Daejeon Hana Citizen will play in the first match of the Korea Cup.
Daejeon Hana Citizen will face the Jinju Citizen Football Team in the third round of the “2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup” at Jinju Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 17th.
Since the season’s opening, the trend has been not so good. In the seventh round of the “Hana Bank K League 1 2024,” the bank has only one win so far, falling to 12th place. The schedule is tight. The bank has already played three games this month. As the number of injured people is increasing one after another, the bank is continuing its difficult day by day.
It is definitely a crisis. However, if we fail to overcome the current crisis, we may face a bigger ordeal. We must restore the sluggish atmosphere and bring about results somehow.
This is why the Korea Cup is expected despite the tight schedule. Since the victory itself was lacking, we need to boost confidence through this game.
There is more motivation. The champion of the Korea Cup will be eligible to participate in the AFC Champions League (ACL) in the 2025-26 season. Those who rank within the top four in the league will advance directly to the finals of the Champions League (ACLE), and those who rank below fifth will advance to the ACL 2.
The first opponent they will meet in the Korea Cup is Jinju from the K4 League. He beat Asan FC in South Chungcheong Province in the second round, creating an unexpected incident. Many players from the K-League are serving in the military. Major players include Lee Kwang-joon, Park Jae-woo and Kim Bo-yong, and Gong Yong-hoon, who is from Daejeon and currently serves as Jinju’s captain.
Daejeon should hold both the league and the Korea Cup at the same time. It is highly likely that the rotation will be operated considering the physical strength. Team B players were also actively utilized in the third round of the Korea Cup last season.
New faces are expected in this game, too. Attention is focusing on players who graduated from Chungnam Machinery High School under their team. There is center midfielder Lee Joon-gyu, who has scored three goals in four K4 league matches. Striker Kim Min-ki, who has one goal and two assists, is also showing keen performance. Yoon Do-young, the second semi-professional contract player in the team’s history, is also showing off his sharpness. It is not the end. Bae Seo-joon, who led the team to the semifinals of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, is also a leading player. In addition, players who were used as rotation resources rather than starters among the first team members are also eligible to participate. New competition in good faith can be expected among the players.안전 토토사이트
Daejeon is determined to boost its confidence by winning the Korea Cup and continue its momentum until the 8th round Daegu FC match at DGB Daegu Bank Park on April 21 (Sun).