"E-Land vs. Jeonnam" will have a match on the 24th for the first time in history to advance to the promotion PO
"E-Land vs. Jeonnam" will have a match on the 24th for the first time in history to advance to the promotion PO
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K League 2 Seoul E-Land and Jeonnam Dragons will meet again in about two weeks and face off against each other for the first time in the promotion playoff (PO).
E-Land and Jeonnam will play Hana Bank's K League 2 playoffs at 4:30 p.m. on the 24th at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul.
In this single-round match, the smiling team can make the last challenge of promoting to the first division this year in a home-and-away promotion PO against the 10th-ranked team in the K League (Jeonbuk Hyundai or Daegu FC).
Neither E-Land nor South Jeolla Province have played PO yet. E-Land, which debuted in 2014 and has played professional baseball through the K-League Challenge (currently K-League 2) in 2015, has spent 10 seasons in the second division so far. It only advanced to the semi-PO by ranking fourth in the regular league in 2015, and has been hovering around the middle and lower ranks of the league since then.
Then, this year, he recruited a large number of players who are inferior to playing in the first division right away and appointed Kim Do-kyun, who has experience in directing promotion, to directly reach the PO as the third place in the league (58 points, 17 wins, 7 draws, 12 losses) and is dreaming of his first promotion.
Jeonnam remained at the bottom of the K League 1 (12th) in 2018 and has been living in the second division for six seasons until this year after being relegated to the K League 2 for the first time since its foundation.
When he was demoted, he would be able to return to the first division immediately, but in the second division, he played only once in the semi-PO in 2021.
Since then, he has advanced to the semi-PO again this year, three years later, and drew 0-0 at home against Busan I'Park on the 21st, making his first PO appearance.
In accordance with the rule that the top regular league team will be the winner if the K League 2 semi-PO and PO are drawn after 90 minutes, Jeonnam, ranked fourth in this year's regular season, beat Busan, ranked fifth, to revive its hopes of returning to the first division.
E-Land's best weapon is its strong attack capability. E-Land scored 62 goals (45 goals) among the 13 teams in the K-League this season, spearheading Bruno Silva (11 goals) and Byun Kyung-joon (10 goals). Notably, E-Land displayed a strong sense of endurance, scoring 48 goals in the second half.
On top of that, veteran central defender Osmar scored a personal record of seven goals this season, and left fullback Park Min-seo scored the most offensive points among league defenders with five goals and seven assists, destroying the opponent's defense with various scoring routes.
E-Land also has high expectations on Kim Do-kyun's rich experience. Kim promoted the team to the 카지노사이트 K-League 1 through a PO after taking the helm of Suwon FC in 2020, and even retained the team at the top of the PO last year.
In contrast, South Jeolla Province also has something to believe in. South Jeolla Province is leading E-Land by posting seven wins, 11 draws and three losses overall. In their three face-to-face matches this year, the team had two wins and one draw, and had no loss at all.
In particular, I have a good memory of winning 4-0 in the final round of the regular league on the 9th. At that time, the stadium was also E-Land's home ground, Mokdong Sports Complex.
However, E-Land has been preparing for the match by taking a break for about two weeks after the end of the regular league, but Jeonnam has to play again three days after the semi-PO against Busan, so the physical inferiority is burdensome.
Striker Kim Jong-min, who was ejected for using his elbow during the aerial ball competition as soon as he was substituted against Busan, cannot also be utilized.
Above all, unlike the match against Busan, which was able to enter the PO just by drawing, the basic game strategy should be different as it is possible to advance to the PO without fail in 90 minutes against E-Land.
In 10 K League 2 POs until last year, the top teams in the regular league, including the last two seasons, have won six promotion POs.