Ulsan wins opening match against Gangwon FC
Goal feast including Kim In-seong and Yoon Bit-garam
Last year’s Asian Football Federation Champions League (ACL) championship team Ulsan Hyundai began the 2021 season with a complete defeat in Kangwon FC in the K-League debut match by coach Hong Myung-bo.
In Ulsan, at the HanawonQ K League 1 round 1 2021 home game against Gangwon held at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium on the 1st, Kim Ki-hee, Dong-jun Lee, and In-seong Kim (2 goals) scored relay goals in the 27th minute, starting with the winning goal of Bitgaram Yoon. Won a complete victory to -0.
Ulsan, who won the ACL last season, but left behind a regret by being pushed back to Jeonbuk Hyundai for the second consecutive year in the K-League 1, showed great power from the first game of the new season and shot the signal of’League Championship’. Coach Hong Myung-bo won a pleasant big win in his K-League debut.
Four minutes after the start of the game, Gangwon gave a chance to get ahead.
Martha tried to push the low cross sent by Yoon Seok-young, who participated in the attack from the left side, but goalkeeper Jo Hyun-woo in Ulsan used reflexes to block it.
Kim Ji-hyun, who played an active role as a major striker in Gangwon until last year, changed to the Ulsan uniform and unfortunately played the first league game against his home team, played a crucial role in breaking the balance in the 27th minute of the first half.
After breaking through the penalty arc, he folded once, exquisitely beat his old friend Kim Young-bin, inducing a foul, and winning a free kick from a good position. A right-footed shot from Yun Bitgaram who started as a kicker hit the right corner of the goal and scored for the first time in the league for manager Hong Myung-bo.
Six minutes after the start of the second half, the flow leaned towards Ulsan. Kangwon defender Lim Chae-min, who had blocked Lee Dong-jun’s solo breakthrough and knocked it over, was warned and a free kick was announced. A red card came out after a video reading (VAR), as it was judged that it was a clear goal of scoring.
The free kick from this situation started from Bitgaram Yoon, followed by Taehwan Kim and Doojae Won, and Kihee Kim finished with his right foot on the right side of the goal area to score additional goals.
In the 11th minute of the second half of Ulsan, Lee Dong-jun’s chip shot, who received a pass pushed by Lee Dong-gyeong, shook the net and ran away with three goals. In the 18th and 25th minutes of the second half, Kim In-sung exploded consecutive goals, and Ulsan got a wedge early.
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