Hello everyone, today is March 20, 2022, the twelfth weekend of 2022. Today, our "Korea Football Evening News Today" will continue to present the wonderful content of this week in the form of "Korea Football Weekly". So what are the focus news in the Korean football world this week? Let's take a look.
Character: Lee Seung-woo
1. K1 League Round 6 Roundup: Jeonbuk is difficult to win, Suwon goals to win Daegu
2. K2 League Round 5 and 6: Busan suffers consecutive defeats, Gyeongnam suffers "black five minutes" at Ansan
3. AFC Champions League Ulsan and Daegu advance to the main tournament
4. Many people in Ulsan and Seoul are infected with the new crown
5. The South Korean national team announced the final roster for the World Preliminary Round
This week's people we focus on Suwon FC striker Lee Seung-woo! This season Lee Seung-woo joined Han K became a highlight of the K League, many eyes are also focused on him, looking forward to the arrival of his first goal, this afternoon Suwon FC in the home game against Daegu, Lee Seung-woo's first goal of the season finally arrived, he in the 12th minute of the game to help the team quickly equalize, but also helped the team finally beat Daegu 4:3 to win two consecutive league games! This goal is very important for Lee Seung-woo, his last goal also happened on September 13, 2020 in the Bundesliga period, and this goal against Daegu, from the last goal, a full 500 days to wait! At the beginning of the season, the coaching team considered that Li Shengyou had not played for a long time and his physical condition was not good, so they always let him play the role of a substitute. With the injury of the team's forward assistant Ras Wildvik, Lee Seung-woo had to be "entrusted with a heavy responsibility", which also prompted him to speed up his recovery. With a wave of two consecutive wins, his form is also picking up with the team, and he is looking forward to Lee Seung-woo being able to continue to score more goals in the K League!
K1 League Round 6 Round: Jeonbuk is hard to win, Suwon goals and wins Daegu
This weekend, the sixth round of the 2022 Korean Football K1 League is in contention. This is the last round of the national team match day, and due to the confirmation of the new crown by a large number of players, the "East Coast Derby" between Ulsan and Pohang was eventually postponed. In five games, a total of 17 goals were scored, which was the most prolific round since the beginning of the tournament. In this round, the defending champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors did not win at home, they were forced to draw 1-1 by Kim Izumi Sangmu, and Kim Sang-sik's team suffered a five-game winless, which also became an urgent problem for him to solve. Although FC Seoul was absent due to the new crown in a large area, it still only lost to Jeju by one goal, and after losing 1-2 to Jeju, Seoul suffered three consecutive defeats. Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Gangwon FC staged a goal battle, and in the end, the two sides shook hands 2-2, and Suwon saved face in the last moments. The most exciting match of the round also took place in Suwon City, Where Suwon FC staged a goal battle at home with Daegu FC, and finally Suwon FC defeated the opponent 4-3, winning the first home win of the new season and winning two consecutive wins. In another game, Seongnam FC, which had the upper hand, sent a penalty due to a stupid foul, causing Incheon to kill himself. After this campaign, Seongnam continued to occupy the position of "deputy squad leader", and they also became the only team in the K1 League to win.
K2 League Round 5 & 6: Busan suffers a losing streak, Gyeongnam suffers "Black Five Minutes" at Ansan
This week, the 2022 season of the K2 League played two rounds of competition. In the five games in midweek, Chungnam Asan FC won the first victory of the season by a 4-0 victory over Gimpo FC; Seoul Yiluo lost 1-2 to Gwangju FC, suffering the first defeat of the season; also the first defeat was the leader Bucheon FC 1995, who lost 1-2 to Jeonnam Tenryu and won the season unbeaten. Daejeon shook hands with Yasan 0-0 away and Anyang beat Busan by one goal. The biggest highlight of this round is that there were seven red cards in five matches, which also became the highest in this round.
