Incheon United in the K-League 1 under the acting head coach Byun Jae-seop broke off the “winless march” that lasted up to nine games and rang a victory in about two months.
Incheon won 2-0 in an away match against Gwangju FC in the 23rd round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Gwangju Football Stadium on the 14th.
As a result, Incheon earned three points in about two months since the match against Daejeon Hana Citizen (1-0 win) on May 18.
Coincidentally, on the day that coach Cho Sung-hwan, who stepped down on the 5th to take responsibility for poor performance, took the helm of the K League 2 Busan I’Park, Incheon also broke its winless streak in the league that continued for nine consecutive games (5 draws and 4 losses).
Incheon (25 points), which has five wins, 10 draws, and eight losses, is ranked ninth.
On the other hand, Gwangju (9 wins, 1 draw, 13 losses, 28 points), which tried to enter the inside of the sixth place, bowed its head.
The home game began with a meaningful event to commemorate coach Lee Jung-hyo’s 100 professional games command record achieved against Ulsan HD on the 10th, but failed to win points and remained in eighth place.
Gwangju went on the offensive in the first 15 minutes of the game, increasing its ball possession to 76%, but Incheon’s goal, which was crouched down, was not opened.
As the frustrating game continued, coach Lee Jung-hyo brought Shin Chang-moo and Ahn Hyuk-joo to the bench in the 37th minute of the first half, and Lee Hee-kyun and Choi Kyung-rok were put in to change the atmosphere.
However, Incheon scored the first goal.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, goalkeeper Kim Kyung-min hit Mugosa’s right footed shot, which overcame the contest with Kim Jin-ho on the left side of the penalty area. 스포츠토토
Just in time, the ball flowed to Yonichi, and Yonichi calmly finished with his left foot to open Gwangju’s goal.
It is Yonichi’s first K-League goal, who took the domestic stage for the first time in 2015.
In Gwangju, which became urgent, Lee Hee-kyun kicked a shot from the penalty box following a solo dribble breakthrough in the 6th minute of the second half, but swallowed the disappointment in front of the goalkeeper.
Incheon, which is ahead of the team, began to “stand” early by lowering its line further backward, regardless of Gwangju’s offensive, which was stronger than in the first half.
Rather, Incheon also scored an extra goal. In the 37th minute of the second half, striker Gabriel’s own goal from a corner kick widened the gap to two, dampening Gwangju’s pursuit.