Tall striker Mullich opened the scoring
Seongnam FC Mullich (left) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the match against Suwon FC on the 3rd. Provided by the Korea Professional Football Federation
Seongnam FC, which succeeded in staying for three consecutive seasons after being promoted to K-League 1 in the 2019 season, fell to the bottom of the table with 2 draws and 4 losses at the beginning of the 2022 season, falling into a crisis. The sluggish offensive ability, which only scored 3 goals in 6 matches, was decisive.
Then, with a desperate heart, in the 7th round match against Suwon FC held at the Suwon Sports Complex on the 3rd, they launched a large-scale attack to reverse the atmosphere and eventually won their first victory of the season. On this day, Seongnam won 4-3 against Suwon FC after a Nanta match.
Seongnam’s momentum was good from the beginning of the game. After 3 minutes of kickoff, in a counterattack situation, Ahn Jin-beom and Lee Si-young passed the ball to Mullich (28) at the forefront. Mullich calmly shook Suwon FC’s net to take a 1-0 lead. It was the second goal this season of the tall striker Mullich, who scored 13 goals despite Seongnam’s poor offensive support last season.
However, Suwon FC’s counterattack was also terrifying. In the 38th minute of the first half, forward FW Kim Hyun-soo scored an equalizing goal. Seongnam took a 2-1 lead with Suwon FC’s own goal in extra time in the first half, and in the 8th minute of the second half, Lee Seung-woo (24) created another equalizer. Lee Seung-woo, who scored his K League 1 debut goal in the last 6 rounds against Daegu FC, succeeded in scoring in two consecutive matches. In addition, both teams scored one more goal each in the 14th minute of the second half by Seongnam Park Soo-il and in the 28th minute of the second half by Suwon FC Lars, leading to the end of the game at 3-3. In the end, Seongnam laughed at the end. In the 41st minute of the second half, MF Kim Min-hyeok (30) caught the rebounded ball in a chaotic situation and made a non-stop volley shot to score the winning goal.
With their first win of the season, Seongnam recorded 5 points with 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses. They are still at the bottom, but the difference between them and the middle is less than 3, so they can make a reversal according to their future performance. Above all, the offensive attack that was only frustrating has exploded, giving us hope for the next season.
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