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Daejeon Citizen Vs Daegu FC
Hyundai Oilbank K
League Challenge Round 1 Saturday 26th March 2016
After a typically cold and harsh Korean winter the spring is
finally upon us and that can mean only one thing; football south of the 38th
parallel is back.
Spring is a rebirth with new shoots of life emerging from the
once frozen ground, an awakening from a long slumber and, perhaps most
importantly, renewed hope for all.
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Such is the case for Daejeon Citizen who, after wilting away
unceremoniously from the K League Classic, will be aiming to get off to a good
start as they look to bloom once again.
The season opener sees the Purples entertain Daegu, the club
that suffered relegation with Daejeon back in 2013.
Whilst Daejeon had been struggling in the Classic, Daegu
have been slowly rebuilding.
Daegu themselves, though, will feel like they have a point
to prove having suffered the agony of narrowly missing out on promotion last
term.
Thus, Saturday’s fixture should be an enticing
Previous Meetings
The last time these two sides met was at the end of
September 2014 when Daegu recorded a 1-0 win at Daegu Stadium with Brazilian
forward Johnathan netting the only goal of the game on the 66th
minute.
Only goalkeeper Park Ju-Won remains as part of the current
Daejeon first team from the side that played that afternoon.
Daegu’s last trip to Daejeon World Stadium saw an exact
reverse of the aforementioned as it was the Purples who came away with the
spoils in a narrow win.
Again, the score was 1-0 with a goal scored in the second
half by a Brazilian forward.
On this occasion, however, the goal game in the 90th
minute by Daejeon’s tallismatic striker Adriano.
During the 2014 season Daejeon had the upper hand over Daegu
with two wins and a draw, only suffering defeat on the one occasion.
Team News
Youngster Hwang In-Beom is in line to make his return from
injury having come through pre-season unscathed.
The promising midfielder broke his leg last July during the
3-2 defeat to Jeonnam Dragons.
Elsewhere, new forwards Seo Dong-Hyun and Kim Dong-Chan are
likely to feature whilst there could be debuts for Brazlian forward Gustavo and
Romanian central defender Bozga.
Meanwhile, there are still question marks of Alvaro Silva’s
future at the club.
Should the Spanish-born Filipino international defender be omitted
from the Daejeon match day squad then it could signal that the end is near for
the former Malaga and Xerez man.
Kim Byung-Suk will captain the side.
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