FC Seoul beat Gangwon FC and returned to second place. Gangwon fell into a swamp of 5 consecutive games without a win and no score.
Seoul won 1-0 thanks to Willian’s winning goal in the 27th minute of the first half in the 15th round home game of ‘Hanawon Q K League 1 2023’ against Gangwon FC held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th.안전놀이터
With 27 points (8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses), Seoul pulled Jeju down and returned to second place. On the 26th of last month, in the first match of the season against Gangwon, the regret of losing 2-3 was washed away.
Gangwon is 11th in the league with 11 points (2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses). With this defeat, they continued their 5-game winless and scoreless streak in the league. On the 25th, he won 3-2 in the FA Cup against Gimpo FC and tried to win the league, but he could not continue his good momentum.
Willian high-fiving his teammates after scoring. /Photo = Korea Professional Football Federation
The home team, Seoul, increased their possession and took the flow from the beginning. We focused on flank attacks using Na Sang-ho and Willian. Gangwon played a defense-oriented game by putting all 10 field players below the center line against the aggressive Seoul.
Seoul put pressure on Gangwon with Ki Sung-yueng’s shot in the 13th minute and Kim Joo-seong’s header in the 23rd minute, and ‘Super Crack’ Willian scored a goal in the 27th minute to take the lead. After receiving a pass from goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom, he dribbled about 40m from the side to the center, shaking the defense and shaking the net with a left-footed shot.
Seoul continued to attack in the second half, aiming for an additional goal. In the 17th minute of the second half, Seoul coach Ahn Ik-soo removed Willian and Palosevich and brought in Im Sang-hyeop and Kim Shin-jin at the same time to bring about a change. Two minutes later, Gangwon-do took out Kang Ji-hoon and put in Kim Jin-ho, aiming for an equalizer.
In the 33rd minute of the second half, Gangwon sent in Kim Dae-won and Hwang Moon-ki at the same time to score an equalizer. Gangwon increased their offensive at the end of the game, but Seoul was unable to open the goal. In the end, Seoul won the victory by maintaining a one-goal lead.