JEONJU. Jeonbuk Motors prevailed over Incheon United to win 2-1. C. Gue-Sung was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Jeonbuk Motors to strike first with a penalty of Cho Gue-Sung at the 43′. Then Cho Gue-Sung scored again for Jeonbuk Motors in the 58′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Kim Min-Seog reduced the distance for Incheon United (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium stadium in Jeonju. The referee was Byung-Jin Park with the collaboration of Gyun-Yong Park and Jong-Pil Jang. The 4th official was Woo-Sung Kim. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Jeonbuk Motors was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Incheon United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Incheon United had a more offensive attitude with 90 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Jeonbuk Motors succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Jeonbuk Motors shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Incheon United shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Jeonbuk Motors received 1 yellow card (Cho Gue-Sung). Regarding the opposition, Incheon United received 3 yellow cards (H. Delbridge, Kim Chang-Soo and Kim Dong-Min).

Standings

After this encounter, Jeonbuk Motors will have 73 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Incheon United will stay with 54 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

Jeonbuk Motors – Formation

Jeonbuk Motors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sang-Sik Kim decided to play with the following team: Beom-keun Song (6.7), Moon-hwan Kim (7.7), Jin-seob Park (7.1), Young-sun Yun (7.1), Park Jin-Seong (6.7), Kyo-won Han (6.5), Seung-ki Lee (6.8), Seung-ki Lee (6.9), Jae-mun Ryu (7.2), Kang Sang-Yun (6.6), Bo-kyung Kim (7.0) and Gue-sung Cho (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jin-kyu Kim (6.6), Chul-soon Choi, Beom-su Lee, Modou Barrow (7.1), Seon-min Mun (6.2), Jin-su Kim (6.8), Ja-ryong Koo (6.4) and Beom-su Lee.

Jeonbuk Motors could not rely on the presence of Ku Ja-Ryong (injured).

Substitutions

Jeonbuk Motors made 5 changes: S. Kang for M. Barrow (32′), Park Jin-seong for Kim Jin-Su (32′), Lee Seung-Ki for Kim Jin-Kyu (67′), Han Kyo-Won for Moon Seon-Min (67′) and Yun Young-Sun for Ku Ja-Ryong (82′).

Best player: Gue-sung Cho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jeonbuk Motors was Gue-sung Cho.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Incheon United – Formation

Incheon United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Sung-Hwan Cho played with: Seong-jun Min (6.7), Ban-suk Oh (6.4), Dong-min Kim (6.8), Harrison Delbridge (7.3), Jun-yeob Kim (7.8), Myung Joo Lee (6.6), Dong-su Lee (6.6), Ju-yong Lee (6.8), Si-hoo Hong (6.6), Bo-seob Kim (7.5), Do-hyeok Kim (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Seong-min Kim (6.2), Reum Yeo, Kim Min-Seo (7.1), Yu-seong Kim, Park Chang-Hwan (6.6), Hyeok Jeong (6.5) and Chang-su Kim.

Incheon United could not rely on the presence of Kim Chang-Soo (injured).

Substitutions

Incheon United made 5 changes: Lee Dong-Su for Kim Min-Seog (55′), Hong Si-Hoo for Jung Hyuk (70′), Kim Jun-Yub for S. Kim (70′), Lee Ju-Yong for Kim Chang-Soo (83′) and Kim Do-Hyuk for Park Chang-Hwan (84′).

Best player: Jun-yeob Kim​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Incheon United was Jun-yeob Kim.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (66% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Pohang Steelers – Gangwon – 1-0
• Jeonbuk Motors – Incheon United – 2-1
• Ulsan – Jeju United – 1-2