Last weekend I went to Hwaseong City to watch Hwaseong FC play Seoul United. It was a very one sided game and the goal in this sequence, just 4 minutes in, was a sign of things to come.
With the initial back and forth that you find in almost all games, the ball eventually made its way towards the general are of the Seoul United goal.
The Seoul player either missed the ball, or decided to let it bounce before playing it. Either way, the ball passed him to start off a sequence of small events that would end in a goal for Hwaseong.
Seeing the ball pass his last defender, the Seoul keeper decided to come forward to collect the ball. Whether or not that was the correct decision is for you to decide.
Unfortunately for everyone Seoul Side, the Hwaseong player read the situation quicker than either the defender or keeper did and was fast on the reaction trigger.
He was around his defender before said defender knew what was happening, and put the softest of touches on the ball to knock it out of the path of the onrushing keeper.
All that was left to do was to keep his cool and send the ball rolling towards the wide open goal.
And roll it did. Slowly, but surely.
Rolling, with not a single player around to change the outcome.
Rolling, over the line.
Rolling, all the way into the back of the net to score the first goal of the match. The first of seven, in fact, six of which would go in for Hawseong.
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