Anyang drew 0-0 against Bucheon FC in the 38th round of Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at Bucheon Stadium in Gyeonggi Province at 2 p.m. on the 2nd.
With the draw, Anyang scored 62 points, beating Seoul E-Land (61 points even if it wins the remaining two matches), which was its last competitor, to win the K-League 2 title. According to the automatic promotion qualification given to the K-League 2 winners, the team achieved promotion to the K-League 1 for the first time in 11 seasons since its foundation in 2013.
Anyang and Bucheon competed fiercely from the beginning, taking and taking each other’s balls, respectively, as a game in which promotion and playoff hopes were at stake.
First, it was the away team Anyang that created a chance close to the goal. In the 29th minute of the first half, Anyang striker Yoo Jeong-wan connected a cutback pass from the right with a right footed shot from the gate, but it was missed and rolled weakly to the left of the net.
In the 29th minute of the second half, a deflected ball slightly crossed the crossbar after hitting Anyang and several Bucheon players at the Bucheon gate. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Anyang Yago connected the ball flowing in front of the Bucheon box with a right-footed curl, but it came out after hitting the crossbar.
From Anyang’s point of view, it was a series of frustrations, but it was fortunate that they won the promotion and the championship even if they drew. Anyang, which remained in the draw until the end, won the first K League 1 promotion.
After the game, he met left-side defender Kim Dong-jin, who wore Anyang’s captain’s armband on the day, in the mixed zone. He has firmly maintained a place of four hundred in coach Yoo Byung-hoon’s soccer this season, and played the role of an offensive spearhead, recording five goals and two assists in 31 games.
“It took too long for Anyang to advance to the first division,” Kim said. “The tears we shed on the day are tears of joy from finally succeeding in promotion. It was the hardest time when we won three consecutive games from the 32nd round, but I think we overcame it together with good performance.”
Anyang has decided to go on a training camp in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province after three consecutive losses. Coach Yoo Byung-hoon also expressed his gratitude at a press conference after the victory for helping seniors set the mood and unite the team. 스포츠토토
Kim Dong-jin said, “Boeun was very energized during training even before the start of the season. Thanks to this, I think I was able to have no loss in the opening six games (5 wins and 1 draw). I spent a lot of time with the players while going to off-season training rather than commuting from Anyang, and talking at cafes outside of sports hours and being led by seniors and followed well by younger brothers greatly influenced the change of atmosphere,” he said.
Finally, looking back on this season, he said, “I had a lot of thoughts when I became a free agent last year. When I was on a vacation during the off-season, Yoo Byung-hoon called me and bothered me (laughs). I’m glad that my decision to repay the coach’s trust led to my promotion.”