# Coach Yi Ki-hoon "Sorry for losing, but we will push forward with our play"

Suwon Samsung head coach Yi Ki-hoon apologized to the fans who filled the away section of the stadium.

Suwon lost 1-2 to Seoul Eland in the second round of the Hana Eunhan K League 2 2024 on Tuesday at the Mokdong Sports Complex in Seoul, conceding a theater goal to Cho Dong-jae.

In their first-ever meeting with Eland, Suwon conceded an early goal to Bruno Silva in the seventh minute of the second half, but Jeon Jin-woo equalized in the 33rd minute to fight back.

Then, in second-half stoppage time, Bruno Silva's pass led to a fantastic goal from Cho Dong-jae, handing Suwon their first defeat of the season. It was Suwon's first visit to Mokdong Stadium in 23 years, and it was a bad one.

Out of a total attendance of 9123, 3373 away fans packed the away end of the stadium. In front of a large number of Suwon fans, Suwon looked like they were going to get a point, but they conceded at the end and had to hang their heads.

At the post-match press conference, Coach Yeom said, "There were a lot of fans here, and I'm sorry we didn't get the win they wanted. I think the players did their best. We struggled in the beginning, which is what we wanted to do, but we got better and better as the game went on. We tried to make up for it somehow, and we wanted to see it through to the end. We have 34 games left. We will reflect on the loss and do our best to not lose in front of so many fans [안전놀이터](https://www.totosafeguide.com) next time."

There are a lot of variables from the first round, with Park Sang-hyuk getting injured in the first half.

On adjusting to the league, Yeom said, "Fighting is always a part of soccer. Park has to be examined, but it's pretty bad. We have to adapt to the players fighting more than anything else. The referees are also not blowing a lot this year, so we need to show that we can survive and overcome physical fights."

On what made the difference between winning and losing on the day, Yeom said, "It's time to attack. We shouldn't stop when we think it's a foul. We made the first mistake, the second mistake, we attacked and then we made mistakes. We practiced that part intensively, but it didn't go as we thought. I need to work on that. When we attack, we need to improve our ability to react and not just look at the ball."

There is a saying that K-League 2 does not allow opponents to play the kind of soccer they want to play.

"I don't think about that," Yeom said of the game against a team that is relatively familiar with this aspect, "We will push for the same tactics with the squad from winter training. I don't think it's difficult yet. We're going to keep pushing the things we want to do. If they try to stop us from playing our game, we'll try to figure it out."

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