It is a battle that aims to change the mood. Daejeon left the Gwangju expedition in the last round and lost 0-3. Before the match against Gwangju, Daejeon brought Daegu FC home and won 1-0. He scored a clean sheet with stable defense and goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun's good defense, and Bae Joon-ho's winning goal earned three points. He tried to set the stage for the top leap through consecutive wins against Gwangju, but failed to continue it, leaving a regret. With eight games left until the final round, he is aiming to advance to Final A by winning as many points as possible in the remaining games.

Against Seoul, the match's opponent, this season has one win and one draw. Daejeon won 3-2 in the first game of the season, which drew attention as a "special city derby" between Daejeon, which shouted for the revival of "Soccer Special City," and FC Seoul, the capital of South Korea. At that time, Daejeon took the lead with the opponent's own goal and Cho Yoo-min's consecutive goals. Since then, Seoul has succeeded in turning the game to square one, but it has not been able to dampen the momentum of Daejeon. Daejeon achieved its first victory over Seoul in eight years as Martha scored a thrilling goal in the 43rd minute of the second half. Since then, Daejeon has won a draw in the away match held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in early July, bringing in one point.

This showdown is also important. Now, after eight games, they will enter the final round. Daejeon, currently ranked seventh in the league, can advance to Group A in the final round if it enters the top six. For this, a victory is needed against Seoul. If they win this match, they can narrow the gap with Seoul to two points. It can also rise to sixth place depending on the results of Daegu and Incheon. Since each game has entered the second half of the important season, it will rebound with a victory over Seoul.

The key player for this is Anton. Anton joined Daejeon ahead of this season. He is a former member of the Azerbaijan national team and has the advantage of his ability to provide and personal mark from a solid physique of 1m86-76kg. Anton is a versatile player. He is a left-footed centerback who can skillfully play both four and three-back tactics and can be used as a left-handed defender because he has excellent ability to participate in the attack. Anton, who started from the opening game, has played in 21 K-League 1 games and scored one goal-1 assist so far. He is already considered the league's top defender in his debut season with excellent performance. Thanks to his performance, Anton recently played in a match against Spain's prestigious Atletico Madrid as a representative of the " In the fifth minute of the second half, he scored a valuable equalizer and led the team to a come-from-behind victory in the K League. Anton missed the last match against Gwangju due to accumulated warnings. As much as he took a tempo break, he will protect the back of this game with more energy.

Meanwhile, this game will be held as Gongju City Day with Gongju City, wishing for the success of the 2023 Great Baekje Exhibition. On the occasion of "Gongju City Day," Daejeon World Cup Stadium's Nammun Square will operate major policies and festival promotional booths such as the 2023 Daebaekje Exhibition to be held in September, Princess Onnuri's citizenship system, hometown love donation system, and Shin 5 Do 2chon. In addition, Gomatnaru Market, which sells excellent agricultural products of Gongju-si, such as albam Korean beef and Gongju albam, will be held. At halftime, the doll of "Goma Bear and Princess," the mascot of Gongju City, will be presented as a prize through the official KakaoTalk quiz event of Daejeon Hana Citizen.

The match between Daejeon Hana and Seoul can be booked through Hana Bank's mobile application 'Hana One Q'.

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