K-League 1: Seoul recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Pohang Steelers 2-1
POHANG. Seoul was able to turn the table against Pohang Steelers to win 2-1.
POHANG. Seoul was able to turn the table against Pohang Steelers to win 2-1. It was Pohang Steelers to strike first with a goal of Heo Yong-Joon at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Na Sang-Ho gave the win to Seoul in the 82′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Steelyard Stadium stadium in Pohang on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Hee-Gon Kim who had the assistance of Gye-Yong Kim and Jin-Hee Cheon. The 4th official was Jae-Hoon Ahn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.33 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Pohang Steelers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Seoul that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Pohang Steelers was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Seoul succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Pohang Steelers shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Seoul shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Pohang Steelers received 1 yellow card (Lee Soo-Bin). On the other side, Seoul received 1 yellow card (Ki Sung-Yueng).
After playing this encounter, Pohang Steelers will stay with 37 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Seoul will have 26 points like Daegu to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
Heo Yong-Joon
Jeong Jae-Hee
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35'35'
S. Iljutcenko
Kang Seong-Jin
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35'35'
K. Ogawa
Paik Sang-Hoon
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46'46'
Na Sang-Ho
Jung Han-Min
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46'46'
Goh Young-Jun
Kim Seung-Dae
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50'50'
Lee Soo-Bin
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66'66'
Ko Kwang-Min
S. Iljutcenko
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69'69'
Lee Tae-Seok
Ko Kwang-Min
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81'81'
Kim Yong-Hwan
Lee Soo-Bin
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81'81'
Wanderson
Jeong Jae-Hee
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81'81'
M. Ogbu
Heo Yong-Joon
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82'82'
Na Sang-Ho (Penalty)
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86'86'
Park Dong-Jin
K. Ogawa
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90'90'
Ki Sung-Yueng
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90'90'
A. Grant
Shin Kwang-Hoon
Next match
In the upcoming K-League 1 match, Pohang Steelers will play away with Sangju Sangmu on the 2nd of August with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Pohang Steelers (5 draws).
Seoul will play away with Ulsan on the 2nd of August with a 18-10 head to head record in favor of Ulsan (21 draws).
Pohang Steelers: Formation and Lineups
Pohang Steelers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gi-Dong Kim chose to play with the following team: Hyeon-mu Kang , Kwang-hun Shin, Kwang-hun Shin , Chan-yong Park , Seung-wook Park , Sang-min Shim , Soo-bin Lee , Jin-ho Sin , Jae-heui Jeong , Seung-dae Kim , Sang-hyeob Lim and Yong-jun Heo .
Substitutes
Pohang Steelers made 4 changes: Kim Seung-Dae for Goh Young-Jun (46′), Lee Soo-Bin for Kim Yong-Hwan (81′), Jeong Jae-Hee for Wanderson (81′) and Heo Yong-Joon for M. Ogbu (81′).
Top player: Yong-jun Heo
Probably the most impressive player in Pohang Steelers was Yong-jun Heo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
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 , Kwang-min Ko , Han-beom Lee , Sang-min Lee , Jin-ya Kim , Sung-Yueng Ki , Kang Seong-jin , Aleksandar Paločević , Sang-hoon Paik , Han-min Jung , Cho Young Wook .
Substitutes
Seoul made 5 changes: Kang Seong-Jin for S. Iljutcenko (35′), Paik Sang-Hoon for K. Ogawa (35′), Jung Han-Min for Na Sang-Ho (46′), Ko Kwang-Min for Lee Tae-Seok (69′) and K. Ogawa for Park Dong-Jin (86′).
Best player: Han-been Yang
The player that probably impressed the most for Seoul was the goalkeeper: Han-been Yang. His rating is 7.64. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1
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