“Won Ki-jong gave Pohang the lead with a well-taken opener, assisted by Seo-woong Hwang, after a corner had probed the Jeju defence earlier in the half.”
Pivotal“Sang-hyeok Cho was booked for a foul in first-half stoppage time, a moment that prompted Jeju to withdraw him at the interval along with two other players in a triple substitution gamble.”
“Pohang punished Jeju's half-time reshuffle almost immediately, with Kento Nishiya finishing off a move set up by Dong-jin Kim just three minutes after the restart to make it 2-0 and effectively end the contest.”
Pivotal“Julien Célestine pulled one back for Jeju in stoppage time, assisted by Min-jae Park after a late corner, but it was too little and far too late for the hosts.”
Jeju United
Pohang Steelers
Outstanding performance
Pohang Steelers•AttackerPohang Steelers were clinical where Jeju United were not, and that difference in efficiency told the full story on a Tuesday night in Jeju. Won Ki-jong broke the deadlock in the 15th minute with a composed finish assisted by Seo-woong Hwang, giving the visitors an early foothold that they never truly relinquished. Despite Jeju enjoying slightly more of the ball — 52 percent possession — they managed only two shots on target all night compared to Pohang's four, a damning indictment of their wastefulness in the final third despite generating 82 dangerous attacks. The visitors doubled their advantage just three minutes into the second half through Nishiya, and that came directly from the disruption caused by Jeju's triple substitution at the break — the home side's reshuffle inadvertently left gaps that Pohang exploited immediately. Jeju did pull one back through Julien Célestine deep in stoppage time, courtesy of a Min-jae Park assist, but it amounted to nothing more than a consolation, with Pohang comfortably seeing out the result. For a Jeju side sitting in the relegation zone, this was another damaging home defeat; for Pohang, the three points keep their season moving in a positive direction.
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assist: Min-jae Park
Goal! Julien Celestine scores, making it 1-2, with an assist from Min-jae Park.
Corner awarded.
On Min-jun Kang, off Kento Nishiya.
Juninho RochaYellow CardYellow card issued to Juninho Rocha.
On Seung-jae Yoo comes on for Shin Jin Kim.
On Si-woo Jin replaces Seo-woong Hwang.
Juninho Rocha is on, and Sung-Yueng Ki is off.
On comes Kim Seung Ho, off goes Won Ki Jong.
Corner awarded.
On Su-bin Park replaces Lee Chang Min.
Corner awarded.
On comes In-jung Jo, and off goes Sang-Eun Shin.
Corner awarded.
assist: Dong-jin Kim
Goal! Kento Nishiya scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Dong-jin Kim.
On comes Lee Chang Min, off goes Tobias Pereira Figueiredo.
Matheus Aias Barrozo Rodrigues is on, and Chang-jun Park is off.
On comes Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira, and off goes Sang-hyeok Cho.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Yellow card issued to Sang-hyeok Cho.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
assist: Seo-woong Hwang
Goal! Won Ki Jong scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Seo-woong Hwang.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Byungjin Park.
Jeju United host Pohang Steelers in a top-half K League 1 clash at Jeju World Cup Stadium, with four points separating these two mid-table rivals. Pohang arrive battered after a humiliating 0-3 defeat to Bucheon just three days ago, while Jeju's recent unbeaten run makes them comfortable favorites on home soil.
