ULSAN. Ulsan prevails over Pohang Steelers 1-0 after A. Esaka scored just 1 goal (51′). Ulsan was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Jonathan Aspropotamitis received a red card (89′). This red card was one of the reason why Pohang Steelers lost the match.
The match was played at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium stadium in Ulsan on Friday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Woo-Sung Kim who had the assistance of Gye-Yong Kim and Sang-Jun Park. The 4th official was Min-Seok Song. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.31 degrees Celsius or 36.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 4
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 60
- 45 Dangerous attack 27
- 64 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ulsan was in firm control of the ball 61% while Pohang Steelers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ulsan was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ulsan won the match.
Ulsan shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pohang Steelers shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ulsan didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Pohang Steelers received 2 yellow cards (In-sung Kim and Jorge Teixeira).
Also, Pohang Steelers didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ulsan has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Pohang Steelers stays with 0 points (11th).
Next matches
Ulsan – Formation
Ulsan
88'
51'
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, Seok Ho Hwang, Young-gwon Kim, Myeong-jae Lee, Kyu-seong Lee, Seung-beom Ko, Min-woo Kim, Ataru Esaka, Si-Young Jang and Min-kyu Ju.
The home team had on the bench: Sang-min Shim, Lim Jong Eun, Won-sang Um, Dong-gyeong Lee, Gustav Ludwigson, Moon Hyun-Ho and Matheus Sales.
Substitutions
Ulsan made 4 changes: Si-Young Jang for Won-sang Um (31′), Min-woo Kim for Gustav Ludwigson (73′), Seung-beom Ko for Dong-gyeong Lee (73′) and Young-gwon Kim for Lim Jong Eun (88′).
Pohang Steelers – Formation
Pohang Steelers
89'
67'
Pohang Steelers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Tae-Ha Park played with: In-jae Hwang, Dong-hee Lee, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Chan-yong Park, Wanderson, Ryun-sung Kim, Kim Jun-ho, Chan-hee Han, Hong Yun-Sang, Yong-jun Heo and Jorge Teixeira.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeong-won Eo, Jeon Min-Gwang, Oberdan Alionço, Seung-hwan Lee, Lee Ho-jae, Hyeon-woong Choi, Dong-Jin Kim, In-sung Kim and Kang Hyeon-Je.
Substitutions
Pohang Steelers made 4 changes: Yong-jun Heo for In-sung Kim (46′), Hong Yun-Sang for Kang Hyeon-Je (83′), Kim Jun-ho for Oberdan Alionço (55′) and Dong-hee Lee for Lee Ho-jae (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.
