During the interview, he couldn’t hold back his tears. The pain of his first demotion was so bitter. He suddenly stopped in front of fans waiting outside the stadium for the Incheon United players. He shed tears in the corner.
“Incheon Legend” Kim Do-hyuk (32) experienced his first career relegation. Incheon lost 1-2 to Daejeon Hana Citizen in the 37th round (Final A) of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 1 held at Incheon Football Stadium on Sunday. With this result, Incheon will be demoted to the K League 2 irrespective of the outcome of the remaining one match. The lowest-ranked Incheon team has eight wins, 12 draws and 17 losses (36 points), the 10th-ranked Jeonbuk Hyundai has 41 points, and the 11th-ranked Daegu FC has 40. The ranking cannot be reversed.
It is the first time in the Incheon club’s history that the team has been demoted to the second division. He is the only citizen club that has never been demoted since its foundation in 2003, and despite his miraculous stay several times, he suffered for the first time this year.
Kim Do-hyuk, vice-captain and “one-club man,” also experienced his first demotion. To Kim, Incheon is special to him. Since he joined the Incheon national team in 2014, he has never left a team except when he was serving in the military (Asan Mugunghwa). He has survived many crises of demotion along with the team. Despite the continuous slump in the bottom ranks this year, Kim expressed his determination to “survive somehow,” but his dream did not come true. 먹튀검증
After the match, Kim burst into tears during the interview. Kim, who could hardly speak, could not calm down after the interview. Despite the team’s first demotion, Incheon fans applauded for the team’s leaving work instead of criticizing the team. In front of the Incheon fans, Kim had to stop walking again. Then, he turned around and wiped away his tears for a long time. Kim shed tears and finally calmed down before walking past the fans. It was his exit that felt his bitter pain.
“I looked back on the past year for about 20 minutes after the replacement,” Kim Do-hyuk said. “I think the team got this result because I didn’t do well. I felt too much responsibility, and I regret a lot that I should do my best for what I can do in the future. I feel so sorry for the Incheon team staff and the fans who supported and loved me. I want to say I’m so sorry.”
He said, “I’m so sorry that the fans said it’s okay when the situation is not okay. I thought the players had to make up for it now. I think I can only say thank you so much.”