Kang Min-gyu, the ‘winner of the game’, does not want to lose his chance like he did last season. 

Chungnam Asan won Cheonan City FC 1-0 in the 4th round of ‘Hanawon Q K League 2 2023’ held at Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex at 1:30 pm on the 18th. With this, Chungnam-Asan succeeded in their first win of the season.

The protagonist of the victory was Kang Min-gyu. Kang Min-gyu, who started the season for the first time, disturbed the Cheonan defense by switching plays with Song Seung-min. He added vitality to the Chungnam Asan offense through his quick feet and breakthrough. He looked for scoring opportunities by firing menacing shots, but the goal was seldom scored. Then, in the 34th minute of the second half, he shook the Cheonan net with a sharp shot.

Kang Min-kyu’s goal was the final goal, and Chungnam-Asan sounded the news of the season’s first win. Kang Min-gyu, who was designated as the Distinguished Player, said at a press conference after the game, “I didn’t have a win, but I won against Cheonan, but I feel good because I prepared well and won.”

Manager Park Dong-hyuk said, “Until yesterday, Kang Min-gyu was not a starting pitcher. At halftime after the first half, I encouraged Kang Min-gyu by saying that he was likely to score a goal. I’m really happy that this happened.” Regarding this, Kang Min-gyu said, “I was preparing. It seems to have come out well as I prepared. First of all, coach Dong-hyuk Park said, ‘Try to run while focusing on space’. I thought about it well and showed it well in the stadium.”

He added, “At halftime, manager Park Dong-hyuk said he felt the energy that he was going to score. I didn’t think he would score.” 

Last year, Kang Min-gyu contributed to a 4-0 victory by scoring against Gimpo FC in the 5th round (4th match against Chungnam Asan due to the break). After that, I got a chance to participate, but I was gradually pushed back because I couldn’t prove my skills. Coincidentally, like last year, he scored a goal in the 4th game of the season this year as well. This year, it is Kang Min-kyu who wants to establish a different position. 메이저놀이터

Kang Min-gyu revealed his changed mindset, “I couldn’t play a lot last year. At the same time, my confidence and emotions went down. After going through last year, I made up my mind not to worry about not being able to play this year and to work hard.”

Finally, when asked about his thoughts on the Derby, he concluded the press conference by saying, “Local rivals before the game? I didn’t talk about this often.