Ulsan defeats Jeju to consolidate first place.
Ulsan defeated Jeju 5-1 in the 18th round of the 2023 Hana OneQ K League 1 on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Ulsan Munsu World Cup Stadium. Ulsan remained in first place with 44 points (14 W, 2 D, 2 L, 40 P), while Jeju remained in fourth place with 28 points (8 W, 4 D, 6 L, 27 P).
The home team, Ulsan, lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Lee In-gyu, Bako, Ataru, Kang Yoon-gu, Lee Kyu-sung, Park Yong-woo, Lee Myung-jae, Jung Seung-hyun, Kim Ki-hee, and Seol Young-woo started, with Cho Hyun-woo getting the goalkeeping gloves.
The away team, Jeju, lined up in a 3-4-3 formation. Hayes, Seo Jin-soo, Kim Dae-hwan, Ji Sang-wook, Lee Ki-hyuk, Kim Bong-soo, Ahn Hyun-beom, Jung Woon, Lim Chae-min, and Kim Oh-kyu started, with Kim Dong-joon in goal.
Jeju pulled out the substitutions early on. In the eighth minute of the first half, they took off Kim Sang-wook and Kim Dae-hwan and brought on Kim Seung-seop and Kim Ju-gong.
Ulsan had a good chance. In the 13th minute, Ataru created a chance with a sharp penetrating pass, but Ulsan’s attackers couldn’t get past Jeju’s dedicated defense. Jeju responded in the 16th minute with a precise mid-range shot from Seo Jin-soo down low that Cho Hyun-woo stretched out his arm to block. Ulsan brought on Uhm Won-sang for Kang Yoon-gu in the 17th minute.
It paid off. In the 29th minute, Uhm Won-sang was tripped by Kim Dong-joon, who was running out of the penalty box, and Bako calmly converted the resulting penalty kick, fooling the goalkeeper.
Ulsan’s offense continued in the second half. In the second minute of the second half, Uhm Won-sang received the ball near the penalty box and immediately attempted a mid-range shot, but it flew over the crossbar.
Jeju missed a crucial chance. In the fourth minute of the second half, Kim Ju-gong received an exquisite pass from Seo Jin-soo and shot through the offside line, but was denied by a super save from Cho Hyun-woo.
Ulsan scored a huge goal. In the seventh minute of the second half, Uhm Won-sang sent in a sharp cross from the right after a pass from Lee In-gyu, and Ataru cut inside the defense and finished with a diving header. It was Ataru’s debut goal in the K League.
Ulsan immediately responded with a wedge goal. In the eighth minute of the second half, on a counterattack, Uhm Won-sang used his speed to completely strip Jeju’s defense and rattled the net with a neat shot over goalkeeper Kim Dong-joon, who had narrowed the angle.
Jeju brought on Ahn Tae-hyun in the 19th minute of the second half to replace Jung Woon. Ulsan responded by bringing on Rubikson for Ataru in the 22nd minute. Jeju added Yuri Jonatan in place of Seo Jin-soo in the 25th minute of the second half.
Even In-Ju-gyu got on the scoresheet. In the 25th minute, Bako’s cross was met perfectly by In-Joo with his right foot, and his attempted turnaround shot in midair hit the crossbar. Inhabigyu did not perform any ceremonies as a tribute to his home team. Ulsan then took off Uhm Won-sang, Lee Myung-jae, and Lee Min-kyu and added Lee Cheong-yong, Cho Hyun-taek, and Martin Adam to finalize the match.먹튀검증
Jeju still managed to find the equalizer. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Yuri Jonatan intercepted a defensive mistake in the buildup and found the back of the net with a chip shot over Cho Hyun-woo’s head.
However, Ulsan was not done. In stoppage time, Lee Kyu-sung played a perfect two-on-one pass with Bako with his head, and Bako wasted no time in rocking Jeju’s goal.