Pohang Steelers beats Incheon United 2-0 on Saturday

INCHEON. Pohang Steelers prevails over Incheon United with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by Zeca (64') and a penalty scored by Wanderson (87').

By
John Ross
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Pohang Steelers beats Incheon United 2-0 on Saturday

INCHEON. Pohang Steelers conquers Incheon United with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by Zeca (64′) and a penalty scored by Wanderson (87′). Pohang Steelers made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Sungui Arena Park stadium in Incheon on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hee-Gon Kim assisted by Seung-Min Ji and Ki-Yeol Bang. The 4th official was Jong-Myeong Park. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.46 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Incheon United

0 - 2

Team 1

Pohang Steelers

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 44 Attack 42
  • 64 Dangerous attack 66
  • 55 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 8 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Pohang Steelers had a strong ball possession 56% while Incheon United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pohang Steelers was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pohang Steelers won the contest.​

Incheon United shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pohang Steelers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Incheon United received 1 yellow card (Ji-hwan Mun). Talking about the opposition, Pohang Steelers received 1 yellow card (In-jae Hwang).

Match Timeline

Mun Ji-Hwan- Yellow
22'
46'
Kim In-Sung- sub ->Park Hyeong-Woo
46'
Kim Jong-Woo- sub ->Kim Jun-ho
59'
64'
Cheon Seong-Hoon- sub ->Yun-gu Kang
78'
79'
Lee Ho-Jae- sub ->Zeca
87'
Wanderson(penalty)
Kim Bo-Sub- sub ->Stefan Mugosa
90'
90'
Hwang In-Jae- Yellow
Kim Geon-Hui- sub ->Dong-min Kim
90'
90'
Choi Hyun-Woung- sub ->Young-jun Go

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ulsan
76
5
Pohang Steelers
58
33
Gwangju
59
5
Jeonbuk Motors
57
5
Incheon United
48
33
Daegu
53
5
Seoul
47
33
Daejeon Citizen
45
33
Jeju United
35
33
Suwon
31
33
Gangwon
26
33
Suwon Bluewings
25
33

After playing this encounter, Incheon United will stay with 40 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Pohang Steelers will have 53 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the K-League 1, Incheon United will play away with Ulsan on the 8th of October with a 23-10 head to head stats in favor of Ulsan (15 draws).

Pohang Steelers will play away agasint Suwon Bluewings on the 8th of October with a 18-17 head to head statistic in favor of Pohang Steelers (18 draws).

Incheon United – Formation

Incheon United
G
Kim Dong-Heon 1.South Korea
D
Oh Ban-Suk 4.South Korea
D
Harrison Delbridge 20.Australia
D
Kim Dong-Min 47.South Korea
90'
M
Lee Myung-Joo 5.South Korea
M
Mun Ji-Hwan 6.South Korea
59' 22'
M
Kim Do-Hyeok 7.South Korea
M
Stefan Mugosa 9.Montenegro
90'
M
Yun-gu Kang 13.South Korea
78'
M
Jung Dong-Yoon 14.South Korea
F
Gerso 11.Guinea-Bissau
Substitutes
G
Tae-heui Lee 21.South Korea
D
Kim Yeon-Soo 3.South Korea
D
Kim Geon-Hui 44.South Korea
90'
M
Hernandes 10.Brazil
59'
M
P. M'Poku 40.DR Congo
F
Kim Bo-Sub 27.South Korea
90'
F
Cheon Seong-Hoon 99.Korea DPR
78'

Incheon United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Sung-Hwan Cho decided to play with the following team: Dong-heon Kim, Ban-suk Oh, Dong-min Kim, Harrison Delbridge, Dong-yun Jeong, Myung Joo Lee, Ji-hwan Mun, Do-hyeok Kim, Yun-gu Kang, Stefan Mugosa and Gerso Fernandes.

The home team had on the bench: Yeon-su Kim, Hernandes, Tae-heui Lee, Bo-seob Kim, Paul-José Mpoku, Gun-hee Kim and Seong-Hoon Cheon.

Substitutions

Incheon United made 4 changes: Ji-hwan Mun for Hernandes (59′), Stefan Mugosa for Bo-seob Kim (90′), Yun-gu Kang for Seong-Hoon Cheon (78′) and Dong-min Kim for Gun-hee Kim (90′).

Pohang Steelers – Formation

Pohang Steelers
G
Hwang In-Jae 21.South Korea
90'
D
Wanderson 77.Brazil
Goals87'
D
A. Grant 5.Australia
D
Park Seung-Wook 14.South Korea
D
Chang-rae Ha 45.South Korea
M
Kim Jun-Ho 66.South Korea
46'
M
Oberdan 8.Brazil
M
Zeca 9.Brazil
79' Goals64'
M
Young-jun Go 11.South Korea
90'
M
Seung-dae Kim 12.South Korea
M
Park Hyeong-Woo 29.South Korea
46'
Substitutes
G
Yun Pyeong-Gook 1.South Korea
D
Choi Hyun-Woung 55.South Korea
90'
M
Kim Jong-Woo 6.South Korea
46'
M
Kim In-Sung 7.South Korea
46'
M
Han Chan-Hee 16.South Korea
M
Geon-woo Park 22.South Korea
F
Lee Ho-Jae 33.South Korea
79'

Pohang Steelers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gi-Dong Kim played with: In-jae Hwang, Seung-wook Park, Chang-rae Ha, Alex Grant, Wanderson, Kim Jun-ho, Oberdan Alionço, Seung-dae Kim, Young-jun Go, Park Hyeong-Woo and Zeca.

These were the players on the bench: Pyeong-guk Yun, Jong-uh Kim, In-sung Kim, Chan-hee Han, Geon-woo Park, Lee Ho-jae and Hyeon-woong Choi.

Substitutions

Pohang Steelers made 4 changes: Kim Jun-ho for Jong-uh Kim (46′), Park Hyeong-Woo for In-sung Kim (46′), Young-jun Go for Hyeon-woong Choi (90′) and Zeca for Lee Ho-jae (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.​