"Seung-Woo must have been the most shocked... We only have to look ahead"

 Coach Kim Do-gyun, who leads Suwon FC, aimed only for victory to remain even though the team's ace Seung-woo Lee was missing.

Suwon is set to face off against Busan I-Park in the second leg of the Hana One Q K-League Promotion Playoffs 2023, which will be held at Suwon Sports Complex at 2 p.m. on the 9th. 

On this day, any other result other than victory is unacceptable to Suwon and Coach Kim. As Suwon suffered a 1-2 comeback loss in the first leg of the playoffs held at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 6th, Suwon either won by 2 goals in the second game held at home or finished regular time with a 1-goal win and went into overtime or We have to see the outcome in a penalty shootout.

Since last year, the away goals rule has been abolished in the promotion and relegation playoffs, so if the combined scores of the first and second legs are tied, the game will go into overtime. If a winner cannot be decided even in overtime, the final winner will be decided through a penalty shootout.

Although the second game will be played at home, Suwon is expected to face a difficult battle as they enter the game one goal behind. In particular, Lee Seung-woo, who scored the most goals in the team this season with 10 goals and 3 assists, was sent off in the first game for accumulating warnings and was suspended for one game, so he missed the second game.

With the team at risk of returning to K League 2 four years after defeating Gyeongnam FC in the 2020 K League 2 playoffs and winning promotion, Coach Kim aimed for victory despite the disadvantage of losing the first game and the absence of Seung-Woo Lee.

Coach Kim, who attended a preliminary interview before the game, expressed his determination before the game, saying, "I think the pressure is the same in Busan. We lost in the first game, so we prepared to win. I told the players to look forward and not look back."

Regarding the fact that Lee Seung-woo could not be used because he was sent off, he said, "We put all the available resources into the first half. Kim Hyun played all 90 minutes in the first game, but I hope he plays well." He said, "We can use it offensively in the second half." “The cards are only Lopez and Lee Kwang-hyuk, so we need to score in the first half.”

He also said, “Lee Seung-woo himself must have been the most shocked. I thought he must have been so sorry that I couldn’t even express it, so I just told him to rest at home the next day.” “I hope that through this experience, I will grow into a better player,” he added.

Coach Kim, who recalled the relegation playoffs three years ago, said, "At that time, we played a season without any pressure, and this season, since we played in the first division and played against a second division team, it may feel similar to the last game, but we must not separate ourselves. “I hope the players do well,” he said.

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