From September 10 to 12, local time in South Korea, the 29th round of the 2021 Korean Football K1 League began to compete. The six matches of this round were exciting, and in the most high-profile "modern derby", Ulsan and Jeonbuk shook hands and won one point each. In a relegation life-and-death battle, Seongnam FC conceded a goal first, relying on Seoul goalkeeper Liang Hanbin's attack mistakes, 1-1 luckily to keep the draw. After FC Seoul changed the manager, it still did not change its fate.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > Ulsan Hyundai 0-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor (9.10, Ulsan Wenshu Stadium).</h1>
The focus of this round is undoubtedly this "Hyundai Derby", with Ulsan Hyundai at home to challenge Jeonbuk Hyundai, although Jeonbuk has had a significant advantage over Ulsan in the past few years. But this season, with the change of coaches in Jeonbuk and Ulsan, the strength of the two sides has been worlds apart, from the beginning of the game, Ulsan Hyundai has clearly occupied the initiative, and Jeonbuk's players are always driven by the rhythm of their opponents. Whether it's offense or passing, Jeonbuk can hit the opponent's front court with few shots. In contrast, Ulsan Hyundai almost played a half-court offensive and defensive drill, the two sides basically contained the opponent's attack, and their shots also threatened the opponent again and again. In this game, Ulsan Hyundai shot 17 times, while Jeonbuk only had a pitiful 4 shots, 4 shots on goal were non-threatening shots, while Ulsan Hyundai was completely suppressed. In the second half of the game, Ulsan Hyundai almost won consecutive scoring opportunities, in which Lee Dong-joon received a pass from his teammate to grab the ball before Jeonbuk goalkeeper Song Fangen attacked the goal, if it were not for Jeonbuk defender Hong just in time to break the siege, Ulsan Hyundai is very likely to rewrite the score. In the end, after 90 minutes of battle, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor "escaped from danger" and took away a point with difficulty. In the standings, Ulsan Hyundai continues to lead Jeonbuk Hyundai by four points.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Pohang Ironman 1-2 Daegu FC (9.10, Pohang Steel Park Stadium).</h1>
Let's go to Pohang again. Pohang Ironman ushered in the "Gyeongbuk Derby" opponent Daegu FC, the biggest suspense of this game is actually whether Daegu FC's midfield core Cesigna will appear. In the starting list, the Brazilian midfielder, who was suspended for tendon injuries in the previous round, was prominently listed. Because of this, Daegu FC took the initiative from the beginning, using frequent side-and-center combinations to threaten opponents' goals. But it was Pohang who scored first, and in the 8th minute, Daegu was cut off at the backfield, Pohang played a quick match, and after a series of conductions, the ball was passed to the feet of lin Xiangxi, who was unguarded in the middle of the road, who shot at goal. 1-0！ But le ji was sad that in less than 2 minutes, Lin Xiangxi pulled out of the field with an injury. This injury also caused a fundamental reversal of the course of the game, Pohang was completely suppressed, and sporadic counterattacks were gone. In the second half, Ceciña equalised with a long-range shot to lead the team to a counter-attack horn. Near the end of the match, Pohang's 45-degree cross from the wing was met by Edgar's header at the back post.
In the end, Pohang Ironman won first and then lost at home, losing the Gyeongbuk derby 1-2. Daegu FC rose to third place with this campaign.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" >Incheon Union 1-2 Jeju Union (9.11, Incheon-specific course).</h1>
On the afternoon of September 11, a "joint dialogue" in this round was contested in Incheon, and Jeju United, which aims to impact the top six, challenged Incheon United on the road, the difference between the two teams was 5 points before, and Jeju could continue to stay away from the relegation zone as long as it did not lose to Incheon. For Incheon, Montenegro international Mugoza was tired because he had just participated in the World Preliminary Round, and this campaign was not arranged to be in the big list. So the match against Jeju, in fact, they can complete the task as long as they are drawn. However, the game was not as smooth as they thought, and although they took the initiative at the beginning, it was the visiting team that scored first. Using a bottom cross, Zhu Weikui took the lead for Jeju in the absence of anyone, and Jeju took a one-goal lead at halftime.
In the second half, Incheon stepped up his attack and soon centre-forward Kim Hyun completed the goal, but VAR prompted his offside goal to be invalid. With a set-piece, Incheon finally equalised, and foreign assistant Delbridge's header broke the goal to make it 1-1.
In the following matches, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and the 1-1 score was maintained until the last moments of the game. Through a conduction inside the small penalty area, Jeju United captain Lee Chang-min scored a little from the front of the penalty area line, 1-2! Jeju United killed their opponents at the last minute.
