K League 2 eliminated in a row, FA Cup 'Low League Rebellion Day'
K League 2 eliminated in a row, FA Cup 'Low League Rebellion Day'
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Of the K League 2 teams, only Gimpo survived.
Six matches of the second round of the "2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup" were held in various parts of the country on March 22. In five of the six matches, the lower-level league teams were caught in the upper-level league.
All three matches between the K3 League and the K2 League ended with victory. Gangneung Citizens Football Team and Daejeon Korail won 1-0 by bringing home South Chungcheong Asan FC and Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju FC, respectively. Gangneung defended Kim Ki-soo's first goal early in the day, while Daejeon Korail had Park Ye-chan's dramatic winning goal right before the game ended.
Last season's K3 League champion, Siheung Civic Football Team, also advanced to the round of 16 with a penalty shootout victory after facing Seongnam FC 2-2 at home during the regular season.
Two teams of the K4 League also advanced to the round of 16 teams by catching top-tier teams. The Sejong SA Football Team, a new K4 League team that defeated the K3 team in the first round, became the hero of the biggest upset on the day as it secured a 3-1 victory over the Jeonnam Dragons of the K4 League. The Namyangju Citizens Football Team in the K4 League beat Changwon FC in the K3 League through a penalty shootout.
Only Gimpo FC (K League 2) beat the K4 League Gijang-gun County Football Team 4-0, the only one to keep the pride of the upper league on the day.
The 16 matches in the second round of the 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup are held over three days on the 19th, 22nd and 23rd. Suwon Samsung and Seoul E-Land held on the 19th ended with Suwon Samsung's 2-1 victory. The remaining nine matches will be held at 2 p.m. on the 23rd. (Photo = Courtesy of the Korea Football Association)
※ The results of the match on the 22nd of the 2nd round of the Korea Cup 안전놀이터
Siheung Civic Football Team (K3) 2 (5PSO4) 2 Seongnam FC (K2) (Siheungjeong Wang Sports Park) Gangneung Civic Football Team (K3) 1-0 Chungnam Asan FC (K2) (Gangneung Stadium) Gijang County Civic Football Team (K4) 0-4 Gimpo FC (K2) (Jeonggwan Sports Healing Park) Sejong SA Football Team (K4) 3-1 Jeonnam Dragons (K2) (Sejong Civic Stadium) Daejeon Korail FC (K3) 1-0 Chungbuk Cheongju FC (K2) (Daejeon World Cup Auxiliary Stadium) Changwon FC (K3) 1 (3PSO5) 1 Namyangju Civic Football Team (K4) (Changwon Stadium)