Beat FC Seoul, which has lost all games this season. It is Suwon FC’s task to win the AFC Champions League (ALC) ticket.
Suwon FC is the last team to advance to the Final A (sixth place). It is ranking sixth with 50 points. It has ample room to upgrade its ranking. It has the same score as FC Seoul (50, which is ranking fifth). Seoul (49 goals) is also one goal ahead of Suwon FC (48 goals) in terms of multiple goals scored.
The gap with the fourth-ranked Pohang Steelers (52 points) is also narrowed to within a game. Suwon FC’s ranking may change significantly depending on the results of the remaining four games.
Coach Kim Eun-joong also targeted ACL tickets in the remaining four games. “I didn’t expect us to be in Final A. We don’t know what will happen in the final round,” Kim stressed.
First of all, they tied Pohang 1-1 in the first match of the final round. Although they failed to win, they conceded the first goal and followed until the end to earn one valuable point in the away game.
Suwon FC will invite Seoul home to play against the latter on Wednesday. Suwon FC has won 14 games (eight draws and 12 losses) this season, but has never won a match against Seoul. It failed to secure any point beyond its victory. It lost all three games. Most of all, it failed to score a single goal in three games. This means that Suwon FC’s attack was completely blocked by Seoul.
Coach Kim also expressed his willingness to beat Seoul, which he has never won this season, through Media Day. As the ranking is in line with each other, if Suwon FC overpowers Seoul, which is the “power” of this season, it will be one step closer to advancing to the Asian stage. 안전놀이터
In addition, Gimcheon Sangmu, who cannot participate in the ACL, is ranked third. It is highly likely that Gimcheon will finish the season in the top three. If so, the ACL ticket will go to the fourth place team. As such, Suwon FC is also likely to head to the Asian stage.
Suwon FC has shown significant changes since Kim’s inauguration. It made it to the Final A, defying everyone’s expectations. It was shaken by a series of departures by key players, but did not collapse. Now, Kim and Suwon FC are aiming at advancing to the ALC for the first time since the foundation of the team. To this end, the team should meet one by one at a time.