Gimcheon Sangmu FC vs Daejeon Citizen 1-2

Daejeon Citizen came from behind to beat Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2-1, with Diogo Oliveira and Jung Jae-min cancelling out the home side’s pressure. Oliveira’s early second-half strike put Daejeon in front, and Jae-min restored parity before Daejeon held on.

The first half finished goalless after Kim In-gyun was booked in the 7th minute and Gimcheon had to wait until the break to make its first change, with Kang Min-geu replaced by Jung Jae-min on 45 minutes. Daejeon made two changes at the same time on 45 minutes, sending on Diogo Oliveira for Kim Jun-Beom and Gustav Ludwigson for Joo Min-Kyu, and that move paid off after the interval. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Diogo Oliveira, who came on in the 45th minute, opened the scoring in the 51st minute from Kim Bong-Soo’s assist to make it 0-1. Gimcheon levelled in the 73rd minute when Jung Jae-min, also a 45th-minute substitute, scored from Min Kyeong-hyeon’s pass for 1-1. Daejeon then protected the point until the end as Gimcheon made further changes on 54, 78, 90+1 and 90+2 minutes, while Daejeon used more substitutions on 64, 74 and 83 minutes.

The numbers were close. Gimcheon had 49% of possession to Daejeon’s 51, and the home side had more shots, 13 to 9, with both teams registering 5 on target. Gimcheon also won 6 corners to Daejeon’s 3, while the visitors still scored twice from their fewer attempts.

There were three yellow cards in total. Kim In-gyun was booked for Gimcheon in the 7th minute, Kim Moon-Hwan was booked for Daejeon in the 80th minute, and Yoon Jae-Seok was cautioned in stoppage time in the 90+1st minute. There were no red cards.