Mugosa, the main character of the winning goal, burned his will to stay.
Incheon United defeated Gwangju FC 1-0 in the 35th round of “Hana Bank K League 1 2024” held at the Incheon Football Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. With the victory, Incheon narrowed its gap with 11th-ranked Jeonbuk Hyundai to two points.
They were valuable three points that greatly helped the team compete for the remaining position. Incheon, which had a 500-back formation just like the last match against Jeju United, threatened Gwangju with its iron-fisted defense and sharp counterattack. In the 25th minute of the first half, he took the lead with Mugosa’s first goal.
The team remained solid in the second half as well. The defense line, which Kim Gun-hee, Kim Dong-min and Kim Yeon-soo are holding on to, showed stronger defense and completely blocked offensives of substitute players such as Lee Kun-hee and Shin Chang-moo. As such, the game ended with a 1-0 victory in Incheon.
Mugosa, who scored the winning goal on the day, said, “It was a really important game for the team, and I’m glad we trusted each other and won three points with good performance. I’m also glad that I can contribute greatly to the team by scoring individually.”
Incheon has narrowed its gap with 11th-ranked Jeonbuk to two points with the victory. Mugosa said, “As soon as the game ended, we checked the results of the match between Jeonbuk and Jeju and had conversations with the players. This is a good result for us. We have hope. As our performance is not bad these days, if we continue to show such consistent performance, we will be able to show good performance in the remaining three games.”
At the same time, Mugosa was the lone top scorer in the league with 15 goals, beating over Ilyuchenko. “I want to focus more on the team’s remaining status than on individual titles. Of course, it is true that we need to score points if we want to survive.” He expressed his honest feelings, saying, “I hope our team members will help us and naturally follow the top scorer title.” 메이저놀이터
There was no burden on the scoring ability that was biased against him. Mugosa said, “It is true that other players have low scoring weight, but there is no burden on that part. However, as the striker’s main duty is to score, it only focuses on that part. It doesn’t matter who scores in the remaining games. It doesn’t matter even if goalkeeper Lee Bum-soo scores. We have to get three points in all three remaining games to escape the relegation zone.”
Now, the team has to play a “decrease match” against Jeonbuk in the next round. If Incheon wins on the day, it will push Jeonbuk to the bottom and rank 11th. Mugosa responded, “Jeonbuk is a fairly demanding team. It has a good squad as well. Still, if we show consistent performance like today’s game, we will be able to produce good results in away games.” Fans came all the way to Gyeongnam Province to support us in the last 2019 season. I hope you can come to Jeonju and send us your support. We are always receiving great energy from our fans. We always thank you for your unconditional support.”
“I would like to thank Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok for supporting us both in terms of depth and express my gratitude to CEO Jeon Do-soo. Today’s goal is a gift to CEO Jeon Do-soo. And I’m also grateful to the fans who support us in any situation,” he said in concluding the interview.