'Double Challenge' Ulsan vs 'Most Challenge' Pohang, Korea Cup Final First East Coast Derby
'Double Challenge' Ulsan vs 'Most Challenge' Pohang, Korea Cup Final First East Coast Derby
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The two teams, who were fighting hot on the east coast, will play an inevitable one-game match in Seoul.온라인카지노
Ulsan HD and Pohang Steelers will play the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup final at 3 p.m. on the 30th at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Ulsan beat Gyeongnam FC, Incheon United and Gwangju FC, while Pohang beat Suwon Samsung, FC Seoul and Jeju United to advance to the final.
In this year's event, the finals were overhauled to a single round. The team has changed its home-and-away format unless it is a special occasion. The team wanted to increase its symbolism by holding the finals at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is commonly used as an A-match venue for national teams, and it is the first finals to be held in a neutral zone since the 2006 Korea Cup (then FA Cup National Football Championship).
Ulsan and Pohang have strong motivation to win the championship. Ulsan aims to achieve a double play by winning the Korea Cup. Ulsan has a long history and tradition of winning five K League 1 titles and two Asian Football Confederation Champions League titles, but it has never lifted more than two cups in a single season. If it wins the Korea Cup final, it will be its first double play.
It is also necessary to change the mood by winning the Korea Cup. Currently, Ulsan has suffered a shocking five-game losing streak in the ACL elite, which severely dampened the mood. If it beats Pohang this time to win the Korea Cup for the first time in seven years, it will greatly contribute to the upcoming away match in Shanghai Shenhwa.
Pohang is also aiming to win over Ulsan and bring it to a close success. Pohang, which was in a fierce competition to lead the league in the early days of this season, ran out of power toward the end of the second half of the season and ended the season in sixth place in the league. It also lost two wins and three losses in the ACLE to fall outside the eighth place, which is qualifying for the round of 16. If it defeats its rival Ulsan, which has won three consecutive K-League 1 titles, and lifts up the Korea Cup title for two consecutive tournaments, it will be able to comfort the disappointing season.
This victory also marks an opportunity for Pohang to become the single largest winner of the Korea Cup and qualify for the ACL Two. With five Korea Cup titles, Pohang is currently the joint largest winner along with Jeonbuk Hyundai and Suwon. This victory will help Pohang become an absolute powerhouse at the Korea Cup. It is also the last chance for Pohang, which failed to qualify for the ACL Two in the league.
Considering the recent performance and actual performance shown in the K-League, Ulsan is expected to have a slight advantage. However, Pohang has memories of holding back Ulsan in every big game, which is represented by its blocking of the championship title in the 2013 season. With the team unable to predict the outcome easily, attention is focusing on the Seoul World Cup Stadium, where the Korea Cup final will be held.