Busan I’Park showed its desperation for a scoreless run.
Busan I’Park defeated South Chungcheong Province Asan FC 1-0 in the 27th round of “Hana Bank K League 2 2024” to be held at Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. With the win, Busan ranks sixth with 10 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses (35 points), while South Chungcheong Province Asan ranks fifth with 10 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses (37 points).
Unfortunately, Busan failed to win promotion last season and tried to win promotion again this season. However, negative developments continued and the team said goodbye to coach Park Jin-seop. The managerial change was effective. The team played the second round match against FC Anyang with Yoo Kyung-ryul as its coach, and won 2-0. It was the first win in eight games. Afterwards, coach Cho Sung-hwan came as the successor and won two consecutive games, winning three consecutive games.
However, the team lost to Cheongju FC in North Chungcheong Province and E-Land in Seoul, falling to a two-game losing streak. The biggest problem was defense. Since Cho’s inauguration, he has recorded two wins and two losses, but allowed lost points in both games. Cho was also conscious of losing points. “We have prepared by putting more weight on defense as we have been losing a lot of points in recent games,” Cho said before the game.
Busan was able to lead the game as they wanted by scoring the first goal in the early hours. Lim Min-hyuk shook the net 10 minutes into the first half. Busan, which took the lead, did not raise the line and focused on defense. With a large number in the back, he did not release the ball until the opponent was pressured.
Whenever Busan defended, it was 5-4-1. It was a scene that showed how desperate Busan was to score no points. Busan kept a tight gap and refused to allow space in the central area. Busan responded by maintaining a regular defensive gap as South Chungcheong Province’s Asan turned the ball around. South Chungcheong Province’s Asan failed to put the ball in the center and launched attacks mainly on the side. South Chungcheong Province’s Asan continued monotonous play, and Busan defended by displaying high concentration.
In the second half, Busan strengthened its defense. It took out Peshin and put in Lee Dong-hoon. It was a substitution to increase the number of defenders. Peshin is a winger with strong aggressive tendencies. On the other hand, Lee Dong-hoon is active and contributes a lot to defense. Lee Dong-hoon supported Busan’s rear by actively participating in defense.
Busan did not lose two lines of defense until the end of the game. The team ended the game scoreless by blocking South Chungcheong Province’s general offensive. It allowed no run in five games. In addition, 먹튀검증 it was the first scoreless game since Cho Seong-hwan took the helm.
Both the coach and the players showed satisfactory defense capabilities. “I focused more on defense than on attack tactics. Players still have some shortcomings, but we prepared three-back in a short period of time, but they did a good job,” Cho said.
Lim Min-hyuk said, “I had a hard time because Chungnam Asan’s offense was good. We communicated a lot among the players. I saw the players’ tenacity. I think I will continue to have a good influence.”