Jeonbuk Hyundai coach Kim Sang-sik’s all-in strategy in the first half ended in failure.
In the ‘Hanawon Q K League 1 2023 Opening Game’ held at Munsu Soccer Stadium in Ulsan on the 25th, Jeonbuk Hyundai lost 1-2 to rival Ulsan Hyundai.
Jeonbuk players handed over the championship cup to Ulsan last year and held a ‘Guard of Honor’ applause for the Ulsan players before the opening match. I tried to win in real life, but I couldn’t achieve it.
On this day, coach Kim Sang-sik brought out a strategy to go strong from the first half. From the first half, I tried to press hard, and I ran one more step than the Ulsan players.
The effect appeared immediately. In the first minute of the first half, through a 2-1 pass, he broke down the Ulsan defense and entered the penalty box, heating up the atmosphere of the game.
The opening goal also belonged to Jeonbuk. In the 10th minute of the first half, Song Min-gyu, who received a pass from Amano Jun, shook the net with a left-footed shot from inside the penalty box. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Um Won-sang equalized, but he took the initiative by creating several attack scenes.
However, the second half was a little different. Maybe because I used too much power in the first half, my movements slowed down. Unlike the first half, when we advanced by creating space with fast-paced passes, we relied on long passes.
He lost his concentration due to poor stamina and gave up a come-from-behind goal.
In the 19th minute of the second half, Hong Jung-ho gave away a rather risky pass to young goalkeeper Kim Jeong-hoon. Coincidentally, Kim Jeong-hoon also failed to properly keep the ball, so the ball fell farther away. Swedish striker Rubiksson, who came on as a substitute, stole the ball and scored a come-from-behind goal. 안전놀이터
Afterwards, Jeonbuk put in Moon Seon-min, Andre Lewis, Jeong Tae-wook, and Han Kyo-won to make changes, but failed to re-tie.
After the game, coach Kim calmly admitted that the strategy did not work.
“The first half was perfect,” coach Kim said, “because it was the first game of the season, the players poured everything into the first half. It seems that the content of the game has shrunk because Lee Dong-joon is out with an injury and lacks stamina.”
It is the first time in 12 years that Jeonbuk lost in the opening game of the K-League. Jeonbuk lost 0-1 to Jeonnam in the opening game of the 2011 season at home. The following year, Seongnam was beaten 3-2, and since 2012, they have not lost in the opening match (9 wins, 2 draws), but they were broken in this Ulsan expedition.