“Bucheon took a shock lead when Jefferson Fernando Isidio converted following a corner routine in the 16th minute, giving the hosts an early advantage their possession stats would never have suggested they deserved.”
Pivotal“Pohang's miserable half was compounded when defender Dong-jin Kim turned the ball into his own net, doubling Bucheon's lead in the cruelest of fashions and effectively ending the match as a contest before the break.”
Pivotal“Substitute Sang-jun Kim put the gloss on Bucheon's victory with a late corner-derived goal in the 89th minute, confirming the rout and extinguishing any lingering hope Pohang's late pressure might have carried.”
Bucheon 1995
Pohang Steelers
Bucheon 1995 produced one of the most ruthlessly efficient performances of the K League 1 season, dismantling Pohang Steelers 3-0 despite being outshot 16 to 8 and surrendering two-thirds of possession. The match was effectively decided inside the first half — Galego broke the deadlock on 16 minutes after a corner routine, and Pohang's Dong-jin Kim then turned the ball into his own net on 32 minutes to double the lead in painful circumstances for the visitors. Pohang threw players and bodies forward throughout the second half, generating 80 dangerous attacks to Bucheon's 36, but converted none of their pressure into goals, with both sides managing just four shots on target. Substitute Sang-jun Kim buried the tie late on with a composed finish in the 89th minute, and the result leaves Pohang questioning their wastefulness in front of goal while Bucheon bank a precious three points that will do significant good to their mid-table standing.
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Goal! Sang-jun Kim scores, making it 3-0.
Goal! The score is now 3-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Min-jun Kim, off Jefferson Fernando Isidio.
On Jeong Ho Jin replaces Thiaguinho Santos.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
On Juninho Rocha, off Jeong-won Eo.
On Kim Seung-Bin, off Rodrigo Bassani da Cruz.
On Eui-hyeong Lee replaces Vitor Gabriel Claudino Rego Ferreira.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
Sung-Yueng Ki is on, and Dong-jin Kim is off.
On Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira, off Seo-woong Hwang.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Won Ki Jong, off Han-min Jung.
On Wanderson Carvalho Oliveira, Off Jakob Tranziska.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Goal! An own goal by Dong-jin Kim makes it 2-0.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Corner awarded.
assist: Vitor Gabriel
Goal! Jefferson Fernando Isidio scores, making it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Min-Seok Song.