At the weekend, the sixth round of the K2 league was also contested. This round, FC Anyang bye. A total of 11 goals were scored in five games, and in the number of red cards, only one appeared, that is, Gimpo's goalkeeper Lee Sang-wook, who was sent off for malicious injuries outside the box before the end of the game. Compared to the previous round, the number of red cards has decreased. In this round, Busan lost again, they lost 0-2 at home to Jeonnam Tenryu, suffering three consecutive defeats. Seoul Yi-ryeo shook hands with Chungnam Asan 0 at home, and Bucheon regained the top spot by beating Gwangju 2-0 in a strong dialogue. Ota relied on two penalties on the road to beat Gimpo 2-1 to win the first win of the new season. The most exciting match of the round took place in Ansan, with Gyeongnam leading 2-0, and in the last 5 minutes, Ansan chased two goals in a row to lock the score to 2-2! Gyeongnam FC's away winning streak ended, and the "black five minutes" became a very painful thing for Gyeongnam players after the game.
AFC Champions League Ulsan and Daegu advanced to the main tournament
This week, the 2022 AFC Champions League play-offs are in full swing, with two Teams from South Korea participating in the final round of eliminations before the main tournament, namely last season's league runner-up Ulsan Hyundai and runner-up Daegu FC. Their opponents were Thai Harbor and Buriram United from the Thai Super League, and in the final two matches, the Korean K-League teams won and successfully advanced to the main tournament. Ulsan Hyundai beat his opponent 3-0 in 90 minutes and easily advanced, while Daegu fought hard for 120 minutes and eliminated his opponent in a penalty shootout. In the group stage of the AFC Champions League in early April, Daegu FC entered Group F against China's "double champion" Shandong Taishan, Japan's cup champion Urawa Red Diamonds, Singapore's league champion Lion City, while Ulsan Hyundai was divided into Group I, with Japan's league champion Kawasaki Forward, China's united runner-up Guangzhou FC and Malaysia's league champion Johor. For Ulsan and Daegu, the real test is yet to come.
Many people in Ulsan and Seoul are infected with COVID-19
Last Friday's K1 league match between Ulsan Hyundai and FC Seoul was "unfair" in the outcome of the match due to a controversial penalty, and this week, the Korean Football Association officially confirmed the penalty as a misjudgment and suspended referee Kim Hee-kun. But for the two teams, in fact, the trouble is not only the result of the game itself, but also a series of chain reactions that follow. As Ulsan players were diagnosed with COVID-19, it eventually led to half of the main players in Ulsan and Seoul being diagnosed with COVID-19. Players including Xue Yingyou, Lee Ching-sung, Kim Young-kwon, Cao Yong-wook, Chi Sung-yong, Lee Han-hyun and other players will be treated for a long time. For both teams, such an impact is great. Ulsan and Thailand's AFC Champions League in midweek sent a large number of young players to play, and the weekend "East Coast Derby" with Pohang was eventually cancelled because the number could not be combined to reach 18 people; Seoul also suffered losses, but the league rejected their application for extension, resulting in Seoul having to rely on a group of young people to play, and finally they lost 1-2 to Jeju United, suffering three consecutive defeats.
The South Korean national team announces the final squad for the World Cup
Later this month, the last two matches of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Round of 12 will be contested. South Korea, which has qualified early, will play against Iran and the United Arab Emirates, which continues to work hard to qualify for the qualification, and these two matches have no impact on the South Korean team to qualify for the World Cup, but because it may involve the "grade" of the World Cup draw, the South Korean team is still very eager to win these two matches. On Monday, manager Paul Bento announced the squad, with elite returnees including Son Heung-min and Hwang Yoe-su all selected, while Suwon FC left-back Park Hyun-kyu, who has performed well in the league, and Seoul Yi-yeon's lee Jae-yee were selected. After the list was announced, due to the diagnosis of new crown in Freiburg midfielder Zheng Youying, the veteran Nam Tae Hee returned to the national team after 6 months. This lineup, the South Korean team is not the strongest, but it is enough to cope with the opponents of these two matches.
(Editor-in-Charge: Korean Football Research Association)
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