There was no winner in the ‘end of the brink’ between Gangwon FC and Suwon Samsung.
Gangwon FC drew 1-1 in an away game with Suwon Samsung in the 5th round of ‘Hanawon Q K League 1 2023’ held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 2nd. Both teams were desperate for their first win, but this time they also recorded a draw and fell into a ‘winless swamp’ of 5 games side by side.
On this day, Gangwon formed the same lineup as the previous game against Pohang. Gallego, Sanghyuk Park, and Alibayev made up the three-top group. Jung Seung-yong and Yoo In-soo served as wingbacks, while Seo Min-woo and Han Jung-young protected the midfield. Threeback was built by Yoon Seok-young, Kim Young-bin, and Kim Woo-seok. Yang Hyun-jun, Dino, and Lim Chang-woo recovered from their injuries and returned to the bench.
Gangwon aimed for Suwon’s goal through a counterattack after the player’s defense, but was pushed back in a numbers fight in an attacking situation. Suwon looked more threatening in an attacking situation with two-on-one passes on both sides and near the penalty box, but the detail was poor. In the early part of the first half, Gangwon’s only shot was Kim Young-bin’s header from a free kick in the 12th minute, but even that shot went straight to the goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute of the first half, Gangwon, which was frustrated, removed Alibayev and Park Sang-hyuk, and put in Kim Dae-won and Yang Hyun-jun, the two wings, to form an optimized member for the counterattack. Yang Hyeon-joon played the game wearing a face mask in the aftermath of a fractured nose bone. In the 44th minute of the first half, Kim Dae-won raised a sharp left-footed reverse cross from the right flank, and Jeong Seung-yong, who broke through the defensive line and reached the goal, connected with his head, but was blocked by a save.
On the contrary, Suwon took advantage of the opportunity. With 4 minutes of extra time given, Asani scored the opening goal in the 2nd minute of extra time in the first half, finishing with his left foot in the center of the penalty box. Gangwon-do was not pushed back, and right before the end of the first half, Yoo In-soo attempted a right-footed mid-range shot near the right side of the penalty arc, but unfortunately missed.
Entering the second half, Gangwon replaced Yoo In-soo with Kim Jin-ho, and Suwon replaced Kim Joo-chan with Kim Bo-kyung. Kim Jin-ho, located on the right side, broke through the penalty box at high speed in the first two minutes of the second half and continued to shoot, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 12th minute of the second half, Yang Hyeon-jun completely overcame the defense with a first touch from outside the penalty box and shot with his right foot, but this time it was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 14th minute of the second half, Suwon removed Ahn Byung-jun and put Mulich in. Gangwon-do replaced Gallego two minutes later with Dino. In the second half of the second half, Gangwon attacked Kim Jin-ho’s speed from the right flank. Suwon replaced Daewon Park and Kyungjoong Kim in the 19th minute of the second half in order not to lose the atmosphere, and put in Lee Ki-je and Lee Sang-min.
Gangwon’s first field goal of the season came from Kim Jin-ho’s feet. In the 28th minute of the second half, Kim Dae-Won received a long pass from Kim Woo-Suk from the right side and cut back to Kim Jin-Ho.
Yang Hyeon-joon’s body movement,스포츠토토 which was frustrating, took off the mask, became fiercer as time went on. The number of dribbles that deceived the opponent’s defense became more frequent, and the atmosphere of a come-from-behind goal seemed to come over to Gangwon as they frequently attempted mid-range shooting. Five minutes of extra time was given, and at the end of the game, Yang Hyun-jun again received a penetrating pass and shot with his left foot in the penalty box, but lost concentration and missed, and the game eventually ended in a 1-1 draw.