Whenever FC Seoul and Gwangju FC meet, a story emerges.
FC Seoul defeated Gwangju FC 3-1 in the 12th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th.
Seoul,메이저놀이터 who took the lead with Willian’s goal in the 10th minute of the first half, conceded a goal to Heo Yul in the 6th minute of the second half and faced a 1-1 situation. Seoul won 3-1 and took 3 points thanks to the goals of Na Sang-ho and Park Dong-jin, who were put in as substitutes.
Apart from the match result, Seoul is engaged in a subtle war of nerves with Gwangju this season. In the last two rounds (Seoul won 2-0), coach Lee Jeong-hyo, who led the game but lost, showed that he couldn’t accept the result easily, saying, “Honestly, I’m very angry. It’s frustrating to lose to a team that plays soccer like that.”
[OSEN=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Reporter Choi Gyu-han]
Na Sang-ho, the main character of the final goal in this match, said, “Honestly, I was motivated. I read the interview article from the first game, and it seems that the coach, staff, and players all prepared well for the match to compensate for the damaged part of their pride.” He also revealed that the content of the interview had an impact on his performance.
Seoul coach Ahn Ik-soo declared, “Let’s stop now,” and declared that he would not raise controversy over coach Lee Jung-hyo’s ‘football like that’. However, in the 12th round, the two teams collided again.
In the second half of this match, a situation related to the ‘Manor Ball’ occurred. While Kim Jin-ya was down, Seoul had possession of the ball, but sent the ball out of line to check the player’s injury. However, instead of handing the ball to Seoul, Gwangju continued the game.
[OSEN=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Reporter Choi Gyu-han]
Regarding this, coach Lee Jung-hyo said, “The players do not delay even if they are winning. I have told the players that they did not come to show the fans that kind of image. I think the players just played because they were familiar with that part.” .
Then, coach Lee said, “Is it wrong to resume the game? I don’t think so. If the opponent was seriously injured, of course I would have stopped, but I think it was judged by muscle spasm. Is this so wrong?”
Ki Seong-yong said, “Our player sent the ball away because he was injured. Anyone would think that getting the ball back would be the right thing to do in that situation.” I think it’s a lovely look,” he said.
Ki Sung-yong added, “I think it’s basic courtesy. Of course, it doesn’t matter if they don’t give the ball. If they say there’s no problem, we have nothing to say. There’s no problem with the rules. If they say it’s right, we have nothing to say.”