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[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = Professional footballer Kim Cheon Sang-mu was relegated to K League 2 after losing in the return of the play-offs for promotion (OP). However, Gimcheon fans, including official “Undefeated Investigation” supporters, have expressed their infinite affection for the team.
Gimcheon lost 0-4 in the home match against Daejeon Hana Citizen at 16:00 on the 29th on the return of the Hana One Q K-League 2022 PO promotion. As a result, Kimcheon was relegated to K League 2 again after one season.
Kim Cheon faced Daejeon with a 4-3-3. Lee Jun-seok, Kim Ji-hyun and Kwon Chang-hoon formed the front line. Lee Young-jae, Moon Ji-hwan and Ko Seung-beom have taken on the second term. Kang Yun-sung, Song Joo-hoon, Park Ji-soo and Jeong Dong-yun were responsible for the fourth bottom line and Hwang In-jae kept the goal. Shin Song-hoon, Kim Han-gil, Kim Kyung-min, Im Seung-gyeom, Choi Byeong-chan, Lee Yoo-hyeon and Yoon Seok-joo were waiting on the bench.
Gimcheon, who lost 1-2 in the first leg, was in a situation where he had to win by two goals to secure the stay without overtime. However, the will to promote Daejeon was strong. He gave up the initiative from the start of the first half and conceded a goal, ending the first half 0-1. In the second half they suffer a series of goals and collapse helplessly, closing the game 0-4.
With K League 2 relegation confirmed, after the game, Kim Cheon held a ceremony to commemorate the resignation of 4th grade Seung-Beom Ko, Kyung-Min Kim, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Han-Gil Kim, Ji-Hwan Moon, Ji-Soo Park, Joo-Hoon Song, Dong-Yun Jeong, Eon-Hak Ji, Chan-Hee Han, and In-Jae Hwang. A free hug event was held for 100 pre-recruited fans and a video showing to commemorate the discharge.
Along with the formation of the team, the voices of the fans cheering for the team, such as “It’s okay”, “Good job” and “You are strong”, echoed everywhere. Captain Ji-hwan Moon, who cried immediately after the game, and the last sergeants who attended the game also cried in an interview about their farewell feelings, expressing their gratitude and regret to the fans.
Official fans general manager Lee Seung-jun said: “The harder the team, the more strength the fans have to put in. We can’t always win.” “Despite this situation, it is our role to encourage and support the players instead of criticizing them, I mean that the players, the coaching staff and the support staff have all worked hard.”
It would have been an added bonus if the ceremony commemorating the discharge of the 4th Gimcheon group had been held together with the confirmation of their stay in K-League 1. However, the situation has already occurred and the fans have expressed their unflinching love for the team. during the ceremony to commemorate Gimcheon’s 4th dismissal ceremony, which took place right after the relegation of K League 2. This is why we can’t wait for Kim Chun to arrive in the 2023 season of K League 2.
