POHANG. Gwangju overcame Pohang Steelers to win 2-1. A goal from K. Sang-Woo was decisive in the 88min. It was Gwangju to strike first with a goal of Reis at the 48′. Then Lee Jun scored again for Gwangju in the 45′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, Kang Sang-Woo reduced the distance for Pohang Steelers with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Also, Pohang Steelers had 2 players sent off: A. Grant (36′ for a red card) and Lee Jun (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Steelyard Stadium stadium in Pohang on Sunday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Hoe-Soo Jung who was helped by Seung-Soon Kwak and Bong-Geun Song. The 4th official was Jung-Soo Kim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 68 Attack 87
- 38 Dangerous attack 41
- 79 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 2 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Pohang Steelers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Gwangju that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gwangju was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gwangju won the contest.
Pohang Steelers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gwangju shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Pohang Steelers received 2 yellow cards (Jeon Min-Gwang and Kang Sang-Woo). On the opposite side, Gwangju received 4 yellow cards (Yeo Bong-Hun, A. Andrejevic, Lee Min-Ki and Lee Chan-Dong).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Pohang Steelers will stay with 45 points like Incheon United, Suwon and Suwon Bluewings to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Gwangju will have 36 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the K-League 1, Pohang Steelers will play away with Incheon United on the 28th of November with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Pohang Steelers (10 draws).
Gwangju will play away agasint Seongnam on the 27th of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Seongnam (5 draws).
Pohang Steelers – Formation
Pohang Steelers
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27'
88'
90'
Pohang Steelers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gi-Dong Kim decided to play with the following team: Jun Lee , Min-kwang Jeon , Wan-kyu Kwon , Alex Grant , Ryun-sung Kim , Soo-bin Lee , Park Seung-wook , Sang-woo Kang , Jin-ho Sin , Sang-hyeob Lim and Seung-mo Lee .
The home team had on the bench: Young-jun Go, Kwang-hun Shin , Mario Kvesić , Sung-hoon Cho, Beom-seok Oh, Lee Ho-jae and Lee Kwang-jun .
Substitutions
Pohang Steelers made 5 changes: Lee Soo-Bin for Lee Gwang-Joon (46′), Lee Soo-Bin for Shin Kwang-Hoon (46′), Lee Seung-Mo for M. Kvesic (53′), K. Lee for Lee Ho-Jae (76′) and Sin Jin-Ho for Cho Sung-Hoon (90′).
Best player: Sang-woo Kang
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pohang Steelers was Sang-woo Kang.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Gwangju – Formation
Gwangju
Also Gwangju adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ho-Young Kim played with: Pyeong-guk Yun , Bong-hun Yeo , Aleksandar Andrejević , Han-do Lee , Min-ki Lee , Soon-min Lee , Chan-dong Lee , Eom Ji-Sung , Jong-uh Kim , Reis and Won-sang Eom .
These were the players on the bench: Heui-hun Han , Ji-hoon Lee, Bo-sang Yun, Kwang-seon Kwak, Eu-ddeum Lee, Yool Heo and Johnathan.
Gwangju could not rely on the presence of Johnathan (injured).
Substitutions
Gwangju made 4 changes: Lee Chan-Dong for Han Hee-Hoon (79′), Yeo Bong-Hun for Lee Ji-Hun (90′), Kim Jong-Woo for Kwak Kwang-Seon (90′) and Um Won-Sang for Johnathan (90′).
Best player: Jong-uh Kim
The most impressive player for Gwangju was Jong-uh Kim even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.
- Seoul – Seongnam – 3-0
- Gangwon – Incheon United – 1-1
- Pohang Steelers – Gwangju – 1-2
