The month of
April started with a
K-League match against
Suwon.
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I was really worried when
Kim Seong-Kyun injured himself, that too in the 88th minute, as he was my main goalscorer, but it wasn't a really big issue as it was only a minor knock.
Next,
Channum were to face
Hamamatsu Rafale in the
ACL group match. As we had already qualified for the next round, it wasn't an important match.
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After this match,
Yoo Ji-No,
Jang Hak-Young and
Kim Sung-Hwan were suspended for one match because of three yellow cards.
Next up was
Seoul, who are favourites to win the
K-League. It was an important match for me because beating them would mean we could beat any other team easily. I fielded my strongest team possible against them, hoping that I would get something out of this match.
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And thanks to my new signings, I was able to win this match with ease. I was delighted as I didn't expect to score 4 against them.
After
Seoul, we were to face
Daejon, who were supposed to be an easy team to beat.
Kim Seong-Kyun and
Rim Chang-Woo were
unavailable for this match due to international duty.
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Hwang Sun Pil suffered a knock in this match and was out for 2-4 days, whereas,
Renato was out for 2-3 months. Losing
Renato is a bitter blow to my chances.
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For the next match, I was facing
Daegu. Thankfully,
Hwang Sun Pil recovered before this match.
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This was my first defeat this season, and only my second since I started managing
Chunnam. Along with this defeat, I also lost another striker,
Javier Reina, for 2 months(talk about rubbing salt on your wounds). Another great loss.
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Korean FA Cup 3rd round draw was also made. I were to face
Incheon Korail for the 3rd round. It's quite an easy draw, and I should easily qualify for the next round.
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My next fixture was
ACL match was against
Liaoning, of
China. 3 of my players were suspended and 2 were injured, so I could only play 2 subs. It was a risk but I had nothing to lose.
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Youngster
Lee Jong Ho scored his first goal for us, ending his goal drought. I got
Guangzhou, another
Chinese club, for my
ACL second round.
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My last match of
April was against
Gangwon.
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Kim Seong-Kyun scored his 20th goal this season in that match.
Erandir, another one of my main defender, got injured in this match, and couldn't play for 3-4 weeks.
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Overall, despite some great results, I was disappointed with the injuries.