Kim Gyeong-min opened the winning goal and Park Ji-soo’s wedge goal to win 3-0
Professional soccer K League 1 Sangmu Kim Cheon defeated Seongnam FC and sang a victory song following 4 matches.
In the away match of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2022 Round 8 held at Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam on the 6th, Kim Cheon scored consecutive goals from Kim Kyung-min and Jo Kyu-seong in the first half and Park Ji-soo in the second half to beat Seongnam 3-0.
As a result, Kim Cheon, who was out of the last 3 matches without a win (2 draws and 1 loss), increased the season’s points to 12 with 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
On this day, coach Kim Tae-wan and Kim Cheon had greater joy by winning the 200th K-League game (73 wins, 49 draws, and 78 losses) as the head coach.
Seongnam, who had harvested their first win of the season by winning 4-3 in the 7th round once morest Suwon FC following 2 draws and 4 losses, tried to win a streak, but failed.
Kim Chun took the lead with Kim Kyung-min’s first goal of the season in the eighth minute of the match.
Youngjae Lee poked the ball caught in the midfield of his own camp forward, and Kyungmin Kim drove alone from the half line and beat two opposing defenders one following another and shook the net with a right footed shot from the left side of the penalty kick.
Seongnam might hardly break through the Gimcheon defense in the 14th minute, as Mullich’s shot was blocked by Gimcheon goalkeeper Koo Koo-yoon’s save.
Seongnam coach Kim Nam-il made a change in the first 30 minutes by removing Lee Jae-won and Jeon Seong-soo and adding Lee Jong-sung and Lee Jong-ho.
However, in the 45th minute of the first half, Kim Cheon took another step away with an additional goal by Jo Kyu-sung.
After receiving a pass from Lee Young-jae, who stole the ball from Seongnam Lee Jong-sung from the left side of midfield, Jo Kyu-seong dribbled into the penalty area and finished with a right footed shot.
Jo Kyu-seong, who scored in three consecutive games, shared the top scorer spot with Mugosa (Incheon) once more with his sixth goal of the season.
Kim Cheon leaned more towards the game with a set piece in the 11th minute of the second half.
Central defender Park Ji-soo, who participated in the attack, took a corner kick from the left by Lee Young-jae and hit it with his head.
Midfielder Lee Young-jae was involved in all three goals of Gimcheon that day, including two assists, and contributed to the victory.
In the 44th minute of the second half, even Lee Jong-ho’s decisive shot was caught by Koh Sung-yun’s super save, and Seongnam suffered a scoreless defeat in the home room.
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