Early in the season, but becoming the ‘league leader’
Gimcheon Sangmu, a promotion team that had a hot goal feast from the first half in Suwon’s away game, took the lead in the league.
In the fourth round of the league against Hana Bank’s K League 1 2024 Suwon FC at Suwon Stadium on the afternoon of the 30th, Gimcheon won 4–1 against Suwon FC based on its offense that scored three goals in the first half alone.
Seven minutes into the first half, Gimcheon led with three consecutive goals from captain Kim Hyun-wook, who was helped by politicians, and Lee Jung-min scored two more goals to end the first half 3–0.
Although it was pushed to 4:6 in possession, Gimcheon played a high-quality game that led to all five shots being shot on target, overwhelming the opponent, who also recorded the same five shots in the first half but only one shot on target.
Gimcheon, who blocked the opponent’s subsequent attack in the second half, conceded a goal at the end of the second half, but added another goal in extra time to win the game perfectly.
Gimcheon, the promotion team, won two consecutive games following the match against Jeonbuk, and won in Suwon following the away victory in Daegu, the first game of promotion, to secure two consecutive away wins.
Ulsan, the №1 team that faced Jeonbuk earlier, failed to keep the 2–0 league in the first half and allowed a tie in the second half, adding one point to the draw, while Gimcheon, who won and added three points, ranked first for the first time of the season.
Gimcheon is in first place with three more points and three wins and one loss and nine points, while Ulsan, which drew on the same day, is currently in second place with eight points.
In the fourth round, when all four top teams had a possibility of winning first place, Pohang also won Jeju and scored nine points, but Gimcheon, which scored four goals compared to Pohang, which won 2–0, was able to take the lead with a multi-point advantage (8 goals in Gimcheon, 6 goals in Pohang).
First of all, Gimcheon, which was ranked first, also scored six points on the 31st, a day later, depending on the results of Gwangju FC entering this round.
If Gwangju, which had been in second place before this round, wins the showdown with Daegu, the two teams will be determined by their multiple points and differences in points, while they can tie Gimcheon with 9 points.