From August 7 to 8, South Korea local time, the 23rd round of the 2021 Korean football K1 League began to compete, and all six teams played in this round, of which the "Hyundai Twins" defeated the opponent with the same score at home, of which Jeonbuk returned home after several rounds, and won the second place in the previous standings in a strong dialogue, daegu, which successfully returned to second place. In addition, in the relegation zone, Seongnam also won. This also forced the game between Seoul and Gwangju to become a "severed head" battle, the loser will be forced to be at the bottom, and finally Seoul will laugh to the end, and Gwangju will have no choice but to be at the bottom. Let's take a look at the situation of each game in this round.
After the return of the Ulsan National Olympic Foursome, Ulsan returned to the top
We first set our sights on Jeonju, South Korea. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor returned to the home game after 3 months, which included the reason for the league break, the reason why the team was postponed because of the opponent's new crown, and the reason why its own coach Li Yun was forced to postpone the game after the new crown. All in all, the match was returned after 3 months, and the poster also used a photo of Gustavo looking at the stadium, which means "return". I don't know if it was the luck brought by the poster, Jeonbuk, who played 4231, completely suppressed the opponent in the first half and created a penalty. The protagonist of the penalty is the poster "male protagonist" Gustavo, who has achieved one step and jeonbuk 1-0 lead.
Gustavo took the lead
At half-time, the scorecard was stuck at 1-0! Entering the second half, it was Gustavo again, he delivered an assist in front of the goal, Wen Xuanmin stepped on, 2-0!
Wen Xuanmin killed the match
Although Daegu then used a counterattack to pull back a city by foreign aid center Edgar, Jeonbuk did not rewrite the score again. Among them, Song Min, who arrived in the summer transfer this season, was active, as the starting left winger, Song Min performed eye-catchingly, although he did not score, but still received applause. In the end, Jeonbuk beat Daegu 2-1 at home, surpassing the opponent in the standings and continuing to catch up with Ulsan Hyundai.
Will Ulsan Hyundai, which ranks at the top of the list, miss an opportunity? They met the "number one soft persimmon" Gangwon FC at home today, and as a result, with the goal of two players returning from the National Olympic team, Lee Dong-jiong and Lee Dong-joon, Ulsan Hyundai also won 2-1 at home. Facing Gangwon FC, which has not lost in nine years, Ulsan Hyundai's psychological advantage is obvious. 433's Ulsan vs. 343's Jiangyuan, both sides intend to threaten their opponents with a flank attack, and Gangwon FC's general Han Han Yong's absence due to concussion has left a shadow on the away team. In midfield, Ulsan Hyundai was in full control of the initiative, with Lee Dong-jiong, who came on in the 35th minute, knocking on the opponent's goal in just six minutes. Give Ulsan Hyundai a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Li Dongjiong took the lead first
Entering the second half, Ulsan Hyundai still attacked unabated, but they were equalized by Gangwon. In the 78th minute, Gao Wulie's clever pass Zhao was playing the equalizer, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
Zhao was playing the equalizer
But Gangwon wasn't happy for a minute, and Ulsan Hyundai's Lee Dong-joon took advantage of his speed to easily break the goal after receiving a pass from Lee Ching-yun, 2-1! Ulsan Hyundai is once again leading.
Li Qinglong and Li Dongjun 'old and young flying wings' perfectly matched
After taking the lead, Ulsan Hyundai still had a chance to overtake, but missed one by one, and the final game ended, and Ulsan Hyundai defeated the opponent 2-1. Howe won consecutively.
Ulsan continues to be solid at the top of the list
At the same time as Ulsan Hyundai, there were also two games at the same time, which were Suwon Samsung Blue Wing and Jeju United and Seongnam FC home and Pohang Ironman, we first look at Suwon. Due to the return of the summer truce, many of the team's transfers or service, coupled with the participation of the main defender Henry in the Sino-American Gold Cup and Kwon Chang to play in the Olympic Games, Suwon's entire training period was a failure. Therefore, in the last three rounds of the league, Suwon Samsung Bluewings lost three consecutive games and withdrew from the championship competition early. Jeju United also suffered from a wrong transfer trade during this truce, which affected the team's combat effectiveness and led to a two-round league winless win. So these two difficult brothers and sisters met together, this game Suwon main 352, Jeju main 343, the same is a hard-hitting showdown. Just five minutes into the opening, Kim Min-woo used his speed to break into the Jeju penalty area, only to have his shot blocked by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 37th minute, it was Kim Min-woo who got a chance to shoot, this time Jeju goalkeeper Oh Seung-hoon once again flew to save the ball. At the end of the half, Suwon had the advantage, but the score was 0-0! Entering the second half, both sides continued to seek shooting opportunities, but neither Suwon nor Jeju found the feeling of shooting, and Suwon's state was even worse than in the first half. In the end, the two sides had no choice but to accept a 0-0 draw, but this result, the two sides should still be satisfied, Suwon ended the losing streak, Jeju got the points.
