FC Seoul, a professional soccer team, caught two rabbits with one time axis: performance and box office success. Seoul won 3-0 in the home game against Daegu FC in the 6th round of the K League 1 held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 8th.
It was not the players who were noticed in the game that day, but the time-seekers.
The news that popular singer Lim Young-woong (32) was going to celebrate, tickets were sold like wings, recording the highest number of spectators (45,007) in professional sports since the Corona 19 incident.
The previous highest spectator match was the opening game of the 2023 K League 1 between Ulsan Hyundai and Jeonbuk Hyundai in February (28,039 people).
Young-woong Lim is known to have dreamed of becoming a soccer player when he was at Ildong Elementary School in Pocheon. Midfielder Korea Young (Kangwon), who played an active part in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, is one year older in elementary school.
Lim Young-woong, a fan of Anyang LG, the predecessor of Seoul, has a close relationship with Seoul striker Hwang Eui-jo. Lim Young-woong, who volunteered to participate at the invitation of Hwang Ui-jo, kicked the ball to the penalty box with a powerful left foot from the half-line before the match.
Lim Young-woong, who originally planned only to watch the city celebration and game, even sang at halftime in response to the explosive reaction of the fans. Wearing soccer boots to protect the lawn, he danced the girl group Ive’s ‘After Like’ dance, which was also a hot topic.
Seoul responded with the most goals (3 goals) in a single game this year. It started when Hwang Ui-jo, who returned to the K-League after signing a six-year contract after playing in Europe, scored his first goal in six games with a penalty kick (PK) in the 11th minute of the first half. 먹튀검증
Although it was not a field goal, it was meaningful in that it was the first time that Hwang Eui-jo scored a goal for the club since the match against FC Metz on April 10 last year in Bordeaux, France.
After Na Sang-ho’s additional goal in the 32nd minute of the first half, Seoul exploded with Palosevich’s free-kick netting goal in the 41st minute, creating excitement. It is evaluated that Seoul showed off its perfect performance in the cloud crowd that could be a catalyst for the K-League box office that day. It is a bonus to have accumulated 12 victory points and raised the ranking to third place.
On this day in Ulsan, home team Ulsan Hyundai beat Suwon Samsung 2-1 thanks to Rubikson’s multi-goal. With this victory, Ulsan (18 points) increased the team’s opening winning streak to 6 games and maintained an overwhelming lead.
On the 9th, Suwon FC won Daejeon 5-3 with a goal firecracker that poured out 5 goals in the second half alone at home. Suwon FC (7 points), which scored only 3 goals in the previous 5 games, rose to 6th place as its offensive power revived after a long time.
Jeonbuk Hyundai called Incheon United into their home and won 2-0. Jeonbuk (7 points), which escaped from 2 consecutive defeats, raised the ranking to 7th place and prepared a stepping stone to enter the top ranks.