‘Hungarian heavy tank’ Martin Adam ‘theater multi-goal’… 8 points difference between 1st and 2nd place with 3 matches remaining
3rd place Pohang is less than 6th place Jeju… 4th place Incheon and 5th place Gangwon draw 0-0
Professional soccer K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai has achieved a dramatic comeback victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai in the last ‘Hyundai derby’ of the season, and ascended to the ‘royal road’ heading to the championship for the first time in 17 years.
Ulsan won 2-1 over Jeonbuk with Martin Adam’s consecutive goal in extra time in the 35th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2022 Final A round held at Ulsan Munsu Soccer Stadium on the 8th.
Leader Ulsan, which recorded 21 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, has accumulated 72 points, widening the gap with second place Jeonbuk (64 points, 18 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses) to 8.
Both teams have three games left.
Ulsan will win the league title for the first time in 17 years since 2005, and for the third time in their career, just by adding one more win.
Ulsan took the lead with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the league match once morest Jeonbuk this season.
Jeonbuk leads with 40 wins, 29 draws and 39 losses in the Hyundai Derby League record.
Ulsan manager Hong Myung-bo put Leonardo at the forefront of the FA Cup semi-final once morest Jeonbuk during the week, when he was sent off for a ‘head-butt’ foul and gave a decisive excuse for the defeat.
In the second line of attack, Bako, Lee Cheong-yong, Lee Kyu-seong, and Choi Ki-yun were deployed, and Park Yong-woo went out as a volante.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Um Won-sang came in instead of Choi Ki-yoon, a 22-year-old (U-22) volunteer.
Jun Amano, who played a pivotal role in the offense throughout the season, was absent due to accumulation of warnings.
From left to right, Seol Young-woo, Kim Young-kwon, Jeong Seung-hyun, and Kim Tae-hwan formed the four-back defensive line, and Jo Hyun-woo wore goalkeeper gloves.
Jeonbuk coach Kim Sang-sik chose Song Min-gyu and Jo Kyu-seong as two-top strikers.
Left winger Barrow, whose muscles were a bit tired, started the game on the bench, but in the 23rd minute of the first half, U-22 resource Kang Sang-yoon was put on the ground instead.
Gyowon Han started as the right striker, and Seongwoong Maeng and Seungho Baek started as midfielders.
In the FA Cup semi-final, ‘veteran’ Cheol-soon Choi came to the ground instead of Jin-kyu Kim, the left full-back of the national team, who suffered a slight hamstring injury (muscle behind the thigh), and Moon-hwan Kim was placed as the right full-back.
The central defense was played by Yoon Young-sun and Park Jin-seop, and Song Bum-geun kept the goal.
In the midst of a fierce midfield fight in the beginning, Jeonbuk took the lead with a set piece.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Baek Seung-ho took a corner kick from the right, and Song Min-gyu received it to the front door, and Barlow shook the Ulsan goal net with a left-footed volley-turning shot.
It was Barrow’s five consecutive goals, who led Jeonbuk’s upward trend in the second half.
Ulsan counterattacked, but rarely scored.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, Lee Kyu-sung’s corner kick followed by Lee Cheong-yong’s header skipped past the goalpost, giving him numerous opportunities.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Seong-woong Maeng collided with Kim Young-kwon and collapsed, and Ryu Jae-moon was put in in the 12th minute of the second half.
In the 18th minute of the second half, Leonardo took a penalty kick for Ulsan, but the decision was canceled following video review (VAR).
Earlier, Ryu Jae-moon fell tangled with Leonardo in the penalty area, and the referee declared a foul, but the decision was overturned following an on-field review.
After that, the stadium filled with 251 spectators continued to lament from home fans.
In the 29th minute of the second half, Ulsan threw in a tall winger Martin Adam instead of Kim Tae-hwan.
Adam, who received a blood transfusion ahead of the second half, put Ulsan on the royal road to victory for the first time in 17 years.
Ulsan, who did not give up and knocked on the goal until the end, eventually equalized with Adam’s penalty kick in the 51st minute of the second half.
Earlier, following the VAR, it was decided that Lee Cheong-yong’s mid-range shot was hit by Ryu Jae-moon, who blocked the shot from inside the penalty area.
Then, in the 54th minute of the second half, Adam finished a header from a corner kick from the right by Kyu-Sung Lee, and the game was overturned.
Jeonbuk, who was quickly defeated, received a red card following receiving a red card while captain Hong Jeong-ho, who was named on the substitution list and did not play, later strongly protested once morest the referee’s decision.
After Ulsan and Jeonbuk, the 3rd to 6th place are Pohang Steelers (points 55, 15 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses), Incheon United (50 points, 12 wins, 14 draws and 9 losses), and Gangwon FC (49 points, 14 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses). Loss and 49 points) and Jeju United (49 points, 13 wins, 10 draws, 12 losses, 48 points).
However, 3rd place Pohang lost 1-2 at home once morest Jeju, and the gap with the following teams has narrowed as they have recorded 2 consecutive losses and a draw in 3 consecutive matches.
Jeju made the competition for 4th place even more intense by breaking the chain of 3 matches including 2 consecutive losses and narrowing the gap with Incheon and Gangwon, which drew 0-0 on the day.
In the 8th minute of the first half, Jeju opened the goal first when Gerso lightly lifted the ball with his heel from inside the penalty area and Yoon Bitgaram made a left-footed volley shot from the left side of the goal area.
The Jeju players prepared uniforms with the words ‘Coach Ma Cheol-jun, Jeju will always be with you’ on the front, then unfolded them and celebrated.
Jeju chief coach Ma Cheol-joon has been unable to keep the Jeju bench recently because his wife was diagnosed with acute leukemia and is fighting the disease.
Pohang regained their balance with a goal by Kim Seung-dae in the 35th minute of the first half, but in the 33rd minute of the second half, Pohang goalkeeper Kang Hyun-moo fouled Jin Seong-wook and Lee Chang-min kicked in a penalty kick, and the victory leaned toward Jeju.
At Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon, Gangwon exchanged 11 shots (7 effective shots) and Incheon took 10 shots (3 effective shots), but in the end no goal was scored, so the two teams shared 1 point.
Gangwon stopped winning 2 games in a row, but continued undefeated in 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw), and Incheon escaped from 2 consecutive losses, but might not stop winning 5 matches (3 draws and 2 losses).
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