Coach Lee Min-seong praised the players who scored the dramatic equalizer.
Daejeon Hana Citizen drew 1-1 with Gwangju FC in the 18th round of the ‘Hana 1 Q K League 1 2023’ held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 8:00 pm on the 10th. With this, Daejeon remains in 6th place with 26 points, while Gwangju is in 7th place with 25 points. 안전놀이터
I got 1 precious victory point. On this day, Daejeon gave up an early goal in the 40th minute of the first half. After that, an all-out war unfolded. In the second half, Kim In-kyun, Kim Young-wook, Martha, and Yoo Kang-hyun were all put in. Unfortunately, no goal was scored, and the game went into extra time in the second half.
At this point, a dramatic goal was scored. In the 3rd minute of extra time in the second half, Martha’s cross from the right was pushed in by Kim In-kyun. The ball hit opposing defender Timo and shook the net. In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
At the post-match press conference, head coach Lee Min-seong said, “Thank you to the players who didn’t give up until the end. It would have been better if we had won 3 points at home, but we still concentrated until the end and brought about 1 point. We prepared well during the match A break, We will try to make it a stronger team.”
They avoided defeat with a dramatic draw. However, Daejeon is still without a win (3 draws, 3 losses) in 6 matches against Gwangju. Coach Lee Min-seong said, “I tried to see the match in the second half as I prepared. All the players did their part, but it’s unfortunate that I conceded a point with one mistake.”
At the same time, he said, “The team called Gwangju is a very good team and coach Lee Jung-hyo made it well. There are many things to learn. I think the players should be aware of it. I will prepare well during the A-match break.”
Lastly, Yoo Kang-hyun, who had a chance to score a decisive goal just before the end of the game, but unfortunately failed to score and seemed to be injured, said, “Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a major injury. It is regrettable that it would have helped a lot if I scored a goal today, but I feel the most sorry for myself.”