‘Club World Cup dropped’ Ulsan HD … True Test Steam

(Reporter Kwak Sung -ho)

Ulsan, which has been sluggish in the first half and a somewhat unfortunate performance in the Club World Cup, enters the second half.

Ulsan HD, led by Kim Pan -gon, will collide with Gwangju FC of Lee Jung -hyo in the quarter -finals of the Hana Bank Korea Cup 2025 at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 2nd at 7 pm. Ulsan overpowered Incheon in the previous round of 16 and advanced to the next round, and Gwangju won the quarter -finals after fighting with Suwon FC.

The atmosphere of Gwangju is not bad. In the league, 8 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses, 31 points, 31 points, and are gradually increasing the possibility of entering the final A, and in recent years, five league games are forming a positive trend with 2 wins and 2 draws and 1 loss. In addition, the three games held after the A -match break are closely chasing the lead with 2 wins and 1 draw.

Great of ‘shaking defending champion’

On the other hand, Ulsan’s atmosphere and stamina are not unusual. Last year, Ulsan showed a stronger appearance by over the big crisis. Hong Myung -bo, who led the league two consecutive loses at the forefront, was in a crisis in July last year, but in July, Kim Pan -gon, who was appointed as a firefighter, allowed only one loss in the second half of the league and achieved a three -game defeat.

But there was anxiety behind the good grades in the league. Because of the sluggishness on the Asian stage. Ulsan, who participated in the AFC Champions League Elite in the 2024-25 season, allowed a shocking five consecutive victories after the opening of the league phase and failed to enter the tournament. In addition, the only one win in seven games was serious, but it was a shame considering the part of the previous season’s semi -finals.

After the 2024 season, when people and cancer existed, Ulsan attempted a variety of changes ahead of this year. It was chosen to replace the generation. In the winter transfer market, the team broke up with Kim Ki -hee (Seattle), Lee Kyu -sung (lease), resident Kyu, Lim Jong -eun (Daejeon), Cho Soo -hyuk (Cheongju), Yoon Il -rok (Gangwon), and Lee Myung -jae and transfused the young blood proven in the league.

At the same time, he recruited Hur Yul and Lee Hee -kyun in Gwangju, and at the same time, he had a large number of resources such as Yoon Jae -seok, Yoon Jong -gyu, Park Min -seo, Lee Jin -hyun, signature, and Lee Jae -ik. With the evaluation that he had a perfect winter transfer market, he started a strong voyage in the 2025 season, but the departure was not good. The opening first was defeated by Anyang and shaken in 10 games.

Since then, Ulsan has been stable with six undefeated marches (3 wins and 3 draws), but Hyundai with Jeonbuk Hyundai, which was held just before heading for the Club World Cup, leaned down with Derby 3-1. In the first half of the league, it was a shame that he scored 29 points with 8 wins and 5 draws and 6 losses, and he was evaluated as not as much as he had won three consecutive games.

In fact, the attack power, which was considered the most strong, is quite dull. Last year, he scored first with 62 points in the league, but is currently in only 23 goals in 19 games. The silence of the second -line resources and the resources other than Eric (8 goals) in the first line are struggling.

The defense is also not stable. He scored 19 runs in 19 games and scored one run per game.

Fansim is already looking at Kim. Ulsan Fan Club, the Ulsan Fan Club, also issued an official statement on June 30, saying, “We call Kim Pan -gon’s immediate hardships and full -scale renewal of the club front.”

Ulsan is no longer a retreat. Can they rebound in the second half of the first half and the Club World Cup?