There was no winner of the 175th East Coast Derby. Ulsan Hyundai and Pohang Steelers share one point each.
Ulsan drew 2-2 with Pohang in the 8th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 held at Ulsan Munsu Stadium on the 22nd at 4:30 pm. As a result, Ulsan maintained its sole lead with 19 points (6 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), while Pohang lost all victories and maintained 3rd place with 16 points (4 wins, 4 draws).
The home team, Ulsan, started a 4-2-3-1 formation. Joo Min-gyu, Barco, Hwang Jae-hwan, Rubikson, Lee Kyu-seong, Park Yong-woo, Lee Myeong-jae, Kim Young-kwon, Jeong Seung-hyun, Seol Young-woo, and Jo Hyun-woo started the sorties.
The visiting team, Pohang, also chose a 4-2-3-1 formation. Jeka, Kim Seung-dae, Ko Young-jun, Kim In-seong, Shin Kwang-hoon, Oberdan, Shim Sang-min, Grant, Ha Chang-rae, Park Seung-wook, and Hwang In-jae stepped onto the pitch first.
Pohang succeeded in suppressing the steamship. In the 14th minute of the first half, Koh Young-jun completely escaped to the back space of Ulsan’s defense, and calmly shook the net, passing the goalkeeper. Shim Sang-min’s sharp pass also shined, but it was painful for Ulsan to focus on defense that completely missed Ko Young-jun.
Ulsan launched a counterattack. In the 21st minute of the first half, Bako exchanged good one-two passes with Joo Min-gyu and then aimed at the goal with a powerful mid-range shot. However, goalkeeper Hwang In-jae threw himself and blocked it with his fingertips.
Ulsan led the game, but an equalizer rarely came. In the 26th minute of the first half, Joo Min-gyu’s shot was blocked by the defense, and in the 29th minute Lee Kyu-sung’s mid-range shot went wide to the left of the goal. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Park Yong-woo’s header from a corner kick also went slightly over the crossbar.
At the start of the second half, both teams took out replacement cards. Pohang took out Shin Kwang-hoon and put in Kim Jong-woo, while Ulsan called in Park Yong-woo and put Lee Chung-yong in to confront them.
Injury bad news hit Ulsan. In the second half of the second half, Jeong Seung-hyun, who was taping and running, collapsed after a physical fight with Jeka and complained of pain. Eventually, after a while, he was replaced by Lim Jong-eun and left the field.
Koh Young-jun scored multiple goals with a wonderful mid-range shot. In the 10th minute of the second half, he fired a powerful right-footed shot even with two Ulsan central defenders in front, and once again broke through goalkeeper Cho Hyeon-woo.
Ulsan started chasing. In the 15th minute of the second half, after a corner kick, the ball hit the Pohang defense and flowed backwards in the confusion in front of the goal. Joo Min-kyu did not miss it and finished it calmly and scored the comeback goal.
Both teams missed a crucial opportunity each time. In the 27th minute of the second half, Lee Myung-jae’s shot from inside the box was blocked by going straight to the goalkeeper, and in the 35th minute of the second half, Ko Young-jun’s shot was blocked by goalkeeper Cho Hyeon-woo as it did not work properly.
Ulsan threw the last game. In the 38th minute of the second half, manager Hong Myung-bo took out Lee Kyu-seong and Rubik’s Hand, and put in Kim Min-hyuk and Cho Hyun-taek to try to make a change.
At the last moment, Bakko saved Ulsan. He scored the equalizer in the 45th minute of the second half by volleying the ball from a free kick opportunity. It was a perfect shot that hit the crossbar and was sucked into the goal. 토토사이트
Both teams exchanged attacks until the end for 3 points, but no more goals were scored. In the 5th minute of extra time in the second half, Lee Ho-jae’s header missed the goal, and Seol Young-woo’s shot in front of the goal just before the end of the game was blocked by Hwang In-jae’s goalkeeper. In the end, the first East Coast derby of the season ended in a 1-1 draw.