“Min-seo Moon gave Gwangju the perfect start, converting an early chance assisted by Adriel D Avila Ba Loua to silence the home crowd before Gangwon had settled.”
Pivotal“Moon doubled Gwangju's advantage from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time, giving the visitors a two-goal cushion that looked unassailable heading into the break.”
Pivotal“Marko Tuci headed home from a corner, assisted by Kim Dae Won, to give Gangwon a lifeline with just two minutes of normal time remaining.”
Pivotal“Dong-hyeon Kim completed a stunning one-minute turnaround, bundling home from close range assisted by substitute Ho-yeong Park to earn Gangwon a barely-deserved but desperately needed point.”
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Outstanding performance
Gangwon•MidfielderGwangju arrived at Gangwon and looked set for a comfortable away win, with Min-seo Moon netting inside five minutes before doubling the lead from the spot on the stroke of half-time. The visitors controlled the contest on the scoreboard despite Gangwon dominating possession at 69% and generating 92 dangerous attacks — a testament to how clinical Gwangju were on the counter while Gangwon struggled to convert their territorial dominance into clear-cut chances. The match turned irrevocably in the 68th minute when Chul Hong was dismissed for violent conduct, giving bottom-half Gangwon a numerical advantage they would eventually exploit. Marko Tuci pulled one back from a corner in the 88th minute before Dong-hyeon Kim, assisted by substitute Ho-yeong Park, levelled in extraordinary fashion just sixty seconds later — two goals from set-pieces in the final minutes rescuing a point that felt impossible for much of the evening.
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assist: Dae-won Kim
Goal! Marko Tuci scores, bringing the score to 1-2, assisted by Kim Dae Won.
Corner awarded.
On comes Min-ki Lee, and Park Won Jae goes off.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Jae-Hyeon Mo.
Corner awarded.
On Jae-Hyeon Mo is substituted for Won-woo Cho.
Ho-yeong Park comes on for Seung-won Lee.
Corner awarded.
Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson comes on for Kim Woo Jin.
John Iredale is on, and Ji-hoon Jeong is off.
Red card shown to Hong Chul.
Kim Woo Jin receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Jesse Sekidika comes on for Yun-gu Kang.
On Kim Gun Hee, off Sang-hyeok Park.
Im Seung Kyum is substituted for Min Sang Ki.
Corner awarded.
Ju Se Jong is substituted for Yong-hyuk Kim.
First half ends with a score of 0-2.
Corner awarded.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Min-seo Moon scores, making it 0-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Seung-won Lee replaces Young-jun Go.
Corner awarded.
assist: Adriel Ba Loua
Goal! Min-seo Moon scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Adriel D Avila Ba Loua.
Kick-off has occurred!
Fourth-placed Gangwon host basement side Gwangju at Chuncheon Songam Stadium on Wednesday, looking to bounce back from a chastening 3-0 defeat to Daejeon. With Gwangju mired in a 22-match winless run and fighting desperately to avoid relegation, the gulf between these two sides has rarely looked wider — but Gangwon's recent wobbles keep the door slightly ajar.
