'One Goal, One Assist' Galleo Leads Bucheon to Victory Over Jeonbuk, Named 23rd Round MVP... K League 2's Eulero Claims 'Hat-Trick' [Official Announcement]

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Galleo of Bucheon FC1995, the key player in defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, has been named the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 23rd Round MVP. The honor of K League 2's 22nd Round MVP went to Eulero of Seoul Iland, who recorded a hat-trick.

The Korea Professional Football League announced on the 18th the MVPs, Best Match, Best Team, and Best 11 for the K League 1 23rd Round and K League 2 22nd Round.

Galleo, selected as the K League 1 23rd Round MVP, scored one goal and provided one assist in Bucheon's 3-2 victory over Jeonbuk at Bucheon Stadium on the 16th. Galleo assisted Sung Ye-geon's opening goal in the 9th minute of the first half and sealed the win with a composed finish in the 10th minute of the second half.

The K League 1 23rd Round Best Match was also Bucheon vs. Jeonbuk. On this day, Bucheon took a 3-0 lead through a relay of goals by Sung Ye-geon (9th minute, first half), Kim Jong-woo (14th minute, first half), and Galleo (10th minute, second half). Jeonbuk fought back with consecutive goals from Choi Woo-jin (14th minute, second half) and Park Ji-su (34th minute, second half), narrowing the gap to one goal, but Bucheon held on to their lead until the final whistle. With this win, Bucheon was named to the Best Team, while Galleo, Sung Ye-geon, and Kim Jong-woo were included in the Round's Best 11.

Eulero claimed the K League 2 22nd Round MVP title. On the 16th at Mokdong Stadium, Eulero scored a hat-trick in Seoul Iland's 3-1 victory over Ansan Greeners. Trailing 0-1 in the 14th minute of the first half, Eulero equalized with a sharp long-range shot. He then completed his hat-trick with a free-kick goal in the 14th minute of the second half and a penalty kick goal in the 22nd minute of the second half.

Seoul Iland was named to the K League 2 22nd Round Best Team, with Eulero and Kim Oh-gyu making it into the Round's Best 11.

The K League 2 22nd Round Best Match was the Suwon Derby between Suwon Samsung and Suwon FC, played on the 15th at Suwon World Cup Stadium. Suwon took an early lead with a goal by Peshin in the 5th minute of the first half. However, Suwon FC responded with consecutive goals from Jeong Seung-bae (stoppage time, first half) and Gu Bon-cheol (4th minute, second half), taking a 2-1 lead. Suwon equalized in the 17th minute of the second half with a precise long-range goal by Go Seung-beom, but Suwon FC missed a penalty kick, and the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

The K League Round Best 11 and MVP are determined through quantitative and qualitative evaluations by the Technical Research Group (TSG) under the Korea Professional Football League's Technical Committee. The final selection is made after reviewing the Best 11 and Man of the Match (MOM) chosen by assigned TSG members for each game, incorporating committee scores and opinions along with official supplementary data from vendor VPRO.

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