“Suwon fans, please gather in Mokdong at 2 o'clock on Saturday!”
“Suwon fans, please gather in Mokdong at 2 o'clock on Saturday!”
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With one game left in the season and Seoul Eland FC already having achieved its best finish in franchise history, head coach Kim Do-gyun has issued a call to arms ahead of Saturday's final K League 2 match against Jeonnam. But what's the story with the Suwon Samsung fans?
The final K League 2 match of the 2024 season between the current second-ranked Irand and fifth-ranked Jeonnam is more than just a match, as the fate of many teams will depend on the outcome.
A win for Jeonnam would clinch second place in the league and send them directly to the relegation playoffs (where they'll face the 11th-place team in the first division). The difference between second and third place is worlds apart. If they finish third, they will play one more semi-playoff match against the winner of the 4th-5th place in K-League 2, and they will need to win that match to qualify for the relegation playoffs. That's why Lee Land is so desperate to finish second.
Fifth-place Jeonnam also needs at least a draw. If they lose, it's over. They won't even make the semi-playoffs. Even a draw is not good. If Busan beats Bucheon in the same time zone, their season is over. That's why Jeonnam also needs to beat Eland to qualify for the semi-playoffs.
However, there is another team that is just as desperate as Jeonnam. It's Suwon, currently in fourth place. Having played one more game than the other teams, Suwon already wrapped up their K League 2 season last weekend, so they are waiting for the weekend with their fingers crossed. Suwon's fate will depend on the outcome of their matches against Lee Land and Jeonnam.
If Lee Land beats Jeonnam first, 토토사이트 Suwon will head into the semi-playoffs in fourth place. A draw is also acceptable. A tie would mean Suwon would finish at least fifth and qualify for the semi-playoffs.
With the fate of Jeonnam, Suwon, and many other teams on the line, Iland coach Kim Do-gyun says that Iland will not sit back and wait for second-place Suwon to win.
“We'll do our best and play to win,” said Kim Do-gyun. (Some say they're trying to finish third to avoid Jeonbuk, who are expected to finish 11th.) ”There's absolutely no such thing. If we meet Jeonbuk, we'll meet them. You can't calculate to avoid this and avoid that. I don't have this idea that I want to meet someone. Jeonbuk is a burden, but we can't ignore the atmosphere at the end of the season. We have a momentum that is going up,” he said, adding that he will definitely win.
With Lee Land holding Suwon's semi-playoff fate in their hands, coach Kim Do-gyun needs more support in the final match against Jeonnam, and he sincerely hopes that the support of Suwon's supporters, who have recorded the highest attendance in the history of the second division, will be a big boost.
(*Note: Lee Land has beaten Suwon all three times this season, so Suwon fans' feelings toward Lee Land are not favorable)
“Shouldn't the fans of Suwon Samsung come to cheer us on? If they come to cheer us on as a group, we will be more determined to beat Jeonnam,” Kim said. ‘Coach Byun Sung-hwan of Suwon is also a close junior of mine, and we were first-year students in our fourth year of university. He hasn't contacted us, but we will do our best,’ he said, vowing to win against Jeonnam.
Coincidentally, Lee Land hasn't beaten Jeonnam this season. Their record this season is one draw and one loss. With the last game of the season deciding the semi-playoffs and promotion playoffs, will the Mokdong Sports Complex be filled with blue waves of Suwon fans?
It will be interesting to see how Suwon fans respond to coach Kim Do-gyun's call to mobilize.
“Prenticolo, please gather at Mokdong Sports Complex at 2 p.m. on Saturday!”