Suwon and Jeju were helpless to hand over the white roll
On the evening of August 7th, we came to seongnam for the final game. The reason why the match between Seongnam and Pohang is finally said is because this match is the latest game of the day, and a goal controversy delayed VAR by nine minutes, and the final match was also nine minutes of stoppage time. We returned to the arena, the "deputy squad leader" Seongnam FC ushered in the Pohang Iron Man who was demoralized by the transfer incident, which was the best chance to get points for Seongnam, because in the next three games, their opponents were Suwon, Incheon and Jeonbuk, and the field was a hard battle, so facing Pohang, whose morale was not there, it was Seongnam's opportunity to steal points. In this game, Seongnam coach Kim Nam-il put up a confrontation posture, 352 formations of Chinese and foreign support Mulic and Jiang Zaiyu ranked as double forwards, this set of tactics also quickly paid fruit, in the 9th minute, Seongnam high striker Mulic first shot was saved by the opponent goalkeeper Jiang Xianmao, and then there was no Pohang defender interference when shooting, he easily completed the goal, 1-0! Seongnam takes the lead.
Mulic scored to break the deadlock
Serbian centre-forward saves Seongnam
This score was maintained until the end of the half, and throughout the half, Seongnam controlled the possession, and Pohang was most active in the first half by Kwon Qiyu, who scored in the last round. Entering the second half, Seongnam strengthened the control of the midfield through substitutions, while Pohang strengthened the attack with substitutions. The controversy in the second half occurred in the 78th minute, using a corner kick, Pohang foreign player Tash equalized, but through the VAR showed that Pohang had previously fouled, this ball, the referee on duty watched for a full nine minutes, and finally ruled that the goal was invalid. Near the end of the match, Seongnam was besieged by Pohang, in which Gao Yingwei's shot was blocked by Kim Yongguang, the old gatekeeper of Seongnam, and finally Seongnam beat Pohang 1-0 at home. After 119 days, the league victory was regained.
Seongnam received a life-saving 3 points
Seongnam's victory also turned a match on August 8 into a "severed head" battle, with FC Seoul and Gwangju FC who loses and who will sit in the position of vice squad leader. In this game, both Seoul and Gwangju have a 4231 formation, and both teams hope to win the game and make a smooth transition. As a result, grabbing the start became the main line of the game. New signings Chi Dongyuan and Lu Le both made it to the starters, especially Chi Dongyuan, who also made his debut as a starter since his return to the K1 League. I don't know if this arrangement stimulated him, in the 8th minute, Yin Zhongkui crossed from the side to Cao Yongxu, who dialed the ball to Chi Dongyuan who inserted the back, and Chi Dongyuan angrily shot through the net in the face of the opportunity, 1-0! This is also Chi Dongyuan's second goal in the K League after 10 years and 1 month.
Chi Dongyuan scored again in the K League after more than 10 years
After taking a 1-0 lead, Seoul began to control the rhythm, especially veterans such as Qi Chengyong and Osmar, using skilled long passes to threaten opponents. At the end of the half, Seoul led by one goal. Unwilling to lose, Gwangju FC stepped up its attack in the second half, with Song Seung-min and Lee Hee-joo on two fast horses, taking turns attacking the Seoul goal with the cooperation of Yan Ji-sung and Rice, but Gwangju's shot was too deflected and did not threaten Seoul goalkeeper Liang Hanbin. In order to reverse the disadvantage on the scene, Seoul also sent Parosevich and Gabriel to increase the attack, and after the situation between the two sides was formed, Gwangju had no chance. In the end, the score of 1-0 was maintained until the end, and Gwangju had no choice but to finish at the bottom after swallowing the second "0-1" game in Seoul this season. Seoul, on the other hand, is the day of successful escape!
Chi Dongyuan won a life-and-death battle for the team
Finally we came to Incheon, South Korea. Incheon United and Suwon FC, two teams that were still relegation "struggling" in the first stage, can now easily play a "friendly" league, one is a three-game winning streak, the other is a four-game winning streak, and the two teams are ranked fifth and seventh in the league, who can imagine before the season. And this game, the two sides also used all their strength to fight. The same 352 start, the same sacrifice of the team's super forward confrontation, but there is no "breaking defense". In the end, under the fierce battle of 90 minutes, the two teams with strong defense blocked the "super star" of the two teams, ending 0-0. Objectively speaking, the intensity of this game is insufficient, after all, it is not a battle of life and death, and the battle of the rankings in front of it is not so tense.
Incheon and Suwon FC "Harmony is Precious"
After the end of this round, Daegu's ranking fell to fourth place, with Ulsan, Jeonbuk and Suwon ranking in the top three, and Suwon and Daegu sharing the same point and playing one more game, and the advantage was not obvious. In the relegation zone, the scores of Gwangju and Seongnam widened to 3 points, while Seoul was in third-to-last with Gangwon and Jeju, but the ranking will change due to Seoul's two fewer matches. The K1 League has entered the sprint period of the third stage since the start of this round, but considering that many games have been postponed during the epidemic, it seems that everyone has not yet reached the point of final death, and they have not yet tensed up. Of course, as the number of rounds decreases, some teams really need to change completely, otherwise there is really no chance.