"Lower League Rebellion" K League 2 Seongnam-Jeonnam-Cheongju-Asan eliminated from shock in the second round of the Korea Cup
"Lower League Rebellion" K League 2 Seongnam-Jeonnam-Cheongju-Asan eliminated from shock in the second round of the Korea Cup
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An extraordinary event occurred in which a large number of professional teams were eliminated from the Korea Cup (formerly FA Cup) organized by the Korea Football Association, which determines the strongest professional and amateur players.
Sejong SA Football Team, a member of the K4 League (fourth division), made an extraordinary win over the K League 2 (second division) Jeonnam Dragons 3-1 in the second round of the 2025 Hana Bank FA Cup held at Sejong Civic Stadium in Sejong City, Chungcheongnam-do on the 22nd.
Kim Tae-yoon scored the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half, but Sejong gave Kim Do-yoon the equalizer in the 30th minute. However, Lee Min-hyung scored consecutive goals in the 5th minute of the second half and Kim Jae-cheol scored in the 12th minute to bring the victory.
Jeonnam properly mixed K-League 2 experienced players such as Koo Hyun-joon, Park Tae-yong and Leandro with non-mainstream players, but became a victim of losing to a K4 league team, not a K3 league (third division).
The gusts of lower leagues continued. Siheung Citizens' Soccer Team of the K3 League tied Seongnam FC 2-2 at Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park and won the penalty shootout 5-4.
Seongnam deployed Jin Seong-wook and Koo Bon-cheol in the second half after making selections based on young players. Jeon scored two goals in a blood clot that reached the penalty shootout. However, it failed to block Siheung's will and collapsed in the shootout.
In particular, Siheung was outnumbered by Lee Nam-kyu's exit in the 38th minute of the second half, when the team was ahead 2-1 and gave up a theater goal to Jin Sung-wook to go to the penalty shootout after extra time, and goalkeeper Kim Deok-soo caught Seongnam Ryu Jun-sun's kick to confirm the thrilling victory.
Gangneung Civic Football Team (K3 League) also beat K League 2's Chungnam Asan 1-0 and Daejeon Korail (K3 League) also beat K League 2's Chungbuk Cheongju FC 1-0.
The Namyangju City Football Club (K4 League) tied Changwon FC 1-1 in the K3 League and won the penalty shootout 5-3. Only Gimpo FC of the K-League 2 did not allow the incident, winning 4-0 over the Gijang County Civil Football Club (K4 League). 토토사이트
Sejong SA Football Team, which advanced to the third round, will meet FC Anyang, which was promoted to the K-League 1 this year. Gangneung Citizens' Club will clash with Daejeon Hana Citizen (K-League 1). Daejeon KORAIL and Namyangju Citizens' Soccer Team will meet their fate, and other clubs will have to see the results of the match on the 23rd. It was held first on the 19th and won 2-1 against Seoul E-Land. Suwon Samsung will meet with Gimcheon Sangmu.