Electricity does not come in due to water damage, and the generator turns on… Pohang stop Ulsan win at home
On the 11th, when the most important ‘East Coast Derby’ of the 2022 season was held, the first thing that filled the air of Pohang Steel Yard was the smell of oil, not cheers.
Eight generators roared around the stadium.
There seemed to be little room for the engine to escape the fumes from burning oil.
Even from the spectators inside the stadium, soot stung his nose.
It was the followingmath that part of the steel yard was submerged in the damage of the 11th typhoon Hinnamno last month.
Electricity was not coming into the stadium, so power was supplied by a generator to run the minimum equipment to run the game.
The reason that the game was moved up to 3 pm even though it was a weekday is because the lights did not come on due to an electricity problem, so the night game might not be digested.
There was no electricity in the press room.
About 30 reporters who visited the stadium on that day had to go to the indoor press room to charge their laptops during halftime following watching the game in the headquarters seat.
In the still yard where the pain of flood damage remains, Pohang gave great joy to home fans by making a valuable draw with ‘rival’ Ulsan Hyundai.
If Ulsan had won that day, it would have been their first K-League victory in 17 years.
Ulsan Baco scored the opening goal in the 40th minute, and the scenario seemed to go as Ulsan wanted, but in the 34th minute of the second half, Ho-jae Lee scored an equalizer with his head and canceled Ulsan’s championship party.
Pohang fans shouted cheering slogans as if they had won the championship.
Pohang coach Kim Ki-dong, who came to the press conference following the game with a smile on his face, exclaimed, “I sincerely look forward to and hope for Ulsan’s victory led by my respected senior Hong Myung-bo, but I thought that the Ulsan championship won’t be confirmed at our home.” .
It is said that coach Kim emphasized ‘the pride of Pohang’ to the players before the game.
He said, “As a manager, I didn’t like Ulsan having a championship festival at our home,” he said.
“I’m happy that Ulsan didn’t win here,” he said.
Although Ulsan did not hold a championship banquet, they showed the club-like ‘dignity’ ahead of becoming a champion.
Even if Ulsan had won that day, they had no intention of causing a stir at the Steel Yard.
I prepared only one banner and tried to take a picture to commemorate the victory on the ground.
It is said that he had asked for permission from Pohang in advance.
A banner was hung in front of the Ulsan cheering table saying, ‘The Ulsan Hyundai Football Team wishes for a speedy recovery from flood damage in Pohang.’
On this day, all 1,100 tickets to Pohang’s away cheering seats were sold.
Even in the snow, there seemed to be more Ulsan away fans than the Pohang supporters.
/yunhap news
