"Two wins in a row." Lee Jung Hyo's magic continues! 'Kim Ji-hyun Header Goal' Suwon wins 1-0 over Paju, a new team [Paju Field Review]

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Suwon Samsung, led by head coach Lee Jung-hyo, won an away victory over Paju Frontier FC, a "new team."

Suwon won 1-0 in the second round of the "2026 Hana Bank K League 2" at Paju Stadium on the 7th. Suwon, which beat Seoul E-Land 2-1 in the opening game earlier, won its second consecutive game by beating Paju on the same day.

Paju, which celebrated its first home opener in the K-League in the club's history, recorded an unusual crowd of 12,000 won as a new team in the second division. Among them, there were about 4,000 away fans in Suwon, and they showed enthusiasm to visit the stadium with nine buses.

The home team Paju activated a 5-4-1 formation. Lee Joon-seok, Luke Choi Bum-kyung, and Yoo Jae-joon were in the second line, led by front-line one-top Lee Dae-kwang. Kim Min-sung, Bonilla, Kim Min-ho, Kim Hyun-tae, and Noh Seung-ik did well in the five-back. Kim Min-seung wore the festering keeper gloves.

The away team Suwon went 4-3-3. Kim Ji-hyun, Hayes, and Kang Sung-jin stood on the three-top. Kang Hyun-mook was the offensive midfielder, and Kim Min-woo and Park Hyun-bin were the defensive midfielders. The four-bag was composed of Park Dae-won, Song Ji-hoon, Hong Jung-ho, and Lee Kun-hee. Kim Jun-hong defended the goal.

Suwon first threatened Paju's goal. In the 11th minute of the first half, Park Dae-won scored a ground ball cross after breaking through the left side. Kim Ji-hyun then shot but was caught in defense.

Paju made a replacement card in the early hours. In the 13th minute of the first half, striker Luke was excluded and Arias was put in. Hayes, who returned to the bench without confirming whether it was a tactical change or a replacement due to an abnormality in the player's physical condition, looked sad.

In the middle of the first half, Suwon continued to attack by increasing its ball possession. However, Paju's organic defense line was blocked, making it a threatening scene. He continued to try a cross following his side attack, but Paju's central defenders continued to cut it.

The first half ended 0-0 in a quiet atmosphere.

Suwon continued to push in the second half. In the third minute of the second half, Hayes broke through to the left side of the penalty box and crossed quickly, and Kim Ji-hyun shot with a sensational outside foot, but it went to the left side of the goal.

Suwon missed the opportunity to score the first goal by missing the penalty (PK). In the third minute of the second half, goalkeeper Kim Min-seung fired a mid-range shot hit by Lee Kun-hee. In the process, Paju defender Kim Min-ho was hit in the arm. The referee declared a video reading (VAR) result PK. However, goalkeeper Kim Min-seung blocked Kim Ji-hyun's shot as a kicker.

Paju has overcome the crisis again. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Kim Min-woo crossed into the gate and Paju defender Bonilla hit the knee and hit the top of the net during the competition. Paju managed to overcome its own goal crisis.

Suwon, who was tapping, scored the first goal. In the 15th minute of the second half, Kang Hyun-mook, who broke through the left side, crossed and Kim Ji-hyun shook the net with a header. Kim Ji-hyun, who missed the PK, scored a goal to ease the burden on her mind.

Paju, which had hardly found a clue until the middle of the second half, tried to turn the mood around with Bautelsson's overhead kick in the 36th minute of the second half, but goalkeeper Kim Joon-hong blew himself up with an animal sense to prevent it.

The two teams exchanged attacks in the remaining time, but no more points were scored, and the game ended with Suwon's 1-0 victory.

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