While Chuncheon and Gangneung are attracting the highest level of spectators following the bid to attract Gangwon FC’s stadium, the football fever is heating up, and the citizens’ clubs of both local governments face each other in the K3 League and create a new ‘Gangwon Derby’, which is becoming a hot topic.
The Chuncheon Citizen Soccer Team (director Jeong Seon-woo, hereinafter referred to as Chuncheon) won a 2-1 reverse win against Gangneung Citizen Soccer Team (director Kim Do-geun, hereinafter referred to as Gangneung) in the 7th round of the ‘2023 K3 League’ held at Gangneung Sports Complex at 2:00 pm on the 23rd. Reaped. Substitute Shin Sang-hwi (Chuncheon) contributed to the equalizer and scored the key goal. This put the two teams on a 1-1 win and 1-loss record.
The two teams met once in 2020, when the K3 League was launched. In May of that year, Gangneung City Hall, the predecessor of the Gangneung Citizens Soccer Team, defeated the Chuncheon Citizens Soccer Team 5-0 and won. At the time, the opening of the league was delayed due to Corona, so all teams played one round (15 games).메이저놀이터
Since then, the Chuncheon Citizen Soccer Team has been relegated to the K4 League, and this year, as it was promoted again, the Gangwon Derby was held again in about three years.
This season, the K-League is marching to a new club record in terms of MD (club merchandise) and tickets, as well as Gangwon FC season tickets, thanks to the lifting of the mandatory mask wearing and Gangwon FC’s active crowd mobilization. In the case of Chuncheon, it recorded the highest number of spectators (6,199 paid) for its home opening match since 2018, when paid spectators were counted.
The ‘Gangwon Derby’ held on this day was a thrilling match amid the fervent cheering of the citizens of both local governments in Gyeonggi-do.
Chuncheon, who added 3 points, rose to 8th place in the league with 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 points. Gangneung finished 11th in the league with 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, and 7 points. Meanwhile, the second ‘Gangwon Derby’ of this season will be held in Chuncheon on August 19th in the 22nd round. Shim Ye-seop yess@kado.net