Joo Min-kyu 'Blocking the Score' → Yoo Kang-hyun's exit + PK… Gimcheon Submits a Position Statement from the Judgment Committee, "Please reconsider the judgment."

Joo Min-kyu 'Blocking the Score' → Yoo Kang-hyun's exit + PK… Gimcheon Submits a Position Statement from the Judgment Committee, "Please reconsider the judgment."

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Managing director Gimcheon will deliver the club's position on Yoo Kang-hyun's exit to the judging committee.

Gimcheon lost 0-2 at home in the ninth round of Hana Bank K League 1 2025 against Daejeon Hana Citizen on the 19th. The "number inferiority" caused by Yoo Kang-hyun's exit in the fifth minute of the second half was painful.

Yoo committed a foul inside the penalty area that blocked Joo's chances to score. The referee, who had declared a penalty kick at the lower court, declared a penalty kick and Yoo Kang-hyun's exit after an on-field review.

Gimcheon suggested that it was a "double punishment." Both players were fighting for the ball, and at the beginning of the corner kick situation, it was confirmed that Joo Min-gyu pulled Yoo Kang-hyun first.

It was never a "violent" or "reckless" foul that had nothing to do with the ball. There is room to view the movement in a competitive situation as a reckless foul warning, but Gimcheon argues that there is insufficient evidence to make a double punishment judgment to declare a red card (direct exit) and a penalty kick at the same time.

Looking at the initial competition process, it is confirmed that Joo Min-kyu is competing with Yoo Kang-hyun and pulling his body while the ball is heading to the door after the corner kick. There was also a contact act to press Yoo Kang-hyun's neck to win the ball. Yoo Kang-hyun also lost his center of gravity and collapsed together as he was later dragged into the hands of Joo Min-gyu.

According to the 2024-2025 Rules of Match distributed by the International Football Council (IFAB), in the DoGSO clause, "If a player commits a foul that blocks an opponent's clear scoring opportunity within his penalty area and the referee declares a penalty, the player who fouls the ball is warned if the foul was an attempt to play it, or a challenge to the ball. In other circumstances (e.g., if there is no possibility of holding, pulling, pushing, or playing the ball), the player who fouls the ball should be sent off." Since it was a competition for the ball, Yoo should be given a warning.

The above situation also deviates from the 'degenerative foul' clause. This is because there was no handball foul, and it does not apply "when the opponent's overall movement moves toward the foul player's goal, it prevents scoring or a clear scoring opportunity by committing a foul that may be given a free kick." Although it can be considered as an exit foul, there is an additional explanation in the rule that excludes the above-mentioned provisions of "DOGSO for scoring or blocking clear scoring opportunities."

"I understand the foul decision for physical fight that occurred in ball competition. However, we have to accept the judgment of double punishment, namely the PK declaration and direct dismissal. We ask the judges to immediately make a judgment and make a wise judgment based on objective and clear rules through post-judgment and reversal of decision," Kim said.

Yoo Kang-hyun, who is about to be discharged from the military, is in a personal unfortunate situation as well. Direct exit does not allow him to play in the next two league games. He will not be able to play in the 10th round against Ulsan HD on Saturday, and the 11th round against Pohang Steelers on weekdays, May 2. 안전놀이터

On top of that, considering the vacation period just before being discharged from the military, there is a possibility that he will no longer be able to play and be discharged from the military as he is because there are few opportunities to play in May.

Gimcheon said, "We suffered damage in terms of the atmosphere of the team, the game, and the operation of the application of tactics. We deeply regret the referee's decision in the nation's best league game. We request the official position of the referee association."