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By Spehs & HJMT
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Hwaseong FC vs Jinju Citizen FC 1-1

🟧🟪 Hwaseong FC vs Jinju Citizen FC(4th division)
⚔️ 1-0 (AET)
🏆 Korean Cup, Round 2
🏟️ Hwaseong Sports Complex
🗓️ 2025-03-23
🕑 14:00
🎟️ Gratis!
👥 2136

✍️ Lots of families gathered for the match, little boys singing on the megaphone leading the chants with their parents helping with the drums. Compared to the first rounds the atmosphere has turn very lively, they've picked up the supporter culture pretty quick. The children are learning well!

The winning goal was scored by Vojnović. Tall centre back from the Balkans who can score… yes, he's gonna be my city's own Milenković!

Big Six all beaten!

I forgot today was Cloughie's birthday. Oh how much he would be proud of us… 🥲

I have faith that we can do it!

[Groundhopping] Suwon FC vs Ulsan HD 1-1

🏰🐯 Suwon FC vs Ulsan HD
⚔️ 1-1
🏆 K League, matchweek 5
🏟️ Suwon Sports Complex
🗓️ 2025-03-16
🕑 14:00
🎟️ 11000 KRW
👥 5557
🍔 Takoyaki 5000 KRW

✍️ The wind was so strong, I had to be careful not to get blown off the stands.

One notable thing about here is that the snack store, beer stand and the food trucks are right behind the fan stand inside the stadium. So while waiting for your scran order, you can keep standing there on the tracks and watch at ground level. Just don't try to make eye contact with the stewards.

I saw them last season at Seoul, but Ulsan fans sure got some decibels! They missed a penalty and failed to win for the first time this season though. Meanwhile Suwon still has 0 wins.

[Groundhopping] Hwaseong FC vs Gyeongnam FC 1-1

🟧🔴 Hwaseong FC vs Gyeongnam FC
⚔️ 1-1
🏆 K League 2, matchweek 3
🏟️ Hwaseong Sports Complex
🗓️ 2025-03-08
🕑 14:00
🎟️ 10000 KRW
👥 1425

✍️ A battle of the two meme gaffers. Cha Du-ri's catchy supplement ad song was a mega hit in the early 2010s, while Lee Eul-yong is famous for the Eul-yong ta incident...which has its own English Wikipedia page?! (sadly Sinophobia is only continuing to grow here)

Unlike the first match where the cheerleaders were going around the seats, the club decided to make a supporters' section and made them stay there. It was a family friendly atmosphere with many parents and kids in the stands and young voices singing along the chants.

Also credit to the away fans, they travelled 5 hours from the south coast!

[Groundhopping] Hwaseong FC vs Chungnam Asan 1-1

🟧🦉 Hwaseong FC vs Chungnam Asan
⚔️ 1-1
🏆 K League 2, matchweek 2
🏟️ Hwaseong Sports Complex
🗓️ 2025-03-02
🕑 14:00
🎟️ 10000 KRW
👥 3731
🍔 Sundae(Korean blood sausage) 5000 KRW

✍️ Hwaseong's first ever professional match played on their soil. An historical moment for a city of 1 million, with the mayor's speech and fireworks and everything. While getting some scran I overheard some people talking about the last match. 'The city had prepared a lot for the away game, they even gathered all the civil servants to a send a crowd of thousand.' I thought it was funny but I already should've noticed that, let me say… this wasn't the club with the most fervent fans.

First off, clap sticks handed out to the supporters! By returning it you little fridge magnet with the matchday info. You see, this club don't really have a supporter culture yet. The ones trying to rally the crowd were the cheerleaders and a small group of middle-aged people with Korean drums. They tried their best but weren't very persuasive to the side I was sitting on. (Actually I was on the wrong row when taking that 1st pic)

It rained on the 2nd half so they opened the 2nd floor. This place is pretty big with 35 thousand seats. No roof for the away fans, despite being just a 5-year-old club they were quite well organised with their support.

This ended up more like a ramble, was I too harsh to a club that just turned professional? I have just 2 games left to be their number 1 fan on Futbology, anyway. 😅

To Munich & Madrid

This and the previous 7-0 were a bit inspired by the Vienna Secession posters I saw at the National Music of Korea.
The guy is Larry Lloyd, RIP.