Suwon, a professional soccer player, overcame Anyang's challenge and played in the first division of domestic professional soccer in the 2023 season.
Suwon defeated Anyang 2-1 after an overtime match in the home match of the second leg of the promotion play-off held at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Suwon, who drew 0-0 at Anyang on the 26th, dramatically succeeded in remaining in the first division with a victory in the second leg.
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As a result, Suwon, which was founded in 1995 and participated in the K League since the 1996 season and won the league 4 times and the FA Cup 5 times, managed to avoid the crisis of relegation to the second division for the first time since the introduction of the promotion system in 2013.
Suwon, who stayed 10th in the K League 1 this season and was pushed back to the relegation playoffs, took the lead in the 16th minute against Anyang, who passed the playoffs after moving up to 3rd in the 2nd division.
This season, Ahn Byung-jun took a sharp corner kick from the 1st division assist king Lee Ki-je and overcame the baseline.
Suwon allowed Acosti to equalize the header in the 10th minute of the second half, and Oh Hyun-gyu took a penalty kick in the 24th minute of the second half, but Saric's kick was blocked by Anyang keeper Jeong Min-ki and hit the ground and the game went into overtime.
With no goal scored until the end of the second half even in overtime, Suwon ace Hyungyu Oh put an end to the long game just before the end of the penalty shootout.
In the 15th minute of the second half of extra time, when Kang Hyun-mook led the cross of Manabu with his head, Oh Hyun-gyu overcame the opponent's defense and struggled and pushed it into his head to score a theater goal.
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Suwon, who won 2-1 with Oh Hyun-gyu's thrilling remaining goal, enjoyed the joy of staying with the home fans.
(Photo = Yonhap News)