Professional football K League One side Suwon Samsung earned a valuable away point against top-flight side Jeonbuk Hyundai. Suwon drew 1-1 away to Jeonbuk in the 26th round of the Hana One Q K League 2023 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on 12 December .After falling to 10th place at the start of the season, Jeonbuk has lived up to the title of ‘mastermind’ and is now up to third place, so it was expected to be a tough match for Suwon .Despite the expectations, Suwon opened the scoring in the first half, but had to settle for a late equaliser and a point .However, with four wins, seven draws and 15 losses, Suwon (19 points) could drop to the bottom of the table depending on the results of the ongoing matches between Gangwon FC and leaders Ulsan Hyundai .On the other hand, Jeonbuk (3rd-12th-9th-4th-4th-last-place- 41 points), who could have closed in on second-placed Pohang Steelers (45 points) with a win on the day, had to settle for a draw after failing to score an equaliser. Suwon took the lead in the 30th minute when Kazuki’s cross from a corner was met by Han Ho-gang at the far post with a diving header .It was the first offensive point for Kazuki, a Japanese player who joined Suwon early last month .Jeonbuk, desperate for an equaliser, hit the ground running in the 43rd minute when they missed a golden opportunity. Baek Seung-ho, who played as a winger on the day, penetrated the opposition’s backline and fired a quick left-footed shot that hit goalkeeper Ahn Chan-ki in the body and struck the post. After regaining the initiative, Jeonbuk gradually pushed forward, and in the 20th minute of the second half, taking advantage of the chaos, Han Gyo-won rattled the net with a right-footed turning shot to level the match. In the midst of the 카지노사이트 chaos, Suwon blocked shots from Jung Tae-wook and Gustavo, but was unable to stop Han’s final effort. However, after that, Suwon’s defence thickened up and they were able to keep Jeonbuk’s attack at bay .Any momentum for a comeback was lost when Hong Jeong-ho was sent off for a second bookable offence in stoppage time for trying to stop Basani sprinting into the box.