Gimpo FC will advance to the "Hana One Q K League Elevation Playoff (PO) 2023" and seek promotion to the first division.

Gimpo defeated Gyeongnam FC, which played 10 players, 2-1 in the Hana One-Q K League 2 2023 PO held at Gimpo Salter Football Stadium on the 2nd, and will have a home-and-away PO with Gangwon FC, ranked 10th in the K League 1, two years after entering the K League 2.

Kimpo, who was able to play the promotion PO just by drawing on the day, pushed Gyeongnam, who was ranked fourth after going through the semi-PO, from the beginning of the game.

In Gimpo, Lewis scored the first goal in the 29th minute of the first half. He shook Gyeongnam's net with a left-footed shot near the left side of the penalty arc after receiving Kim Jong-seok's pass from the midfield.

However, South Gyeongsang Province did not easily back down either. In the 35th minute of the first half, Won Ki-jong scored an equalizer with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. Gyeongsangnam-do's joy for a while. Three minutes later, Seol Hyun-jin was sent off after receiving a red card after video reading (VAR) for a rough tackle.

Gimpo, which had a numerical advantage, became the first contributor to the promotion PO by cutting the goal with a left-footed shot again when Kim Jong-seok, who delivered the first goal in the 45th minute of the first half, kicked Kim Yi-seok's cross from the right side of the penalty area.

In the second half, Gimpo took one step closer to promotion to the K League 1 by preventing Gyeongnam's counterattack, which fought back with all its might, and keeping a one-point victory.

Gimpo manager Ko Jung-woon said, "I asked the players to do two things. "I told them not to get involved in a war of nerves with not allowing the first run, but they followed me well, so I had good results," he said. "I will try to understand Gangwon well and increase our organizational power for two days." The chances of promotion are even. "I will show you the soccer we have played without any pressure," he said.   스포츠토토사이트