Ki Sung -yong’s dribbling appearance on the 19th in Jeonbuk War. Photo (Yonhap News)
Veteran midfielder Ki Sung -yong (Pohang Steelers), who was thirty -six years old, showed his health.
He was happy to be able to play again in front of many spectators and thanked Pohang fans who warmly welcomed him.
Ki Sung-yong was replaced by Han Hyun-seo in the second half of the 31st minute, starting with Hana Bank’s K-League 1 2025 22 Round Home with Jeonbuk Hyundai held in Pohang Steelyard on the 19th.
Pohang has been in a continuous run and defeated 2-3, but the Jeonbuk War was a meaningful game that played for the first time in Ki Sung-yong wearing a team uniform instead of FC Seoul.
In the K -League, Ki Sung -yong, who played only in Seoul and scored 14 goals and 19 assists in 198 games, joined Pohang on the 3rd.
Ki Sung -yong, who found out that there is no place in Seoul, has no place in Seoul, and headed to Pohang.
Ki Sung -yong reveals his feelings of joining Pohang. Photo (Yonhap News)
Ki Sung -yong played only 98 days after the 8th round of the K -League 1 match against Hana Citizen on April 12. Ki Sung -yong started as a starter and couldn’t stand on the ground after injuring a hamstring (thigh muscles).
Ki Sung -yong showed his skills that he did not rust in over three months.
Kim Dong -jin and Jungwon coordinated the airborne and recorded 90.7%(43 times 39 successes) and two pass successes and two key passes.
Pohang’s success rate was 81.6%.
Although he was out of the goal, he boldly connected the ball that flowed out in the first two minutes and took two free kicks and corners as a dedicated kicker of set pieces.
In the 8th minute, the corner kick was missed by Lee Dong -hee’s head, which dug to the right of the goal. The trajectory of the ball that left his feet was still sharp.
Ki Sung -yong tried to actively breathe with Pohang fans, such as clapping his hands towards the stands before the corner.
After the first half ahead of Pohang’s dominance and leading the league, the home fans were applauded to Ki Sung-yong heading to the locker room.
Ki Sung -yong met with the reporters after the game and said, “I was happy to play this in front of many spectators after a long time.”
“I was worried about running in three months, but I was glad that I was more satisfied than I thought.”
Pohang Steelyard found 13,973 spectators.
Due to the bad weather, some cancellation tickets were not full, but the 14,275 seats were sold out two days before the game.
Ki Sung -yong looked back at the game and said, “Especially young players showed a lot of good appearance.”
Pohang will play home with Suwon FC on the 22nd.
Pohang Ki Sung -yong (right) is welcoming Gus Poe Jeonbuk. Photo (Yonhap News)
In response to Ki Sung -yong’s performance, Park Tae -ha Pohang and the enemy Gusgas Jeonbuk manager were highly appreciated.
Park said, “I think it’s a really good player.” “I want to evaluate that we have such a performance that can help our team a lot,” he added.
Poe -an, who had a kite with Ki Sung -yong in Sunderland, said, “We showed a good performance in general.”
In response, Ki Sung -yong said, “I was preparing for three months, but I had a rat in the second half. I think I did my best.” I drew a better figure in Pohang.
Regarding the current physical condition, “I didn’t run for three months than the physical part. I wanted to play more as much as I wanted, but I couldn’t do it,” he said.
Regarding the exhibition of Jeonbuk War on the day, “I originally thought of the replacement a little earlier, but I seemed to play a little more in the atmosphere,” he said.
Ki Sung -yong (middle) greets Pohang athletes and home fans after the match against Jeonbuk. Photo (Yonhap News)
Ki Sung -yong did not forget thanks to the Pohang fans who welcomed him.
He said, “I was half an anticipation of preparing for the game, but I was comfortable when I arrived at the stadium. I was so grateful that I could be welcomed here.”
Then, “I think I will give these fans a joy in the future. I will prepare for the fans so that I can enjoy it with good play,” he said. /Yonhap News
(Shin Jae -jae Mania Times Reporter / 20MANC@maniarePort.com)
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