Incheon United vs Pohang Steelers 3-0

Incheon United took control with three first-half goals and never let Pohang Steelers back into the match, winning 3-0 at Incheon Football Stadium. Lee Min-hyuk opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Lee Chung-Yong doubled the lead on 40 minutes and Stefan Mugoša made it 3-0 two minutes into first-half stoppage time.

Lee Min-hyuk put Incheon 1-0 ahead in the 17th minute. Lee Chung-Yong then made it 2-0 on 40 minutes from Lee Min-hyuk's assist, before Stefan Mugoša, set up by Juan Ibiza, scored in the 45th minute plus 2. Pohang had already sent on Jakob Tranziska for Shin Kwang-Hoon on 45 minutes, but they still went in 3-0 down at half-time.

Pohang made two changes on 65 minutes, with Jung Han-Min replacing Ki Sung-Yueng and Kim Seung-Ho coming on for Kento Nishiya, after Park Chan-yong had been booked. Incheon responded with two changes on 71 minutes, then made two more on 81 minutes, while Pohang added An Jae-Joon for Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira on 77 minutes and Kang Min-jun for Eo Jeong-Won on 83 minutes. No further goals followed, and Incheon protected the 3-0 lead through the second half.

The numbers backed the result in possession and chance quality. Incheon had 52% of the ball, 9 shots to Pohang's 7 and 6 shots on target to 2, while Pohang won 11 corners to Incheon's 2. The shot count was close, but Incheon were far more accurate in front of goal.

Pohang were booked twice, with Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira cautioned in the 42nd minute and Park Chan-yong in the 65th. Incheon had no bookings, and there were no red cards.