On October 17, South Korea local time, the 28th round of the 2021 K1 League supplementary round was played at the Gangneung Sports Stadium, and Gangwon FC, which played at home, relied on two set-pieces in the case of conceding a goal in the first half, and finally reversed Gwangju FC 2-1 and won the key 3 points. Counting the previous two make-up matches, one win and one draw, Gangwon relied on three make-up games to score 7 points and temporarily escaped the relegation zone.
In this game, Gangwon continued the tactics of the previous two make-up matches 442, although Gao Wulie was absent, the team continued to focus on the offensive banner. In Gwangju, the position of the main goalkeeper has changed, and goalkeeper Yin Puxiang has replaced Yin Pingguo as the starting point. In this game, the Gwangju side attacked very actively, while the Gangwon side mainly used the side of the cross to seek opportunities. The first to score was the away team, and in the 22nd minute, using a set-piece opportunity, Gwangju won consecutive shots in the penalty area, and finally Yan yuan shang alerted the ball into the net, 0-1! This is also the first goal conceded by Gangwon in two consecutive make-up matches. However, this goal did not have a psychological impact on the team. Before the end of the first half, using a set-piece, Kim Young-bin dialed the ball to Kim Dong-hyun, who equalized in front of goal, and at the end of the half, the two sides returned to the same running line.
Entering the second half, Gwangju continued to press forward to try to reverse the score, but Gangwon was not conservative, and they also played with their opponents in midfield. Center Li Tingxie also created opportunities in front of the goal many times, and the dominant side of many situations turned to the home team Gangwon. In the 67th minute, Gangwon won another set-piece opportunity in the front court, Lee Ting-kyo received the ball and headed the ball at the goal, Yin Puxiang struggled to knock the ball out at the goal line, but the ball just fell to the feet of Gangwon centre-back Kim Young-bin, who scored the ball, 2-1! Gangwon countered the score.
In this campaign, Jin Rongbin scored a goal and an assist, which is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the team. After the counter-score, Gangwon chose to retreat after the counter-over as he did in the previous game against Jeju, this time they bet right, Gwangju although repeatedly got the opportunity to shoot, but wasted one by one. In the final moments of the game, Yan Zhicheng deflected the goal he had to score, and in the end, Jiang Yuan was lucky to keep the 2-1 victory and win the life-and-death battle. After this battle, Gangwon scored 37 points, opening up the gap of 8 points in Gwangju, which was a temporary escape from the relegation zone. Of course, such an outcome will not prevent them from playing in the relegation group for the second consecutive year, but this year's situation is more chaotic than last year.
Due to the players' infection with the new crown and the "assistance" Pohang to play the AFC Champions League postponement, Gangwon FC's original 26, 27 and 28 rounds were all postponed, and in the case of the concentration of international footballers during the K1 league break, Jiang Yuan later challenged Incheon United away on October 6, home against Jeju United on October 10 and Gwangju FC at home on October 17, three hard battles, they achieved 2 wins and 1 draw, and at the same time, they also promoted them from vice squad leader to eighth place in the league. This year is particularly unfavorable for Jiang Yuan, the main force of many games has been injured, the players have been infected with the new crown, the main force in the final stage of the game has been reimbursed, so difficult circumstances, relying on the strength of the team to score 7 points in three supplementary matches, such an outstanding performance is undoubtedly commendable. Counting this year's relegation group competition, Gangwon still has 6 games to play, and since he has gritted his teeth to this point, he should stick to it. Later, we continue to look forward to their performance.