"Theatrical Multi-Goal" Anyang Hero Matheus Picks 2nd Round MVP... Best Match 'Double Celebration'

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Two foreign strikers stood tall as the best players in the second round of the K League.

The Korea Professional Football Federation announced on the 10th that it selected Mateus (FC Anyang) as the MVP of the second round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2026 and Edgar (Daegu FC) as the MVP of the second round of the K League 2.

Mateus, MVP of the second round of the K League 1, led his team to a 2-1 victory by showing his concentration at the end of the game in a showdown between Anyang and Jeju SK at Anyang Stadium on the 8th.

The game was not known until the end. Matheus calmly scored the first goal in the 42nd minute of the second half with a penalty won by Ayrton.

However, the game was not easily decided. In the extra time of the second half, Jeju Negeva directly scored a penalty kick to bring the game back to square one.

Matheus finished the game. In the attack situation that followed immediately after the loss, Elkurano finished the pass from the left side with a non-stop shot and scored a dramatic winning goal. Anyang was selected as the best team in the second round with this victory in its home opener. The match between Anyang and Jeju, where the fierce battle took place, was selected as the best match.

In the K League 2, Daegu veteran striker Edgar was honored as MVP in the second round. Edgar scored multiple goals based on his overwhelming right to provide in the match against the Jeonnam Dragons at Daegu iM Bank Park on the 7th, driving Daegu's 4-2 victory. Edgar, who scored a come-from-behind goal by connecting Cesinha's cross with a header in the 26th minute of the second half, sealed the game by once again taking Seraphim's pass with his head in the 32nd minute of the second half.

The match between Daegu and Jeonnam was selected as the best match of the second round after a slugfest in which four goals were scored in the first half alone. Daegu took the lead with Cesinha's first goal in the 14th minute of the first half, but conceded consecutive goals to Jeong Ji-yong and Kang Shin-myung in Jeollanam-do to allow the team to turn the tables. After that, Seraphim succeeded in the penalty kick obtained by Kim Joo-won in the extra time of the first half to turn the game back to 2-2, and Edgar, who was replaced in the second half, came forward as a troubleshooter to complete the great victory. Daegu, which bombed four goals with the Brazilian trio leading to Cesinha, Edgar and Seraphim, even won the best team title in the second round.

The best 11 and MVP of this round were finally decided through quantitative and qualitative evaluation by the Technical Research Group (TSG) under the Korean Professional Football Federation's Technical Committee. The final list was finalized by comprehensively reflecting the committee members' ratings and opinions through the match evaluation meeting, with the best 11 selected by TSG members assigned to each game and Man Of The Match (MOM).

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