"I really wanted to talk about this. I wanted to talk about it"…Clean sheet 'leading the first home victory in the K League' → Message from GK, a backup in his 11th year
"I really wanted to talk about this. I wanted to talk about it"…Clean sheet 'leading the first home victory in the K League' → Message from GK, a backup in his 11th year
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"I really wanted to talk about this and do it for you."
FC Anyang goalkeeper Hwang Byung-geun started against Gangwon FC in the seventh round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2025 at Anyang Stadium on the 6th and played a scoreless game, contributing to his team's 0-2 victory.
In a home game against Jeonbuk Hyundai on June 30, Anyang's main goalkeeper Kim Da-sol was ejected at the last minute. With Jeonbuk's counterattack and Jeon Jin-woo driving the ball in, Kim Da-sol committed a foul. The referee took out a red card.
With Kim Da-sol unable to play due to suspension, Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon put goalkeeper Hwang Byung-geun in the starting lineup. Hwang scored no runs on the day, contributing to Anyang's first K League 1 home victory.
Anyang, which lost at the match against North Jeolla Province, secured Gangwon Province to rank eighth. It successfully reversed the mood. "I feel so fortunate to have won," Hwang told reporters at the mixed zone after the match. "This is not the end of this game. We have many more games to play. We will make sure to achieve the goals that we thought of before the season and the goals that we thought of."
The match was Hwang's debut match in Anyang. "I think there was more pressure than tension," he said. Many fans came to the home game, but not only me but also my team members must have felt pressured about not winning, he said. "I think I helped a lot, and my teammates helped me a lot, so I think I overcame it and endured it."
Hwang joined Jeonbuk through the 2015 K-League draft. After failing to play in the first division in the 2015 season, he played in three games in the 2016 season. After playing in eight games in the 2017 season and seven games in the 2018 season, he joined the Sangmu team. After playing in two games in the 2019 season and six games in the 2020 season, he returned to his former team Jeonbuk.
However, he did not receive an opportunity from Jeonbuk, and moved to Busan I'Park in July 2022. After moving to Busan, he played in nine K-League 2 games. He could not play in the 2023 season, but played seven games in the 2024 season. Afterwards, he entered the free agent market and joined hands with Anyang. He will make his debut in seven games this season.
Hwang Byung-geun said, "There is something I wanted to talk about and tell you. Not only me but also all professional players clearly think that goalkeeper is the aesthetics of waiting. It is really hard, and goalkeepers do not play as substitute players unless in certain circumstances. Still, if you don't give up and prepare until the end, you'll definitely have a good opportunity," he said.
"스포츠토토 I prepared while watching the older brothers I've been playing before, and the opportunity came. The opportunity is whether the player catches it or not, so if you don't give up and hold on to the end, you can definitely stay in the professional league for a long time, and the opportunity comes," he said. "I hope you don't give up. I want to tell the students and the goalkeepers who are on the professional stage now. I'm not in a position to communicate that, but I've done a lot of that, so I hope everyone cheers for it and it goes well."