K-League 1: Ulsan recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Seoul 2-1
ULSAN. Ulsan found a way to turn the table against Seoul to win 2-1.
ULSAN. Ulsan was able to turn the table against Seoul to win 2-1. It was Seoul to strike first with an early goal of Cho Young-Wook at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Leonardo gave the win to Ulsan in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Ulsan was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium stadium in Ulsan on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hee-Gon Kim who was helped by Gye-Yong Kim and Jin-Hee Cheon. The 4th official was Dong-Sik Jeong. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.56 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Ulsan was in firm control of the ball 65% while Seoul was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Ulsan was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ulsan won the match.
Ulsan shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Seoul shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ulsan received 1 yellow card (L. Leonardo). On the other side, Seoul received 1 yellow card (Lim Min-Hyuk).
After this match, Ulsan will have 10 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Seoul will stay with 5 points like Jeju United to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Cho Young-Wook
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7'7'
Shin Hyung-Min
Kim Ki-Hee
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46'46'
Lim Min-Hyuk
Jung Won-Jin
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46'46'
Lee Tae-Seok
Kim Jin-Ya
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46'46'
Lee Chung-Yong
Kim Min-Jun
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47'47'
Lim Min-Hyuk
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59'59'
Vako
Kim Sung-Joon
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60'60'
Um Won-Sang
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76'76'
B. Halloran
Kang Seong-Jin
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90'90'
L. Leonardo (Penalty)
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90'90'
Kim Shin-Jin
Lim Min-Hyuk
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90'90'
L. Leonardo
Next match
In the upcoming K-League 1 match, Ulsan will host Pohang Steelers on the 20th of March with a 20-17 head to head stats in favor of Ulsan (11 draws).
Seoul will host Jeju United on the 19th of March with a 18-8 head to head statistic in favor of Seoul (16 draws).
Ulsan: Formation and Lineups
Ulsan started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Myung-Bo Hong chose to play with the following team: Hyeon-woo Jo , Tae-hwan Kim , Kee-hee Kim, Young-Gwon Kim , Young-woo Seol , Sung-joon Kim , Yong-uh Park, Yong-uh Park , Kyu-seong Lee , Won-sang Eom , Leonardo and Min-jun Kim .
Ulsan could not rely on the presence of Shin Hyung-Min (injured).
Substitutes
Ulsan made 3 changes: Kim Ki-Hee for Shin Hyung-Min (7′), Kim Min-Jun for Lee Chung-Yong (46′) and Kim Sung-Joon for Vako (59′).
Top player: Won-sang Eom
The player who no doubt impressed Ulsan the most was Won-sang Eom.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.Seoul: Formation and Lineups
Seoul started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Ik-Soo Ahn played with: Han-been Yang , Jong-kyu Yun , Han-beom Lee , Osmar Barba , Jin-ya Kim , Sung-Yueng Ki , Kang Seong-jin , Aleksandar Paločević , Won-jin Jeong , Sang-Ho Na , Cho Young Wook .
Substitutes
Seoul made 4 changes: Jung Won-Jin for Lim Min-Hyuk (46′), Kim Jin-Ya for Lee Tae-Seok (46′), Kang Seong-Jin for B. Halloran (76′) and Lim Min-Hyuk for Kim Shin-Jin (90′).
Top player: Sung-Yueng Ki
Probably the most impressive player in Seoul was Sung-Yueng Ki.
His rating is
with 41 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1
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