Defending champions Ulsan HD will travel to promoted side Gimcheon Commerce.

Ulsan will take on Gimcheon in the second round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 at the Gimcheon Sports Complex. After defeating the Pohang Steelers 1-0 in the opening match of the K League 1, Ulsan is unbeaten in four matches (3 W, 1 D) this year, including the Asian Champions League (ACL).

After a three-game winning streak, the team drew 1-1 with arch-rivals Jeonbuk in the first leg of the ACL quarterfinals on Friday. The second leg will be played at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Munsu Football Stadium. A victory would see Ulsan advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian stage and take a step closer to qualifying for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Prior to that, 바카라사이트 Ulsan will face Gimcheon, a team with a history of success. Ulsan has fond memories of Gimcheon. On August 21, 2022, Ulsan made history in the K League with a thrilling 2-1 victory away from home thanks to two headers from Martin Adam. It was the first time since the inception of professional soccer that Ulsan reached the 600-win milestone (currently 630 wins, 419 draws, and 413 losses).

The game signaled Ulsan’s first league title in 17 years.

In their three head-to-head meetings that season, Ulsan held a 2-1 advantage over Gimcheon.

It’s been a year and seven months since Ulsan met Gimcheon in the K League 1. An interesting factor is that Gimcheon currently has a number of players whose original clubs are Ulsan. Won Doo-jae and Kim Min-joon, who joined the team after Ulsan won the 2022 season, are currently leading Gimcheon.

In their opening away match against Daegu FC on July 3, Won Doo-jae headed home a corner kick from Kim Min-joon for a 1-0 win. 사설 토토사이트 The duo returned to Ulsan on July 15 after being discharged from the military. It will be interesting to see if Kim Ji-hyun, who was their senior in Gimcheon, will show his reservist side in an Ulsan jersey. Fullback Cho Hyun-taek, who enlisted last December, is also adjusting to life in Gimcheon.

Ulsan knows Ulsan better than anyone, having played against them, so the defense line of Kim Young-kwon and Hwang Seok-ho needs to be solid. If Ulsan can take Gimcheon, they will gain momentum heading into the first leg against Jeonbuk.