(Daily Daegu Gyeongbuk News = Reporter Hwang Ji-hyun) Professional football team Kimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2 after losing to Daejeon Hana Citizen in the second round of the promotion playoffs. Despite this, Gimcheon fans, including official Invincible supporters, have expressed their infinite affection for the team.
Gimcheon Sangmu Professional Football Team (CEO Bae Nak-ho) lost 4-0 to Daejeon Hana Citizen in the second game of the “Hana One Q K-League Promotion PO 2022” held at 4pm on October 29th at Gimcheon Sports Complex. As a result, Gimcheon swaps places with the Daejeon promotion team and begins the 2023 season in K-League 2.
Kim Cheon faced Daejeon with a 4-3-3. Lee Jun-seok, Kim Ji-hyeon, and Kwon Chang-hoon took the first line, and Lee Young-jae, Moon Ji-hwan, and Ko Seung-beom took the second line. Kang Yun-seong, Song Ju-hoon, Park Ji-soo and Jeong Dong-yun were in charge of the four defenders line and Hwang In-jae kept the goal. Shin Song-hoon, Kim Han-gil, Kim Kyung-min, Im Seung-gyeom, Choi Byeong-chan, Lee Yoo-hyeon and Yoon Seok-joo were waiting on the bench.
Kimcheon, who lost 1–2 in the first leg of the promotion playoffs, had to win by two goals to secure the stay without overtime. However, the will to promote Daejeon was strong. Chun Kim, who was pushed to the limit, withdrew Daejeon’s initiative from the start of the first half. Daejeon continued to attack and in the 31st minute Jin-hyeon Lee conceded a goal to finish the first half 0-1. In the second half, starting with Jin-hyeon Lee’s additional goal, Kim In-gyun, Shin Sang-eun and Kim Seung-seop conceded consecutive goals, ending the match 0-4.
With K League 2 relegation confirmed, after the game, Kim Cheon held a ceremony to commemorate the resignation of 4th grade Seung-Beom Ko, Kyung-Min Kim, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Han-Gil Kim, Ji-Hwan Moon, Ji-Hwan Park, Joo-Hoon Song, Dong-Yun Jeong, Eon-Hak Ji, Chan-Hee Han, and In-Jae Hwang. A free hug event was held for 100 pre-recruited fans and a video showing to commemorate the discharge.
Along with the team’s lineup, fan voices encouraging the team like “It’s okay”, “Good job” and “It’s okay” echo everywhere. Captain Ji-hwan Moon, who cried immediately after the game, and the last sergeants who attended the game also cried in an interview about their farewell feelings, expressing their gratitude and regret to the fans.
Kim Cheon Sang-moo, general manager of official fans Lee Seung-jun, said: “The harder the team, the more the fans have to add more strength. You can’t always win. Despite these circumstances, it is our role to encourage and support players rather than criticize them. I mean that the players, the coaching staff and the support staff have all worked hard ”.
It would have been an added bonus if the ceremony commemorating the discharge of the 4th Gimcheon group had been held together with the confirmation of their stay in K-League 1. However, the situation has already occurred and the fans have expressed their unflinching love for the team. during the ceremony to commemorate Gimcheon’s 4th dismissal ceremony, which took place right after the relegation of K League 2. This is why we can’t wait for Kim Chun to arrive in the 2023 season of K League 2.
