"Samba Combination" Cesinha-Ramas vs "Indigenous Killer" Joo Min-kyu, what is the big match in the fourth round of the K League 1?
"Samba Combination" Cesinha-Ramas vs "Indigenous Killer" Joo Min-kyu, what is the big match in the fourth round of the K League 1?
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The most prominent teams in the early stages of the "Hana Bank K League 1 2025" are Daegu FC (2 wins, 1 draw, 7 points) and Daejeon Hana Citizen (2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points). The two teams will face off in the fourth round of the competition to be held at iM Bank PARK in Daegu at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner can take the lead in the race to become the leader in the early days of the season.
It is Daejeon Hana with Daegu, which competed for survival in the final round group B (7th to 12th) last season, but it is showing an unusual pace early this season thanks to its reinforcement of power during the off-season. Daegu's midfielder Ramas (Brazil, 2 goals, 1 assist), who returned after two and a half years, helped the team by sharing the burden with main gun Cesinha (Brazil, 1 goal, 1 assist), while Daejeon Hana jumped to the top with "Native Killer" Joo Min-kyu (three goals).
The true value of the Cesinha-Ramas duo was revealed even at the opening match against Gangwon FC, which took place at its home turf on June 16. When the team was losing 0-1, Ramas received a ball that Cesinha delivered to his chest at the 11th minute of the second half, and Cesinha scored the winning goal with a surprise mid-range shot just before the game ended, leading his team to come from behind to win 2-1. This scene heralded the stellar performance of the Cesinha-Ramas duo this season.
Joo Min-gyu's momentum is also high. He scored multiple goals in the opening match against the Pohang Steelers on June 15, when he made his debut in Daejeon Hana, and showed off his strong performance by scoring sensational goals in the match against Suwon FC (winning 1-0) on June 2. His presence as a joint top scorer along with Gwangju FC Asani (Albania, three goals) is a big boost to Daejeon Hana.
Daejeon Hana is ahead in the opponent team's record and power. Many people point to Daejeon Hana as a favorite because it recruited outstanding resources such as Jung Jae-hee and Ha Chang-rae in addition to the off-season residents' rule. Daejeon Hana overwhelmed Daegu with two wins and two draws in the opponent team's record last season. However, since Daegu also increased the portion of its offense this season, an exciting fire fighting is expected.
The Ulsan HD-Jeju SK match, which will take place at Ulsan Munsu Stadium at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, is also drawing keen attention. Defending champion Ulsan lost 0-1 to FC Anyang in the opening match and gained momentum by beating Daejeon Hana (2-0 win) and Jeonbuk Hyundai (1-0 win). Transferring players including Heo Yul, Moon Jung-in and Seo Myung-kwan are rapidly melting into the team, and are thus dominating both generational change and performance.
In response, 스포츠토토 Jeju's recent performance was not bad. The team showed better performance than the previous season against FC Seoul (2-0 win), Gimcheon Sangmu (2-3 loss) and Kangwon (0-0 draw). Jeju, which has gained a sense of stability due to the addition of semi-class defenders Jang Min-gyu and Kim Ryun-seong, is committed to continuing its robust performance in the match against Ulsan.