ended in a 2-0 victory for Seongnam. It is the second consecutive win since Jung Kyung-ho took over as acting manager.
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