INCHEON. Incheon United prevails over Seoul with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Si-Woo (78′) and a goal from K. Hyun (90′). Incheon United was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sungui Arena Park stadium in Incheon on Saturday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Dae-Yong Kim with the assistance of Seung-Min Ji and Gwi-Seon Seol. The 4th official was Dong-Jin Seo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 6 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 100 Attack 81
- 86 Dangerous attack 64
- 79 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Incheon United had a superior ball possession 62% while Seoul was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Incheon United was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Incheon United won the match.
Incheon United shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Seoul shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Incheon United received 4 yellow cards (Song Si-Woo, Kim Do-Hyuk, Kim Bo-Sub and Kim Yeon-Soo). Regarding the opposition, Seoul didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Seoul didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Paik Sang-Hoon (Seoul) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (14′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Incheon United will have 43 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Seoul will stay with 37 points like Gangwon to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the K-League 1, Incheon United will play away with Seongnam on the 3rd of November with a 15-8 head to head stats in favor of Seongnam (15 draws).
Seoul will play away agasint Gwangju on the 3rd of November with a 12-2 head to head stats in favor of Seoul (4 draws).
Incheon United – Formation
Incheon United
36'
90'
90'
Incheon United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Sung-Hwan Cho decided to play with the following team: Dong-heon Kim , Yeon-su Kim , Min-su Kang , Chang-su Kim , Yun-gu Kang , Hyeok Jeong , Do-hyeok Kim , Bo-seob Kim , Jong-wook Lee , Hyun Kim and Jun-seok Lee .
The home team had on the bench: Jae Suk Oh, Harrison Delbridge, Elías Aguilar , Tae-heui Lee, Negueba , Dae-jung Kim and Shi-uh Song .
Substitutions
Incheon United made 4 changes: Lee Jong-Wook for Negueba (24′), Lee Joon-Suk for E. Aguilar (24′), Kim Bo-Sub for Song Si-Woo (57′) and Jung Hyuk for H. Delbridge (90′).
Best player: Shi-uh Song
The player that probably impressed the most for Incheon United was Shi-uh Song.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Seoul – Formation
Seoul
14'
Seoul started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Ik-Soo Ahn played with: Han-been Yang , Jong-kyu Yun , Sang-heui Kang , Osmar Barba , Tae-seok Lee , Sang-hoon Paik , Sung-Yueng Ki , Yo-han Go , Kang Seong-jin , Cho Young Wook and Sang-Ho Na .
These were the players on the bench: Gabriel Barbosa , Jae-won Shin, Sang-hun Yu, Won-gun Kim, Seong-yoon Gwon, Yu-min Yang and Han-min Jung .
Substitutions
Seoul made 3 changes: Kang Seong-Jin for Jung Han-Min (85′), Go Yo-Han for G. Barbosa (87′) and Kang Sang-Heui for Kim Won-Gun (90′).
Best player: Han-been Yang
The player that probably impressed the most for Seoul was the goalkeeper: Han-been Yang. His rating is 7.31. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.
- Seongnam – Pohang Steelers – 1-0
- Incheon United – Seoul – 2-0
- Suwon Bluewings – Jeonbuk Motors – 0-4
