It is simply a cruel priestly confrontation.
Seoul E-Land (Seoul E-Land) coach Kim Do-kyun and Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai), who had a teacher-student relationship at Suwon FC in the K-League 1, will face each other as enemies at the promotion playoff. One side will have a showdown of fate that makes them shed tears.
Coach Kim Do-kyun and Lee Seung-woo’s teacher-student match was held on the 24th with the confirmation of the promotion PO match between Jeonbuk and Seoul E. Jeonbuk first headed to the promotion PO2 in 10th place in the K League 1, and Seoul E filled the remaining match of the promotion PO2 as a winning team in the K League 2 PO (3rd to 5th place participation).
The confrontation between Jeonbuk, which has fallen to the promotion PO, and Seoul E, which is trying to win its first promotion, is of great interest in itself, but attention is also focused on the meeting between head coach Kim Do-kyun and Lee Seung-woo. Coach Kim and Lee Seung-woo formed a teacher-studded relationship at Suwon FC in the 2022 season. When Lee Seung-woo entered the K League after finishing his European career, joining Suwon FC, the head coach was Kim Do-kyun.
At the time, Lee was heading to the K-League after failing to get a chance to play in the European leagues. However, he quickly became a key player of Suwon FC under the strong confidence of Kim Do-kyun. During the two seasons, he had 14 goals and three assists in the first season, and displayed impressive performance by scoring 24 goals and six assists in the K-League 1. For this reason, Lee described Kim as “the coach who raised me when I first came to the K-League.”
However, after the last season, coach Kim Do-kyun left Suwon FC, and his companion ended. Lee Seung-woo also built a new nest in Jeonbuk last summer. Coach Kim and Lee Seung-woo, who left their own paths, coincidentally faced each other on the PO stage this season.
After the match against Gwangju on the 24th, Lee Seung-woo expressed his complicated feelings, saying, “The current situation (a showdown between the promotion POs) is not fun, but I think it will be fun because we have (Kim Do-kyun) coach, and I think it will be awkward to meet him for the first time as an enemy.” Coach Kim Do-kyun said, “I think we were doomed to meet in the end as we moved (to each other).”
A teacher and a student cannot laugh together. Jeonbuk, to which Lee Seung-woo belongs, must overcome each other in order to avoid relegation, and Seoul E, to which Kim is led, must overcome each other in order to achieve their aspiration to be promoted. Coincidentally, since they both experienced blood-drying promotion PO at Suwon FC last year, they have different mindset. 스포츠토토
Head coach Kim Do-kyun said, “I experienced it last year, but the psychological pressure is greater in the first part. I will prepare well to play a game that can cause an unexpected event.” Lee Seung-woo said, “I’m more nervous and nervous as much as I’ve won the promotion, but I hope it ends with a happy ending.”
Jeonbuk and Seoul E will have a home-and-away clash at Mokdong Stadium on March 1 and Jeonju World Cup Stadium on March 8. Daegu FC (11th in the K League 1) and South Chungcheong Province Asan FC (2nd in the K League) will have a showdown in the other promotion PO1.