The meaning was halved even in the historic first win.
Chungnam Asan won 4-3 in the first round of the “2024 Hana Bank K-League Promotion Playoff” against Daegu on the 28th.
South Chungcheong Province showed stable performance in the K League 2 this season, creating a sensation. As a result, it ranked second, the highest since its foundation, and advanced to the PO for the first time.
The team also dominated the match against Daegu, the first division team. Park Dae-hoon scored multiple goals and Juningyo and Denison scored to lead the team 4-1 until midway through the second half. Although the score was narrowed down to one goal by conceding two goals to Cesinha, it brought about an important first-round match, raising expectations for the promotion.
The reason why a valuable victory leaves a regret is because of the stadium. The match was held at Cheonan Stadium, not Asan Stadium, the home stadium of Asan, South Chungcheong Province. Cheonan Stadium is a stadium used by K League 2 Cheonan City FC as its home.
South Chungcheong Province decided to repair the grass at Asan Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex at the end of the season. Asan Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex, like other stadiums in the K League, was in trouble with grass. As a result, the rest of the games have been played only on the road since October.
Chungnam Asan did not find a suitable alternative even though it looked for the stadium in preparation for entering the promotion PO, and eventually decided to use Cheonan Stadium located inside Chungnam through the mediation of Chungnam Province.
The process was also a series of controversies. Cheonan Mayor Park Sang-don said, “We received a request from Asan, South Chungcheong Province. Fans are uncomfortable with the local rival team’s request to rent the building, but cooperation with Asan is important in various fields other than soccer,” explaining why he accepted Asan’s offer through his statement.
Cheonan City fans protested the decision. “Even though we had enough time after the last home game, we are proceeding with the game at Cheonan Stadium as if we did not have a substitute stadium and waited. This is an arbitrary decision and we demand immediate withdrawal,” said the team’s supporters.
The noisy atmosphere continued on the day of the match. Cheonan City fans protested by installing about 40 condolence flowers outside the stadium. The words “Kim Tae-heum: You are a contract worker,” “I deeply sympathize with the use of Cheonan’s space for politics,” “Asan who took away Cheonan’s home turf,” and “Kim Tae-heun who sold Cheonan’s home turf.” The words were also strong.
Asan in South Chungcheong Province is seeking to erase traces of the city. On top of Cheonan City’s marks across the stadium, the team put Chungnam Asan sticker on to prepare for a “temporary home stadium.” However, they could not touch the locker room. The locker room at Asan in South Chungcheong Province was full of Cheonan City’s logo and sky blue background.
South Chungcheong Asan coach Kim Hyun-seok smiled hard, saying, “Although it is not a complete home game, we are satisfied with the grass condition,” while Daegu coach Park Chang-hyun also expressed his opinion on the somewhat confusing situation, saying, “It feels like a neutral game.” 스포츠토토
As a result, Cheonan Stadium will remain the first place for Chungnam Asan to win the historic promotion PO, not the home stadium. Not only Cheonan City, which gave up the stadium, but also Chungnam Asan fans are in a situation where they are experiencing victory outside of their home. It is the result of the administration that has no choice but to halve the meaning in any way.