With this victory, Jeju United narrowed the gap between the two sides to 2 points, and also gave them hope of leaving the relegation zone.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > Suwon Samsung Bluewing 2-2 Gwangju FC (9.11, Suwon World Cup Arena).</h1>
Since entering the summer, the Suwon Samsung Blue Wings have not won in the K1 League, and they also hope to stop the decline in the match against Gwangju FC. In this match, Suwon had an unfavorable start, and in a confrontation, the main striker Quan Shijin was injured and left the field. Before the end of the first half, Suwon Samsung Bluewings took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity to break the deadlock by youngster Zheng Xiangbin and end the half with a 1-0 lead.
After entering the second half, the storm suddenly changed, Gwangju FC began to use long passes to find high points, first the youngster Xu Lu used a header to equalize. Less than 5 minutes later, Kim Joo-kung used a header to reverse the score.
Taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Suwon Samsung blue-wing defender Min Shang-ki equalised with a header, 2-2! In the games that followed, Gwangju played the ball, while the water principle was to fight back. Near the end of the game, Suwon Samsung Bluewings had the opportunity to kill, but the outstanding full-back Kim Tae-hwan did not choose to pass the ball in front of the big box, but chose to play on his own, and the ball was blocked by the Gwangju defender who rushed in. In the end, the two sides shook hands 2-2, and suwon Samsung Bluewings continued their invincibility since the summer, with the embarrassing number changing from 8 to 9.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > Seongnam FC 1-1 FC Seoul (9.12, Seongnam Tancheon Sports Field).</h1>
This week, FC Seoul underwent a personnel adjustment, the former coach Park Jin-seop left due to poor performance, and was replaced by Seoul's famous su An Yixiu. The battle against Seongnam was also his first game to coach the team. Before this match, Seoul was ranked first from the bottom and Seongnam was second to last, a match that no one could afford to lose. At the beginning of the game, Seoul took the initiative, and their attack was extremely sharp, whether it was long-pass guidance or short-pass penetration, which made Seongnam FC invincible. If it weren't for the help of goalposts and crossbars, Seoul would have come out on top in the first half. In the second half of the game, Seoul, who had been working hard, finally broke the deadlock, and Cho Yong-wook rushed to send the ball into the net before the opposing defender returned to defend, which was also the goal he scored in Tancheon, Seongnam, for the second consecutive year.
But Seoul's lead did not last 10 minutes, and the opponent made a counter-attack into the Seoul penalty area. Seoul goalkeeper Leung Han-bin made another fatal mistake, his attack hesitated, and halfway through the attack, the opponent completed the shot, the ball hit his hand and fell in front of the goal, facing the empty goal, Seongnam's newly replaced full-back Park So-il shot the ball into the net, 1-1! After that, one of the generals on both sides pulled tendons and left the field, and in the end they were unable to rewrite the score, and the 1-1 score was maintained until the end. From 3 to 1 point, Seoul coach Ahn Yee-so did not win his debut because of a fatal mistake by the goalkeeper, and it is not known whether he is determined to adjust the weak goalkeeper position after this game. After the change of coach, the team is still not winless, then it is time to find the problem of players.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > Suwon FC 1-0 Gangwon FC (9.12, Suwon World Cup Arena).</h1>
Suwon FC welcomed the second opponent of the "new home" at the Suwon World Cup Arena, Gangwon FC, the last time in the new home, Suwon FC Nick Suwon Samsung Blue Wing won, so can they still win the second game? In the face of Gangwon FC, which has been postponed for many rounds due to the new crown epidemic, Suwon FC took the initiative in the game and repeatedly used the running position of center Russ to create a killing chance. In the first half, Suwon FC had won a penalty in the penalty area, but the referee cancelled the penalty through the VAR hint. However, the cancellation of the penalty did not stop Suwon FC from scoring. Two minutes before the end of the first half, Suwon FC midfielder sent a wonderful pass by Jackson, center Russ heart will run to get the ball, facing the attacking goalkeeper Lee Fan Shou, accurately pushing the ball to the bottom corner of the goal on his right side, with this goal, Suwon FC took a one-goal lead at half-time, while Russ continued to lead the top scorer list with 15 goals.
In the second half, Jiang Yuan stepped up his attack, but they were too sticky in the midfield, so that the last pass was always missed. Instead, Suwon FC's counter-attack was more resolute, they quickly transmitted forward after the break in midfield, and Russ was given several opportunities to extend the score, but the opposing goalkeeper Lee Fan Shou repeatedly blocked his dream of scoring again. In the end, Suwon FC won 1-0, anti-super-large Qiu FC, and rose to third place in the standings. From the loneliness of the first stage to the continuous counterattack of the second and third stages, Suwon FC is getting closer and closer to its AFC Champions League dream.
At the end of this round, "Hyundai Sanxiong" Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor and Ulsan Hyundai's "little brother" Suwon FC ranked in the top three in the standings, and with the decline of other teams, the K1 League has more and more "Modern Family League" trend. In the relegation zone, Seoul and Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province still have to fight for relegation, counting the playoffs with 9 rounds, can they still escape?