POHANG. Pohang Steelers overcame Gangwon to win 2-1. It was Pohang Steelers to strike first with a goal of Goh Young-Jun at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Heo Yong-Joon gave the win to Pohang Steelers in the 63′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Steelyard Stadium stadium in Pohang on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jong-Hyeok Kim assisted by Seung-Min Ji and Ki-Yeol Bang. The 4th official was Byung-Jin Park. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.2 degrees Celsius or 79.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 3 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 123
- 59 Dangerous attack 81
- 111 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Pohang Steelers was in firm control of the ball 55% while Gangwon was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gangwon was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Pohang Steelers managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Pohang Steelers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gangwon shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pohang Steelers received 1 yellow card (Goh Young-Jun). Talking about the opposition, Gangwon didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the K-League 1, Pohang Steelers will play away with Seongnam on the 18th of September with a 25-8 head to head record in favor of Pohang Steelers (6 draws).
Gangwon will host Jeju United on the 18th of September with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Jeju United (7 draws).
Pohang Steelers – Formation
Pohang Steelers
90'
69'
19'
Pohang Steelers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gi-Dong Kim decided to play with the following team: Hyeon-mu Kang , Kwang-hun Shin , Chan-yong Park , Alex Grant , Seung-wook Park , Soo-bin Lee , Jin-ho Sin , Wanderson , Young-jun Go , Sang-hyeob Lim and Yong-jun Heo .
The home team had on the bench: Jae-heui Jeong , Seung-dae Kim , Sang-min Shim, Moses Ogbu, Ryu Won-Woo, Gi-pyo Kwon and Yong-hwan Kim.
Pohang Steelers could not rely on the presence of Kwon Ki-Pyo (injured).
Substitutions
Pohang Steelers made 4 changes: Wanderson for Jeong Jae-Hee (46′), Lim Sang-Hyub for Kim Seung-Dae (64′), Heo Yong-Joon for Kwon Ki-Pyo (89′) and Lee Soo-Bin for Kim Yong-Hwan (90′).
Best player: Jin-ho Sin
The player that probably impressed the most for Pohang Steelers was Jin-ho Sin even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.
Gangwon – Formation
Gangwon
Gangwon started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Yong-Soo Choi played with: Sang-hun Yu , Chang Woo Rim , Yeong-bin Kim , Kevin Höög Jansson , Jin-ho Kim , Min-woo Seo , Dong-hyeon Kim , Seok-yeong Yun , Yang Hyun-Jun , Jeong-hyeob Lee and Dae-won Kim .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeong-ho Kim, Ung-heui Lee , Galego , Seung-jun Song , Guk-yeong Han , Hwang Mun-ki and Balša Sekulić .
Substitutions
Gangwon made 5 changes: K. Hoog Jansson for Jung Seung-Yong (46′), Kim Dong-Hyun for Han Kook-Young (70′), Yang Hyun-Jun for Galego (70′), Kim Dae-Won for Hwang Mun-Ki (78′) and Lee Jeong-Hyeop for B. Sekulic (85′).
Best player: Yang Hyun-Jun
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gangwon was Yang Hyun-Jun.
His rating is with 14 passes (42% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the K-League 1.
- Suwon – Suwon Bluewings – 4-2
- Pohang Steelers – Gangwon – 2-1
