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Seol Ki-hyeon, manager of Gyeongnam FC in K League 2, was sent off in the opening match.
The scene in question came from the match between Gyeongnam FC and Seoul E-Land held at Miryang Sports Complex in Gyeongnam on the 20th. In the 26th minute of the second half, with both teams scoring 0-0, Seoul E-Land’s throw-in attack was decided.
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Gwang-Hoon Chae, who had been with Gyeongnam FC until last season, and then moved to Seoul E-Land, walked towards the bench of Gyeongnam FC to pick up the ball. At this time, Gyeongnam FC manager Seol Ki-hyeon pushed Chae Kwang-hoon away with his body.
The referee immediately drew a red card to Seol Ki-hyun. At that time, the game broadcasters evaluated the director Seol Ki-hyun’s ‘Intentional Collision’, saying, “It’s a really rare scene.”
Seoul E-Land opened the scoring six minutes following coach Seol Ki-hyun was kicked out of the stadium, and the match ended 1-0. At a press conference following the match, coach Seol Ki-hyun said, “I did it subconsciously because my opponent was familiar. He didn’t mean it.” Coach Seol Ki-hyun will be suspended from playing for at least two games.
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Seol Ki-hyun is a familiar face as a player before being a manager. Seol Ki-hyun became the ‘World Cup Hero’ by scoring an equalizer in the 42nd minute in the second half of the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan World Cup round of 16 match once morest Italy.
Seol Ki-hyeon began his career as a coach immediately following retiring as a player in 2015. He worked as a coach for the soccer team at Sungkyunkwan University and coach for the national soccer team, and since 2019, he has been the manager of Gyeongnam FC.
Below is a video of Seol Ki-hyun being sent off.
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