"I think we will come back from 2-1 and go to overtime or win 3-1."

"I hope we win."

At halftime of the second leg of the Hana WonQ K League promotion playoff against Busan I-Park at Suwon Sports Complex on the 9th, cynicism and nervousness swirled around the stadium.

The Suwon FC youth players, who had come into the main stands to warm up after playing ball, expressed their desires. Suwon FC didn't need anything other than a win on this day after losing 1-2 in the first leg away on the 6th.

As Suwon Samsung drew 0-0 with Gangwon FC in the final league game on the 2nd, Suwon FC was relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in its history, so Suwon FC has to hope that it can somehow hold on and not lose its connection to Suwon City in the K League 1.

Before the game, Suwon FC head coach Kim Do-gyun said, "The pressure will be the same for us and Busan. We lost the first leg, so we prepared to win today. Let's just look ahead," and sang about the simple task of winning.

However, in the 15th minute of the first half, Busan's defense was breached when Kim Chan and Choi Jun combined to score the first goal. Both players were vocal about the importance of getting an early goal, but Busan found the back of the net first.

Suwon FC's answer was to attack forward, but Busan defended fiercely and cut off the ball. In terms of the quality of the offense, Suwon FC had the edge due to their experience. They had Lopez, a former Jeonbuk Hyundai dynasty player, Lee Kwang-hyuk, a former Pohang Steelers youth player, Jang Jae-woong, who scored the first goal, Kim Hyun, Kim Do-yoon, Yoon Beetgaram, and Lee Young-jae. With so many young players, the Ramas were the only resource Busan had against them.

However, Suwon FC completely disrupted Busan's strategy of scoring goals and settling down. Busan's strategy of defending throughout the second half was a huge failure. Both Kim Hyun's equalizer in the 33rd minute and Lee Young-jae's comeback goal in the 40th minute happened when Busan dropped back in formation or lost pressure. 안전토토사이트

When the game went into extra time tied at 2-1, making the first and second leg total 3-3, Suwon FC head coach Choi Sun-ho, who was watching from the end of the main stand, put his hands together and bowed his head. It looked like he was praying. It was a situation where various policies that Suwon FC wanted to implement would be difficult if they were relegated.

Knowing the hearts of the youth players and the desperation of Choi, the Suwon FC players came out fiercely and took Busan's strength away. Lopez's shot narrowly missed the side netting, but it was a prelude to a goal. Within a minute, Jung Jae-yong scored, and four minutes later, Lee Kwang-hyuk scored again.

Busan was left hanging on the spot. They had been fighting for promotion since their relegation in 2020, but they hadn't shown their strength when they needed to defend or when they needed to turn the tables. There was no answer except to play with spirit. The 3,000 Busan fans in the away end continued to cheer, but they were running out of energy.