“The touch-shooting tempo was quite fast… A goal that showed his improvement.”
Gangwon FC head coach Yoon Jeong-hwan was impressed with Yang Min-hyuk’s fantastic goal.
Gangwon FC defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai 4-2 in the 25th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at the Gangneung Sports Complex at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. With the victory, Gangwon moved to the top of the league with a goal difference over Pohang Steelers, who played one game less.
After an early goal from Tottenham Hotspur signing Yang Min-hyuk, Gangwon responded with a brace from Kim Kyung-min and a brace from Jin Jun-seo to hold off a late charge from Jeonbuk. It was their second straight four-goal performance since their last match against Jeju United.
After the game, coach Yoon Jung-hwan said, “I expected the opponent to come with strong pressure. We prepared for how Jeonbuk would build up, and I think the players were active and did a good job of digging into their weaknesses. (Yang) Min-hyuk’s goal set the tone for the game. I’m happy that the players who came on as substitutes played well in the second half. I think Kyung-min must have been in a very difficult situation, but I think he was able to put down the heavy burden and play actively,” said Kim.
“We conceded a goal in the second half, which made us feel down, but we were able to get a second goal and get away with it. It was good that we were able to set the tone from the start. All the players came in knowing what they wanted to do and played a great game. It’s not easy to score that many goals in two games in a row. I think the guys who came on as substitutes came in and scored, and that’s what saved us. We will rest well and be ready to continue this momentum even though the other teams haven’t played. We had 12,000 people in the stadium, so it’s nice to reward them with something entertaining.”
Yang Min-hyuk scored the wonder goal with a powerful right-footed shot after a fantastic touch. Immediately after the goal, coach Yoon was ecstatic and 사설 토토사이트 expressed his joy. When asked about his emotions, he said, “I thought, ‘He’s really improved a lot. From the touch to the shot, the tempo was very fast. I think it was a goal that showed the improvement from the beginning of the season to now.”
The team was able to win the battle in the center of the field thanks to the performances of Kim Dong-hyun and Lee Yoo-hyun. “In the last game, Dong-hyun came in and was working with Yoo-hyun, and his interceptions and coordination were different from other players. He’s a player who reads the game. Yoo is a player with a lot of activity. He did a good job of filling in the rest of the gaps.”
The substitutions were also on point. Kim Kyung-min and Jin Jun-seo both found the back of the net in the second half. Yoon said, “Jun-seo, a 22-year-old volunteer, is a hardworking player. I think he scored because he was in a position to score a goal. Jun-seo is also going to the U19 national team, and I think this goal will give him confidence. The younger players have been playing a lot, and I think that’s a good thing. They did a good job today considering they didn’t play much,” he said.
“We needed a player with speed today. I chose Kyung-min-yi, and it worked. Min-hyuk said he was a little tired, so I put Jun-seo in his place. You can’t make substitutions every time, but when the substitutes do a good job, it makes a difference.”