Ulsan played at home against Gangwon with the last two wins on the 5th.
The competition for the lead in the K-League 1 of professional soccer is heating up as hot as the midsummer heat.
1st place Ulsan Hyundai leads the way with 12 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, and 40 points, while 2nd place Jeonbuk Hyundai catches up with 10 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, and 35 points, and the battle for the lead ignited.
In the match on the 2nd, Ulsan lost 0-2 to Pohang Steelers and Jeonbuk defeated Sangmu Kimcheon 2-1, reducing the point difference to 5.
In the last four matches, Ulsan recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and Jeonbuk recorded 3 wins and 1 draw, and the competition for 1st and 2nd places became more intense.
Ulsan was in first place with a 10 point difference in second place in mid-June, but now it is difficult to rest in the lead.
It was painful to lose 1-3 in the match against Jeonbuk on June 19th.
In the 20th round of Hanawon Q K League 1 2022, which will be held on the 5th and 6th, Ulsan will play a home match against Gangwon FC on the 5th, and Jeonbuk will go away against FC Seoul on the 6th.
If Ulsan is captured by Gangwon and Jeonbuk defeats Seoul, the difference in points between first and second places will be reduced to two points at once.
Gangwon is currently in ninth place, but has recently beaten Jeju United and Seongnam FC and is on the rise for two consecutive wins.
The difference between the 6th-placed Daegu FC and the 6th-placed FC is only 3, which is enough to motivate them to jump to the upper-middle class.
In the match held in Gangneung in May, Ulsan won 3-1.
The match between Jeonbuk and Seoul on the 6th was once called a ‘legendary match’ and was one of the ‘big matches’ representing the K-League.
Seoul, which is 7th with 23 points, is somewhat inappropriate for a ‘legendary match’, but it is a game that Seoul must win in order to rise to the upper middle.
Seoul has drawn two matches in a row in the recent league, but the flow is not bad, such as advancing to the semi-finals of the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup at the end of June.
Jeonbuk and Seoul played against each other in a home game in Jeonbuk on Children’s Day this year, drawing a 1-1 draw.
Kim Dae-gil, a commentator for KBS N sports, said, “Actually, it was a season in which Ulsan and Jeonbuk were expected to have a second-class system even before the start.”
Kim Dae-gil, a member of the committee, said, “Recently, the overall form of the team in Ulsan seems to have fallen.” He predicted, “In the hot summer, the variables for the players’ condition on the day of the game become more variable, so the results of getting top-ranking teams can often come out.”
Commissioner Kim said, “Recently, Ulsan has been ahead of the season and has been caught up with Jeonbuk as it has been repeated over and over again, so Ulsan must overcome such trauma.” It seems necessary,” he advised.
He added, “We decided not to play K League 1 during the East Asian Cup in July, but the physical variables of the players due to the national team selection will also affect the competition for the lead.”
▲ 5th (Tuesday)
Gimcheon-Jeju (Gimcheon Sports Complex)
Seongnam-Pohang (Tancheon Sports Complex, above 19:00)
Ulsan-Gangwon (19:30, Ulsan Munsu Soccer Stadium)
▲ 6th (Wednesday)
Suwon-Daegu (Suwon World Cup Stadium)
Incheon-Suwon FC (Incheon soccer stadium, above 19:00)
Seoul-Jeonbuk (19:30, Seoul World Cup Stadium)
/yunhap news
