"Incheon, K League 2 is like this." The Jungle League, which we don't know where it will go, starts in earnest
"Incheon, K League 2 is like this." The Jungle League, which we don't know where it will go, starts in earnest
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Even though it is round, the soccer ball is too round, leading to unexpected results. The "Real K League 2" described as the "Jungle" and "Hell" has finally begun.
In the seventh round of the third round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2025, which took place nationwide on Saturday and Sunday, unexpected events continued. The loss of Incheon and Suwon, which were considered the "two strongest teams" even before the opening of the season, shocked soccer fans. At the match against Seongnam held at Tancheon Sports Complex on Sunday, Incheon failed to keep the first goal of Gerso in the 25th minute of the second half, and suffered consecutive goals from Lee Jung-bin in the 34th minute of the second half and Park Ji-won in the 45th minute of the second half, before losing one to two. Incheon, which had won all two games since the opening, suffered its first defeat of the season in the third match. On the same day, Suwon lost 2:4 by dedicating three goals and four goals in the first half of the E-Land match held at Mokdong Sports Complex in Seoul alone. It lost for the second consecutive time following the match against Incheon (0-2 loss) in the last round. As of the third round, Incheon (six points) is in fourth place, and Suwon (three points) is in 10th place. Suwon, in its second year of the K-League, is showing unstable performance especially in the aftermath of the injury of its main goalkeeper Yang Hyung-mo in the beginning of the season and the dismissal of its main defender Lee Ki-je and Kwon Wan-kyu.
E-Land, Seongnam and Jeonnam (with seven points or more) are leading the way. E-Land and Jeonnam advanced to the playoffs for the 2024 season, but Seongnam, which was at the bottom of the last season, is off to a flying start and is expected to make a splash in 2025. Seongnam, which has displayed balanced performance and five points in three games, has elevated its confidence by beating "Bull Frog" Incheon.
A total of three teams have secured their first wins in this round. Busan won 2-0 through consecutive goals by foreign duo Fesin and Villerro in an away match in Bucheon. Villerro made his debut goal with an acrobatic bicycle kick that was the "goal of the year" grade. Busan, which had the most away points by winning 12 of 16 wins in the K League 2 last season, won its first away match this season. Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, after a fire-fighting show in which Gabriel, Song Chang-seok and Song Jin-gyu scored relay goals until the 10th minute in the second half at an away match in Gimpo on Saturday, 먹튀검증 won by a score of 3-2, and reported its first win under Kwon Chan-soo. Cheonan, led by head coach Kim Tae-wan, defeated South Chungcheong Province Asan 1-0 at its home on Sunday. It is the first time that Cheonan defeated South Chungcheong Province's rival Asan.
Through the third round, 11 teams, excluding three of the 14 teams, have garnered at least one win each. The teams are evenly distributed among scores, including three teams with seven points (E-Land Seongnam and South Jeolla Province), two teams with six points (Incheon Bucheon), four teams with four points (Chungbuk Cheongju, Gimpo, Busan and South Gyeongsang Province), and two teams with three points (Suwon Cheonan). Among the teams that have yet to win, Hwaseong (2 points), a new team led by Cha Du-ri, garnered one point each at the last minute of the match due to instinct to chase after Asan, South Chungcheong Province (one-on-one draw) and Gyeongnam (one-on-one draw). Baek Seung-woo, who returned to the professional stage after four years, showed off his presence by scoring a dramatic equalizer in two consecutive matches.