Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 10 apiece, Seongnam 2nd and Bunyodkor 2nd. The last five rounds placed Seongnam no better than 11th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Seongnam were scoring 2.17 and conceding 0.83, Bunyodkor 1.33 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Seongnam had not lost in 9 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The venue was Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam, with room for 16,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.