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'Seoul derby won'...Seoul Eland advances to Korea Cup 3R after penalty shootout
Seoul Eland defeated Daejeon Corail in a thrilling penalty shootout in the second round of the Hana Bank Korea Cup 2024 at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium on Wednesday.
This marks the second 'Seoul Derby' in history. Seoul Eland will host FC Seoul in the third round of the Korea Cup on the evening of April 17th.
The inaugural Seoul Derby took place in the third round of the 2021 FA Cup, where Seoul Eland defeated FC Seoul 1-0.
Seoul Eland tried to change things up with a number of players who hadn't played this season.
Cha Seung-hyun, Shin Seung-hyun, Kim Min-kyu, and Hwang Tae-hyun formed the back four, with Seo Jae-min, Park Chang-hwan, and Lee Sang-min in the middle, and Cho Young-kwang, Kim Gum-yeol, and Chang Jun in the back three. Lee Ki-hyun was in goal.
In the first half, Seoul Eland was unable to break through the opponent's defense and failed to record any effective shots.
In the second half, Seoul Eland tried to turn the tide by subbing in Park Jun-young and Jang Seok-hoon for Shin Seong-ho and Seo Jae-min.
In the 14th minute, Seoul Eland managed to clear a free kick from the opponent, and Jang Seok-hoon and Chang Jun took turns threatening shots from the left and right flanks.
However, in the 24th minute, they conceded the lead when Kim Byung-oh fired a left-footed mid-range shot from the top of the arc.
Seoul Eland regrouped and scored a valuable equalizer in the 36th minute through substitute Kim Jae-yeol. Kim collected a ball from Hwang Tae-hyun on the right side and calmly slotted home a right-footed shot from the edge of the box to level the match.
Seoul Eland calmly converted all five kickers in the penalty shootout to secure a 5-3 victory over Daejeon Korail, who missed their second kick.
After the match, Seoul Eland head coach Kim Do-gyun said, "The players who haven't played before did their best. We got the result, but we also showed that we were not good enough. I think the players who played today need to grow a little more so that we can play the league more solidly." "It's a league game, and we're facing FC Seoul at home, so we'll keep an open mind and prepare for various situations," he added.