4 – 2
“Joo Min-kyu opens the scoring for Daejeon Citizen after sustained pressure from a pair of late corners, giving the visitors a deserved lead just before the interval.”
Pivotal“Patryk Klimala equalises for Seoul early in the second half, restoring parity after the hosts had gone in at the break chasing the game following a substitution that freshened up the attack.”
Pivotal“An unfortunate own goal from Seoul's Jin-su Kim restores Daejeon's lead at 1-2, compounding the home side's misery minutes after their triple substitution had seemingly shifted momentum — Kim inadvertently turning the ball into his own net following a corner.”
Pivotal“Min-kyu Song, on the pitch for just fourteen minutes, scores his second goal in two minutes to put Seoul ahead at 3-2 — a devastating one-two punch that completely deflated Daejeon and turned the match on its head.”
Pivotal“Seung-Won Jeong converts from a late corner to complete the rout at 4-2, putting an emphatic gloss on Seoul's stunning second-half revival after three successive corners in stoppage time piled pressure on an exhausted Daejeon defence.”
Seoul
Daejeon Citizen
Outstanding performance
Seoul•AttackerFC Seoul were second best for large stretches of this fixture, falling behind twice and looking rudderless after a clumsy own goal from Jin-su Kim put Daejeon back in front at 1-2 midway through the second half. The first half was ill-tempered and fractured — four yellow cards were issued before the break, and Daejeon showed greater composure to lead through Joo Min-kyu's corner-kick finish. Seoul's triple substitution at the hour mark reshuffled the picture, and it was one of those replacements, Min-kyu Song, who proved decisive: introduced in the 69th minute, he levelled at 81' and then stunned Daejeon with a second goal just two minutes later to make it 3-2. Seung-Won Jeong — himself booked in the first half — put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time, converting from another corner to cap a remarkable turnaround. Despite statistically even teams on shots, saves, and fouls, Seoul's substitution bench proved the decisive tactical weapon, turning a losing position into a convincing final scoreline.
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Yellow card issued.
assist: Min-kyu Song
Goal! Jung Seung Won scores, making it 4-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
assist: Seon-min Moon
Goal! The score is now 3-2.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 2-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On comes Song Min Kyu, off goes Jeong-beom Son.
On comes Ha Chang Rae, off goes Eom Won Sang.
Yellow card for Seo Jin-Su.
Yellow card issued.
Corner awarded.
Lyu Kang Hyun is substituted off for Joo Min Kyu.
On comes Seo Jin-Su, off goes Masatoshi Ishida.
On Jeong Jae Hee comes on for Gustav Ludwigson.
Goal! An own goal by Kim Jin-su makes the score 1-2.
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Patryk Klimala scores, making it 1-1.
Seon-Min Moon is substituted off for Lee Seung Mo.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Jung Seung Won.
Kang Yun Seong receives a yellow card.
assist: Yun-sung Kang
Goal! Joo Min Kyu scores, making it 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Anton Krivotsyuk.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
League leaders FC Seoul welcome a dangerous Daejeon Citizen side to Seoul World Cup Stadium on National Liberation Day, with the hosts desperate to end a four-match winless run. Daejeon arrive in arguably better recent form, riding back-to-back victories for the first time since April — making this a fascinating clash of contrasting momentum.
