Paju Nuss, who was blocked by coach Lee Jung-hyo, said, "Good performance against Suwon, a leading player in the K-League 1... I'm proud of the young players." [Paju Field]

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"New Team" Paju Frontier FC coach Gerard Nuss stressed that "there were many positive things" despite the two consecutive losses.

Paju lost 0-1 in the second round of the '2026 Hana Bank K League 2' home opener at Paju Stadium on the 7th. Paju, which previously lost 2-3 in its first game against Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, lost at home and lost two consecutive games.

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.

Coach Nuss said, "The players worked hard today and played competitively enough. "I did well against Suwon, which is likely to be the K-League 1, and I want to say I'm proud of my young players," he said.

On this day, coach Nuss drew attention by performing a replacement card early on. 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.

When asked about the reason for this, coach Nuss said, "Arias complained of discomfort in his leg, so he made a quick replacement."

Coach Nuss, who repeatedly stressed that "the players fought well" despite the loss of the home opener, said, "I emphasized something to the players. Today, Bautelsson took an overhead kick, and he said there are not many goalkeepers in the K2 League who can prevent such shots, he said. "Today, I was solid defensively, but the strikers have to release me, but I will communicate and show a good performance." Still, there were a lot of positives in today's game," he said.

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