Incheon-do Province's anger was canceled following Jeonbuk, which gave up the 'Jamboree CPR' home
The aftermath of the operation of the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree hit the domestic professional football community.
While the Jamboree Organizing Committee is under public criticism for its administration, the match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Incheon United in the semifinals of the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup scheduled at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 9th was suddenly canceled. This is because the government and the Jamboree Organizing Committee changed the date and venue of the Jamboree K-pop concert from Saemangeum Campground on the 6th to Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 11th.
Since then, the Korea Football Association has sent an official letter to Jeonbuk and Incheon on the 7th to postpone the FA Cup match on the 9th. It was known that there was not enough consultation or cooperation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism or Jeollabuk-do, but Jeonbuk Hyundai, which has Hyundai Motor Group as its parent company, was forced to give up its home stadium to cruise the Jamboree event.
Jeonbuk Hyundai, which has won nine consecutive games at its home stadium "Jeonjuseong," will not be able to use its home Jeonju World Cup Stadium with only three days left before the game, and posted a notice asking fans for understanding, saying, "We will postpone the FA Cup semifinals on the 9th and the Hana One Q K League 1 match against Suwon Samsung on the 12th."
Jeonbuk fans strongly protested when they heard the news. More than 10,000 spectators who visited the stadium on the 6th despite the heavy rain criticized the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Jeollabuk-do with sharp phrases such as "ruin Jamboree and ruining Jeonbuk!"
Many soccer fans said on social media, "Soccer comes first on the soccer field." "Is it a concert hall here?" "Soccer was pushed out because of the dead Jamboree," and "What should we do with fans who adjusted all their schedules according to the place and time that day?"
Jeonbuk coach Petrescu, who led the team to victory in the home game on the 6th, said, "It's the worst news ever." It's hard to understand. "It's something I've never experienced in my life," he said. "Our home fans are really enthusiastic as the 12th player." "It's a huge loss not to be able to carry such a big force on your back," he sighed.
In any case, Jeonbuk reviewed various measures, including changing the venue for home and away games, changing the schedule itself, and hosting a third neutral area.
Less than a day after the turmoil, the situation changed rapidly. When Typhoon Kanun was announced, the government decided to move Jamboree participants to the metropolitan area on the 7th, and as a result, the K-pop concert venue is also considering holding it at Seoul World Cup Stadium, not Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
If the concert opens at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Jeonbuk can play two consecutive home games as scheduled. However, once twisted, the thread cannot be easily undone. Incheon United, which has to face in the FA Cup semifinals, has returned to its accommodation in Incheon from Jeonju after receiving an official letter from the Korea Football Association to postpone the FA Cup semifinals.
Incheon United, which returned with all cancellation penalties such as accommodation due to a sudden cancellation, could not hide its absurd position on the news that the Jamboree venue would move to the Seoul metropolitan area.
If the canceled FA Cup semifinals proceed as scheduled in Jeonju, they will have to go back to Jeonju a day before the match and endure the worst situation of playing on the 9th. However, the Incheon club is also unlikely to accept a situation in which the schedule is reversed. 토토사이트
The soccer community is embarrassed by the operation of Jamboree and its back and forth, and fans are furious. Soccer fans' lament and rant, "ruin jamboree and soccer," are creating anger beyond empathy.