Even on a midsummer night with high temperatures and humidity and the 20th consecutive day of tropical nights, the fans at Seoul Eland FC’s home stadium, Reul Park (nicknamed “Seoul Eland Park”), cooled off with a cool wonder goal. “Freshman” Montaño (Colombia) scored a fantastic mid-range goal, one of the best in the K League this season.
Seoul Eland defeated Busan I-Park 2-1 in the 26th round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at Mokdong Sports Complex on Tuesday. With 38 points (11W, 5D, 8L), Seoul Eland moved up one spot to third place in the standings. Busan, which lost its second straight match, 카지노사이트 remained in sixth place (9W5D10L – 32 points).
Meeting in the midst of a fierce battle for the top spot, Seoul Eland and Busan promised to give no quarter, especially with both managers touting “attacking soccer” as a keyword before the match, vowing to score a lot of goals and create a fiery match for fans to cool off in the hot weather.
“Our strength is not in defense,” said Busan head coach Cho Sung-hwan, “so we plan to be aggressive in today’s game, keeping the ball as much as possible and maintaining high possession.” Seoul Eland head coach Kim Do-gyun added, “We don’t plan to drop the line and defend just because the opponent is aggressive. We will counterattack. Even if we concede a goal, we will score a lot of goals and win.”
However, neither team could find the back of the net in the first half. Seoul Eland attacked quickly with Lee Jun-seok, Lee Dong-ryul, and Kazuki (JPN). However, they failed to capitalize on several threatening chances. In response, Gilcera Busan fought back, utilizing sharp passes from Ramas (BRA) and the height of Mlapa (Togo). However, they lacked precision.
The second half continued in a similar fashion to the first, with the game narrowed down to a one-goal affair and both teams going back-and-forth. Seoul Eland made changes with Chang-Joon, Montaño (Colombia), and Chae Kwang-hoon, while Busan responded with Son Hwi, Sung Ho-young, and Chun Ji-hyun.
Seoul Eland broke the tense balance first. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Montaño drove to the front of the penalty box in a flash and beat two defenders before firing a right-footed shot into the top right corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Koo Sang-min stretched out his arms as the ball flew past him, but it was no match for him. Montaño completed his hat trick three minutes later with a left-footed shot after cutting inside the left flank of the penalty box.
Busan pulled a goal back in the 40th minute when Ramas scored from mid-range on his left foot, sparking the chase. The hosts pushed forward in the remaining minutes, but were unable to find a way to equalize, and as the final whistle blew in stoppage time, it was all smiles for the 2-1 victors.
