"Failed to Upset the Celebration": Manager Choi Yun-gyum, "Congratulations on Suwon Samsung's Promotion... Yongin Also Did Their Best" [Suwon On-Site]

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Manager Choi Yun-gyum of Yongin FC, who failed to stop Suwon's promotion celebration, acknowledged the defeat and congratulated the opponent on their return to the first division.

Yongin lost 0-2 to Suwon in an away match for Hana Bank K League 2 2026 Round 32 held at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 8th.

They matched Suwon closely with physical defense in the first half, but conceded the opening goal to Dubickas via a header from a corner kick in the 33rd minute of the first half, and then fell to their knees after receiving a stunning bicycle-kick winner from Lebon in the 10th minute of the second half.

With this result, Suwon has secured promotion to K League 1 regardless of the outcomes of their remaining two matches.

Manager Choi Yun-gyum appeared at the official post-match press conference and calmly opened by saying, "First of all, I sincerely congratulate Suwon Samsung on their promotion."

Manager Choi continued, "Yongin did their best against Suwon today. I believe our tactical execution went well as planned, but it is regrettable that our performance was somewhat stifled after conceding from set pieces." He added, "The gap in overall strength between the two teams was not huge, but the individual abilities of the opponent's foreign players made the difference."

Regarding player substitutions and the drop in focus late in the game, Manager Choi stated, "The players who came on in the second half should have played a more vibrant game." He added, "It is regrettable that we could not press the opponent intensely at the end of the second half and our overall performance declined. Still, our players did their best until the very end and fought hard on the pitch."

Regarding the scenes where they lost control early in the first half, Manager Choi cited poor ball recovery under pressure as a cause of defeat. After setting up a defensive wall in the first half, Yongin aimed for counterattacks primarily through long balls targeted at their top striker Gabriel, but struggled against Suwon's intense high press.

On this point, Manager Choi said, "We had prepared for the strong speed of Suwon's players. Suwon was excellent not only in basic performance but also in reaction speed and aggressive posture in defense." He pointed out, "We needed to break the pressure quickly with a fast tempo, but we repeatedly saw scenes where we won the ball well yet resorted to excessive back passes or lost possession pointlessly. Our defense was good, but it did not smoothly translate into threatening counterattacks. We should have threatened the opponent more."

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