“Whether it’s promotion or stay, it’s a disaster or a new history. Tears or laughter. The cruel promotion and playoff (PO) that will determine the fate of the four teams will begin.”
South Chungcheong Province Asan, the second-ranked team in the K League 2, and Daegu FC, the 11th-ranked team in the K League 1, will kick off the playoff race (PO) of Hana Bank’s K League 2024 at Cheonan Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 28th. As Yi Sun-shin Stadium, the home ground of South Chungcheong Province’s Asan, has begun renovation work, the first round of PO will be held at Cheonan Stadium, a neutral site. The home-and-away PO will determine the final winner in the order of number of wins, difference between gains and losses, extra time, and penalty shootout in the first and second rounds. The away goal rule does not apply. The second round of the two teams will take place at DGB Daegu Bank Park on the 1st of next month. Public attention will probably be focused more on the promotion PO between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Seoul E-Land, which are “lost players,” but there are good reasons why the showdown between South Chungcheong Province Asan and Daegu is also hot. South Chungcheong Province Asan, led by Coach Kim Hyun-seok, is the biggest K-League 2 sensation this season, and is poised to become the first team to surpass the top division league after Anyang, the winner of the K-League 2, which was promoted directly. The team ranked second in the league, surpassing expectations that it would be difficult to advance to the playoffs in terms of objective power. Taking the helm at the age of late 50s for the first time, Kim has launched a new chapter in the K League 2 by banking on his hot attack that he aims to score the third-most points (60 goals) in the league as he envisioned this season, “because I was a striker.” Juningyo led the team’s offense by Asan Chungcheong Province with 20 offensive points (12 goals and 8 assists) in his first season as a member of the team, while Shin Song-hoon, a short goalkeeper with 1m81 meters, assisted the team by making 10 clean sheets (fourth overall) to advance to the PO. Daegu, which experienced the second-tier relegation in 2013, have united in determination that there will be no “two demotions.” While the mood has not been good lately, with the team losing 1-3 to Incheon in the final match of the regular league, it is positive that “Living Legend” Cesinha will return from injury just in time for the promotion and PO. The showdown between Cesinha, the “K-League 1 Crack,” and Cesinha, the “K-League 2 Crack,” which has destructive power that the Chungnam Asan defense has never experienced, is interesting.
At 4 p.m. on December 1, when the second round of the promotion PO between Daegu and Chungnam Asan will be held, Jeonbuk, ranked 10th in the K League 1, will leave Mokdong Sports Complex in Seoul to play the first round of the promotion PO against E-Land, the winner of the K League 2 playoffs. Jeonbuk, which had its worst performance in 18 years since 2006 when it ranked 11th, has already lost face. Remaining through the promotion PO is Jeonbuk’s last pride. Veteran fullback Kim Tae-hwan, who joined Jeonbuk this year, said after the final regular league match (1-1 draw) against Gwangju on the 24th, “I don’t think about our promotion PO opponent. I think we will be able to play a good game if we prepare well.” “I hope the players look at the emblem of Jeonbuk once more. It is true that our team’s self-esteem has been lowered a lot, but I think we should play an overwhelming game to make up for it and to show our fans that we are not ashamed.” In the end, the focus was on the performance worthy of the strongest squad. E-Land, which Jeonbuk will face, is a team armed with “Kim Do-kyun’s Offensive Soccer.” In the K League 2 playoffs, he first donated two goals to South Jeolla Province, quickly caught up with two goals and drew two to reach the promotion PO according to the principle of priority for the top team. “The first division team will likely have more psychological pressure,” said Kim Do-kyun, who led Suwon FC to a dramatic stay in the first division by winning the promotion and PO last year. “If we don’t get scared and run into each other, Jeonbuk will also feel very burdened,” said Kim Shin-jin, the hero of the match against South Jeolla Province. “I will bully Jeonbuk with the feeling of a fighting chicken.” The second match between the two teams will take place on Dec. 8 at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium. 온라인카지노
In the last 2023 season, K League 1 Gangwon and Suwon FC managed to stay after passing the PO. How about this year? Will the first division team stay as expected by many soccer players, or will an unexpected event unfold? This is why we should pay attention to the 28th, December 1st, and 8th.