'One shot one kill' Lee Seung-gi winning goal .. North Jeolla Province, Sangju Sangmu FC and 3rd consecutive win with Ulsan
North Jeolla Province beat Sangju Sangmu FC Managing Director 1-0 in the 23rd round of the first Kyonggi in the Hanawon Kyu K League 1 2020 final round at Sangju Sangmu FC Citizen Stadium on the 27th. Lee Seung-gi's opening goal in the 25th minute led to the winning goal; North Jeola Province, which added three points, secured 51 points. At the same time, Ulsan Hydei Mobis Phoenix stayed at 51 points with Daegu FC, and the two teams scored the same. North Jeolla Province kept second place behind in multiple points
Home team Sangju Sangmu FC led Kyonggi with a 63% to 37% lead in the first 45 minutes of the North Jeolla Province. Kim Min-hyuk and Lee Dong-soo, who were mainly Park Yong-woo, were steadily maintaining their midfield and gaining the upper hand in the back fight. In the 11th minute, Song Seung-min broke through the ground ball cross and Jung Jae-hee, who rushed into the penalty box, took the shot. The ball was wide out of the net but it was a scene that North Jeola Province would be nervous about.
North Jeolla Province built a stable defense and used an operation to quickly attack from the side when it brought the ownership of the ball. Most often, attacks came from the left with Barlow, who connected a cross up by Barlow to Heather in the 22nd minute when Gustavo missed slightly over the goal. Two minutes later, Gustavo took the cross that Son Joon-ho posted to hero again, but it did not lead to a threatening shot.
The most decisive scene of the first half came around the 40th minute. In the penalty box, Sangju Sangmu FC defender Ahn Tae-hyun spilled the ball into a trapping miss and attempted a tackle in the process of competing with Kim Bo-kyung. The referee initially declared a penalty after judging that Kim Bo-kyung tripped over his leg, but reversed the decision after VAR readings. For North Jeolla Province, Sangju Sangmu FC was a sigh of relief.
Even in the early part of the second half, the Kyonggi pattern did not change much; Sangju Sangmu FC rarely gave up the lead in midfield. Sangju Sangmu FC led Kyonggi with a 64% to 36% lead in the first 15 minutes. However, in the Final Third area, delicate play did not take place, making it a decisive scene.
The Kyonggi flow began to change as it passed midway through the second half; a hasty North Jeolla Province lined up and actively attempted to attack, creating several chances. But the defensive organization of Sangju Sangmu FC was also formidable: Gustavo and Cho Kyu-sung tried to shoot one after another, but failed to save the opportunity as they were blocked by the defensive wall or out of the goal.
The tight 0 balance was broken in the 25th minute. In the penalty box, Gustavo caught the header that Cho Kyu-sung gave up, and Gustavo, who kept the ball well, connected to Lee Seung-gi, who was waiting next to him. Lee Seung-gi calmly looked at the corner and tried to shoot, and the ball stuck the corner. It was the moment North Jeolla Province struggled to take the lead.
The counterattack from Sangju Sangmu FC was also formidable; a decisive shot from Park Dong-jin inside the penalty box in the 30th minute headed into the corner of the goal. It was almost a run-off, but goalkeeper Song Bum-geun blew himself to prevent the shot, a save to take the team out of the tie crisis.
North Jeolla Province blocked the offensive of Sangju Sangmu FC to the end. Rather, he attempted a threatening counterattack, with Gustavo's header coming off the goal post in the second half; however, he failed to score an extra goal, and kept a goal lead and Kyonggi.