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Pohang Steelers Secure Victory in Thrilling Comeback Against Daejeon Hana Citizens

[골닷컴, 대전] Reporter Jeongbin Lee = Pohang Steelers defeated Daejeon Hana Citizens and took the lead again. Although they conceded a goal first, they enjoyed the joy of turning the game around at the end of the second half.

Pohang won 2-1 in the away match against Daejeon in the 6th round of the 2024 Hana Bank K 1 League held at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 4:30pm on the 7th. At the start of the second half, Leandro found the net, but later Kim In-seong and Jeong Jae-hee scored, giving Pohang three points.

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The home team played in a 3-4-1-2 format. Lee Chang-geun was wearing gloves. Anton, Aaron, and Jeongtaek Lee were the back three. Lee Dong-won, Joo Se-jong, Lim Deok-geun, and Hosa were located in the middle of the stadium. Seungdae Kim helped attack from the second line. Leandro and Shin Sang-eun targeted the space behind Pohang.

The away team, Pohang, responded with a pattern of 4-4-2. Hwang In-jae took the last stand. Wandelsson, Park Chan-yong, Lee Dong-hee, and Eo Jeong-won were the back four. Baek Seong-dong, Oberdan, Han Chan-hee, and Kim In-seong established the middle line. Giorgi and Minho Yoon were named as the top two.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Kim In-seong, who shook Daejeon’s right wing, crossed towards Giorgi, and Giorgio shot, but the ball hit the goal post. The subsequent shot missed the target. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Kim In-seong took the opportunity in front of the goal during Pohang’s corner kick, but the shot missed and was caught by goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Hossa broke the quiet trend with a mid-range shot. Pohang, who launched an attack on the right side in the 36th minute of the first half, aimed to score when Baek Seong-dong connected Kim In-seong’s cross with a shot. However, goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun read the path and held the shot steady. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Baek Seong-dong’s free kick headed straight towards the goal, and goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun managed to easily catch the ball once again.

Three minutes were given as extra time in the first half. Han Chan-hee threatened Daejeon with a mid-range shot from a free kick in the 1st minute of extra time in the first half. The first half ended scoreless as both teams played closely for 45 minutes.

At the start of the second half, Daejeon removed Lee Dong-won and Shin Sang-eun and added Oh Jae-seok and Kim In-gyun. Immediately, Lee Jeong-taek’s cross came out, and Leandro cleared it with his head, giving Daejeon the lead. Pohang brought in Chan-hee Han and Min-ho Yoon and made changes with Jong-woo Kim and Heo Yong-jun. In the eighth minute of the second half, Giorgi’s mid-range shot lost power and headed for goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Lee Dong-hee’s shot from Pohang’s free kick hit the goal post, leaving Pohang disappointed. In the 16th minute of the second half, Wandelsohn’s free kick cleared the wall, but passed by the side of the goal. When the attack didn’t work, Pohang put George in and drew the Jeong Jae-hee card. In the 21st minute of the second half, Eo Jeong-won’s left-footed mid-range shot headed for goal, but goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun, who was in his position, knocked it away. Afterwards, Daejeon put Kim Han-seo in Hosa’s position.

In the 29th minute of the second half, Pohang raised the bar by replacing Baek Seong-dong with Lee Ho-jae. Daejeon responded by removing Joo Se-jong and adding Hong Jeong-woon. In the 34th minute of the second half, Heo Yong-jun’s shot from inside the box flew into the air. In the 36th minute of the second half, Daejeon’s defenders did not work well together and the ball flowed back, and Kim In-seong did not miss and scored.

With 7 minutes of extra time in the second half, Jaehee Jeong scored a dramatic goal from inside the box in the second minute of extra time in the second half. Pohang, who managed to turn things around at the end of the game, managed to maintain the score difference and became the winner.

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