'Yuri Jonathan's winning goal' Jeju defeats Gimcheon 1-0 Escapes 3-game losing streak in K League 1
'Yuri Jonathan's winning goal' Jeju defeats Gimcheon 1-0 Escapes 3-game losing streak in K League 1
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Professional soccer team Jeju United has escaped the slump of 5 official match winless matches and 3 consecutive losses in K League 1 by sacrificing Gimcheon Sangmu.
Jeju, led by coach Kim Hak-beom, defeated Gimcheon 1-0 in the 29th round home game of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 held at Jeju World Cup Stadium on the 1st.
With this, Jeju claimed their first official win since their 1-0 win over Ulsan HD on July 26.
Jeju lost all three league matches after the Ulsan match. They also failed to win a single match in the two Korea Cup matches (1 draw, 1 loss).
Jeju earned its 11th win (2 draws, 16 losses) of the season with a long-awaited victory, while Gimcheon (13 wins, 8 draws) suffered its 8th loss.
Gimcheon, which was competing for the top spot, continued its slump with 4 consecutive winless games (1 draw, 3 losses) since its 2-1 victory over Pohang Steelers on July 28.
Jeju had a golden opportunity in the 26th minute of the first half.
Kaina's corner kick cross landed squarely on Seo Jin-ju's head. However, 한국을 it did not lead to a goal as Kimcheon's goalkeeper Kim Dong-heon quickly swung his right arm to block it.
Jeju had some close shots at the beginning of the second half, but failed to score.
In the 3rd minute of the second half, Yuri Jonathan headed the ball home, and Kim Ju-gong connected with a right-footed shot in front of the goal, but this shot also deflected off Kim Dong-heon and went slightly out of the goal.
Jeju, who had been on the offensive with overwhelming game indicators such as ball possession and shots until the beginning of the second half, finally saw results in the 14th minute of the second half.
Jeju was awarded a penalty kick after Kim Kang-san was declared foul for pulling Ahn Tae-hyun's uniform while he was attempting a bicycle kick.
Yuri Jonathan, who stepped up as the kicker, scored the first and winning goal by hitting the bottom corner of the goal accurately.
Gimcheon tried to score a comeback goal centered around Lee Dong-gyeong, who recorded 9 goals and 5 assists this season, but failed to score against Jeju, which lowered its line and started to 'solidify' its defense.
Goalkeeper Kim Dong-jun, whose five-year contract was announced by the club just before the game, guarded Jeju's goal without allowing a goal.