Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Daejeon Citizen 2nd with 74 points, Ansan Greeners 9th with 37, 37 apart. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Ansan Greeners ran at 1.23 scored and 1.68 conceded, Daejeon Citizen at 1.75 and 1.13.
Daejeon Citizen had won five straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Ansan Greeners 7/15, Daejeon Citizen 15/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ansan Greeners 1, draws 2, Daejeon Citizen 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Ansan Wa~ Stadium in Ansan, capacity 35,008, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Daejeon Citizen led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.