Currently under poor form, Gwangju looked anything but that against an FC Seoul side looking to continue their resurgence. Gwangju had plenty of positive energy in theri attack as they took on defenders looking to get further inside on Seoul’s final third. They mostly attack down on the right to get their tenacious winger Eom Won-sang more involved. Even Felipe dropped deep a little bit to help build up the attacks and took on a few defenders on his own.
Read MoreFinally after 15 attempts, Incheon finally got their first victory of the season, their first win in the league since a 2-0 win over Sangju Sangmu last November. They had to dig really deep to keep hold of their precarious one-goal lead thanks to Stefan Mugosa’s first-time strike on 30 minutes. Incheon had possession early on in the match, but afterwards they had to be in their box to defend whatever Daegu had to offer. There wasn’t a distinct disciplined defensive shape deployed as it was mostly all hands on-deck mode when they went back defending. The defenders showed excellent bravery in getting their bodies in the way of Daegu’s shots as they kept on sliding in front of them
Read MoreYou would expect the usual suspects to start for the Horangi with Junior Negrao leading the frontline and Yoon Bit-garam being the creative spark in midfield given how high the profile of this match is. But head coach Kim Do-hoon perhaps surprised everyone with the line-up he put out with Norweigian striker Bjorn Johnsen & Koh Myong-jin preferred over Junior & Bit-garam respectively as they are two out of five changes made to the side.
Read MoreThank you Arena Legacy Management for the invitation to tonight’s Return To Football Session. Remember everyone to adhere to the SOPs, and to everyone asking when will recreational football will be back - stay tuned we will rise up!
Read MoreOnce he gets going, he really gets going. Being one of the heroes of Busan IPark’s entertaining 4-2 victory at Gangwon FC last week, Lee Dong-Jun emerged as a hero again and is now in hot form after helping Busan to a 2-0 win over a hapless FC Seoul side for the Royals first (and maybe overdue) victory at home as it also buried the demons of Busan’s defeat in the promotion-relegation playoffs two years ago against the very same side.
Read MoreHe was in the spotlight when the world was watching the K League opener and here he is again; 41-year old Lee Dong-gook scored a brace to score his 226th & 227th goals of his career. The striker came in to replace Lars Veldwijk among other sweeping changes made from last week’s defeat to Gangwon as eyebrows were raised. In the end, the decision to do so ultimately paid off.
Read MoreThey had to come from behind but thanks to two excellently dispatched dead ball situations, Seoul came away with a huge three points after a slow start this season over a slightly more-fancied Pohang Steelers side 2-1 despite missing a few number of players. Both of their goals came from set-pieces, namely corners where Pohang should be questioned how they set up to defend them.
Read MoreWith a lot of focus on Germany’s Bundesliga, the K. League marches on to their second week with Suwon taking on Ulsan being the match to watch. And goodness, it by far did not disappoint at all. This match saw a five-goal thriller in favor of Ulsan Hyundai, and it is a comeback no less.
Read MoreFollowing what was surely a record-breaking opening week having being the only top football league underway at the time, the K. League 1 theater is set to prepare for their second week showing with the premier of another set of intriguing fixtures.
Read MoreThe climate of life forced football (and a lot of other things) to sit at the backseat of a car that is now driven forward by health frontliners to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. There are some countries that have dealt with the coronavirus effectively while there are others whose efforts just doesn’t work (That is putting it lightly). Therefore, life came to a standstill. The amazing efforts of one of those countries have lead to restrictions being eased and in turn, the return of sports in their backyard. The football world are taking their seats and watching. Ladies and gentleman of world football, now premiering: South Korea’s K. League 1.
Read MoreAPRIL 29, 2020 - As football around the world is put on hold due to the global crisis against Covid19 is taking place. There are communities all over Malaysia are coming together building a digital platform through the high popular football video game by Electronic Arts, FIFA 20. Brand New Waves Running Club proudly presents New Waves Community Cup FIFA 2020 (#NWCCFIFA20).
Read MoreI think it is time to shift gears from the plight of professional football to the plight of grassroots football. This write up will be covering as many points as possible. The timeline from the lead-up, the active impacts, and the potential worries. Moreover beyond the timeline is with the societal, physical, and mental health, economics, educational, governance, philosophical, side of things.
Read MoreIn May 2006, Juventus were relegated to Serie B, as part of the five clubs that were linked to Calciopoli, a match fixing scandal that has rocked Italian football. Back then, all hopes and dreams just perished in front of my eyes. Rubbing salt in what was already an injured wound, saw many great Juventus players decide to leave the squad in the following season.
Read MoreWhen I was a student doing my Physiotherapy studies in College of Health Science Kuala Lumpur Hospital, I had a great opportunity to witness the 1989 SEA Games which was held from 20 to 31 August 1989. Coming from a smaller city, Ipoh it was my first experience being able to watch the big game in our national stadium.
Read MoreFootball is more than just a game, it’s a journey a man can (or can’t) ask for.
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Read MoreFootball is my passion seems very cliche. Football is my religion seems repeated in many circles. Football is my life and soul has been said by many over the years.
Read MoreFrom Malaysia. My love-affair with Sunderland started when I was introduced to Championship Manager (now Football Manager) by my brother many years ago. I did not have the privilege to know all of the top English clubs when I was young, and only really knew of the big sides and big name players until that point.
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