Gimcheon, which has one of the best seasons in history as the only team to be promoted this year, will face Seoul. Gimcheon is looking to grab Seoul and finish second in the league, while Seoul is looking to secure its fourth place by winning.

Gimcheon Commerce and FC Seoul will play the 38th round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Gimcheon Sports Complex at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Gimcheon ranks second with 63 points (18 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses), while FC Seoul ranks fourth with 55 points (15 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses).

# 'Team of the Stone Wind' Gimcheon, the key to victory depends on solid defense!

It was a season that broke everyone's expectations. As the only team to be promoted this season, many expected that Gimcheon would remain at the bottom of the league due to the characteristics of the Sangmu club, revealing its teamwork. In fact, its main players, including Kim Hyun-wook and Kim Jun-hong, returned to the original team during the season, weakening its power. However, Lee Dong-kyung and Kim Dae-won led the team's advancement by moving back and forth between the sides and center, and Mo Jae-hyun's ability to link up frontline strikers and wingers at the same time has also shone and is currently ranking second in the league.

The biggest reason Gimcheon is making a splash is its defense capability. It currently ranks first in the league with 38 goals scored, along with the winner Ulsan Hyundai. It ranks first in the league with 11.97 interceptions per game and also tops in blocking per game with 20.68.

Park Seung-wook, who is the core of defense, joined Gimcheon ahead of this season. He showed tremendous performance as he was selected for the national team this year due to his person-to-person defense capability and long passes in the build-up process. He mainly played as a right-back in the first half of the season, but later proved his ability by playing as a center back, and was selected as the center defender in the list of Best Eleven candidates for the "Hana Bank K League 2024 Awards." We look forward to seeing how he will perform against "Geunsa" Kim Ki-dong in the upcoming match.카지노사이트

Kim Bong-soo's performance in all league games was also very important. In the beginning of the season, he played as a center back, but he mainly played as a defensive midfielder, showing a lot of activity and good pass ability. He ranked first in the league with a total of 2,016 passes and played a key role in his team, being selected as one of the "Best 11 K-League Round" seven times. He even received the honor of being selected for the first time for the national team in November. Besides Kim, many players, including Park Chan-yong and Park Dae-won, contributed to his solid defense. It is noteworthy whether this defense will lead to the final league match.

# Should we continue our strong performance against Seoul and Gimcheon?

Seoul has never lost to Gimcheon this season. In three matches, two wins and one mura led the team to a landslide 5-1 victory, especially in April, when they scored five goals at home against Gimcheon. In this match, Ilyuchenko became the main character with two goals and two assists. Kang Hyun-moo, a goalkeeper for Gimcheon, who was replaced by four goals in the first half alone, will defend the goal against Gimcheon in this match. In the previous showdown, Seoul won 1-0 over Gimcheon, which was led by Kimcheon but failed to take advantage of the opportunities, and Kang Joo-hyuk's forward pressure succeeded and stole the ball, leading to the winning goal.

However, the current trend in Seoul is not good. He has one win, two draws and two losses in the last five games, and his performance itself is not bad, but he has shown poor determination. In fact, his offense has declined a lot with four goals in five games. Frontline striker Ilyuchenko is not scoring as many goals as he did at the beginning of the season, and offensive resources such as Cho Young-wook and Lucas are also not good at producing offensive points. One of the low scoring factors is that the team has 400 shots, which is the lowest number in the league.

To make matters worse, Ilyuchenko cannot play in this game due to accumulated warnings. Of course, his recent form is not good, but he has more than 20 percent of his team's goals with 14 goals and is currently second in scoring. In particular, his absence is painful because he showed very good performance in his showdown with Gimcheon this year. Therefore, it is a game in which other offensive resources are in desperate need.

# "From PL" Lingard VS "12 goals and 6 assists" Lee Dong-kyung, let's decide the best playmaker in the K League!

Seoul had the highest number of K-League spectators this season. And at the center of this was Lingard. The Manchester United native even has an England career, joining Seoul ahead of this season. He began his first start against Daegu FC in the 13th round due to his recovery from knee surgery early in the season, and has now scored six goals and two assists, appearing in many games except for a few injuries. With sharp passes and strong mid-range shots as his strengths, he has also performed well in front pressure, showing a lot of activity. His excellent leadership also gained attention as more games were played with the captain's armband.

Lee Dong-kyung has been reborn as the best playmaker in the K-League this season. There has been no doubt about his performance, but he was criticized by fans last year for his up-and-down plays. But this year, Lee Dong-kyung was different. Before joining Gimcheon, he showed phenomenal performances with Ulsan Hyundai, with seven goals and five assists in eight games. After joining Gimcheon, he showed a slight drop in momentum, but he gradually became an indispensable ace now. He dribbles in moments and uses accurate passes, and sometimes performs threatening crosses and shots with his left foot. He also actively engages in offensive work, not just in the center but also in the side.

In the final match of the league, two teams with clear goals will face off. Gimcheon aims to become the runner-up in the league by winning this match. This is the highest in the history of the Sangmu Club, and it could mark a milestone in K-League history. However, the opponent is Seoul, which is natural enemies. Since Seoul needs to remain in fourth place to advance to the Asian Champions League (ALC), it seems that it will do its best to win this match. Who will be the winner of the showdown between the two teams to achieve their goals?