"Victory 0" K-League's new three teams have a harsh reporting ceremony in the opening match... The professional stage was high

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As expected, the professional stage was not easy. New teams that ambitiously challenged the K League 2 stage failed to win a single team in the opening game.

The first team to be tested was Gimhae FC 2008. Gimhae lost to the Ansan Greeners 1-4 in the home opener held at Gimhae Sports Complex on the 28th of last month.

Gimhae scored Jun's first goal in the 42nd minute of the first half and gained momentum.

However, he could not withstand Ansan's wave offensive in the second half. Ansan quickly turned the game around in the 23rd minute of the second half, starting with Obradovich's equalizer, and Milan scored a come-from-behind goal in a minute.

Even Gimhae gave up consecutive runs to Jung Hyun-woo, who was replaced in the second half. In particular, it collapsed in extra time, allowing a mid-range shot under the half-line. In the end, Gimhae ended its first professional match bitterly by giving up a landslide 1-4 victory on its home turf.

Yongin FC faced Cheonan City at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 1st and drew 2-2. He was the only new team to win points in the opening game.

Yongin started veteran Portuguese goalkeeper Novo, who was recruited in accordance with foreign goalkeeper regulations that revived after 27 years. However, Novo was shaken in the 27th minute of the first half when he made a catching mistake in the process of giving up the first goal to Lee Dong-hyeop. Fortunately, Gabriel scored an equalizer with a penalty kick in the 35th minute of the first half, but he gave up the lead again by allowing Cheonan Ramas a sharp free-kick goal in the 4th minute of the second half.

Yongin had to be satisfied with being the only new team to take one point as Gabriel scored another penalty in the 36th minute of the second half to draw 2-2.

Paju Frontier lost 2-3 to Chungnam Asan at Yi Sun-shin Stadium on the 2nd. Paju led in the 14th minute of the first half when Lee Joon-seok scored his first professional goal in the club's history.

South Chungcheong Province's veteran Asan counterattack on the professional stage was fierce. Kim Hye-sung scored an equalizer in the 45th minute, Kim Joo-sung scored a come-from-behind goal in the 12th minute of the second half, and Ngoi scored a net in the 25th minute.

Paju chased after Lee Dae-kwang with a comeback goal in the 28th minute of the second half, but eventually lost by one goal and tasted the spicy taste of the professional stage.

The lack of experience of the new team was painful. Maintaining physical strength and concentration at the level of K League 2 remains an urgent task. All three teams in Gimhae, Yongin, and Paju scored the first goal but failed to keep the lead or allowed the turnaround.

The joining of the new teams took place in January when the Korea Professional Football Federation finally approved the new membership of Gimhae, Yongin and Paju through its board of directors and regular general meetings. As a result, K League 2 in the 2026 season will operate under a total of 17 teams, adding three new teams to the existing team, and will play a total of 34 rounds, 32 games per team.

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