Pohang Steelers and Jeju United will compete for the Korea Cup (formerly FA Cup) finals.
Pohang and Jeju will play the second round of the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup semifinals at 7 p.m. on the 28th at Pohang Steelyard.
Unlike before, the semifinals of the Korea Cup will be divided into the first and second rounds from this year and will be held in a home-and-away manner.
In the first round at the Jeju World Cup Stadium, Pohang and Jeju drew 2-2 and couldn’t decide. In the first round, the home team Jeju led by Kim Joo-gong and Yuri Jonathan, but Pohang followed with consecutive goals by Jeon Min-kwang and Jung Jae-hee, showing off the prowess of the “defending champion.”
In the second round, Pohang will pin its hope on Chung Jae-hee’s toes again this time. As it is a home match, coach Park Tae-ha aims to win the Korea Cup title for the second consecutive year by beating Jeju Island by banking on Chung Jae-hee, the star of “theater goal” in the first round.
Jeju, which failed to win at home unfortunately, desperately needs veteran Nam Tae-hee, who joined through the summer transfer market. Nam Tae-hee, who helped Yuri Jonathan’s goal in the first round, was given a break in the league game against Suwon FC last weekend and finished charging.
On the same day, Ulsan HD and Gwangju FC will have a showdown at 7:30 p.m. at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan. Ulsan gained the upper hand by winning 1-0 thanks to Yago’s winning goal in the first away match, but it is not relaxed because it is a one-goal victory. 안전놀이터
However, Ulsan, which met Gwangju one after another in the K League on the 25th, also won 1-0 as Yago scored the winning goal, so the atmosphere is good.
Gwangju, on the other hand, has shown strong performance against Ulsan, but has seen its momentum falter as the team has recently lost two consecutive games. Attention is focusing on what starting lineup Lee Jung-hyo, who gave up the game at home, will bring up in the second game.
Meanwhile, the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup final will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on November 30.