ULSAN. Ulsan succeeded in turn the tables against Gwangju to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Gwangju to strike first with a goal of Kang-hyun Lee at the 83′. Then it was a goal in the 87′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joo Min-Kyu gave the win to Ulsan in the 90′ minute. Ulsan made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium stadium in Ulsan on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hoesu Jeong with the collaboration of Sang-Jun Park and Ki-Yeol Bang. The 4th official was Min-Seok Song. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ulsan had a superior ball possession 57% while Gwangju was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ulsan was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ulsan won the match.
Ulsan shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gwangju shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ulsan received 3 yellow cards (Young-gwon Kim, Lee Chung-Yong and Joo Min-Kyu). On the opposite side, Gwangju received 3 yellow cards (Timo Letschert, Ho-yeon Jeong and Seung-un Ha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Ulsan will have 25 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Gwangju will stay with 13 points like Daegu to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the K-League 1, Ulsan will host Incheon United on the 8th of October with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Ulsan (15 draws).
Gwangju will host Gangwon on the 8th of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Gwangju (9 draws).
Ulsan – Formation
Ulsan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Myung-Bo Hong decided to play with the following team: Hyeon-woo Jo, Young-woo Seol, Kee-hee Kim, Young-Gwon Kim, Myeong-jae Lee, Darijan Bojanić, Kyu-seong Lee, Won-sang Eom, Kang Yun-Gu, Gustav Ludwigson and Min-kyu Ju.
The home team had on the bench: Martin Ádám, Min-hyeok Kim, Yong-uh Park, Hyun-taek Cho, Su-huk Jo, Valeri Qazaishvili and Chung-yong Lee.
Substitutions
Ulsan made 5 changes: Kang Yun-Gu for Kim Min-Hyeok (26′), D. Bojanić for Park Yong-Woo (46′), Kim Kee-Hee for H. Cho (64′), Gustav Ludwigson for Valeri Qazaishvili (64′) and Um Won-Sang for Lee Chung-yong (76′).
Gwangju – Formation
Gwangju started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jung-Hyo Lee played with: Kyeong-min Kim, Hyeon-seok Du, Timo Letschert, Yeong-kyu Ahn, Han-gil Kim, Chang-mu Shin, Soon-min Lee, Jung Ho-Yeon, Eom Ji-Sung, Yool Heo and Heui-kyun Lee.
These were the players on the bench: Aaron Calver, Lee Kang-Hyeon, Seung-un Ha, Kun-hee Lee, Park Han-Bin, Jasir Asani and Jun Lee.
Substitutions
Gwangju made 5 changes: Chang-moo Shin for Jasir Asani (31′), Heui-kyun Lee for Park Han-Bin (59′), Soon-min Lee for K. Lee (79′), Yool Heo for G. Lee (79′) and Ji-sung Eom for Ha Seun Gun (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.
- Daejeon Citizen – Jeju United – 0-3
- Ulsan – Gwangju – 2-1
- Suwon Bluewings – Daegu – 0-1
- Pohang Steelers – Incheon United – 0-2