Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Hwaseong (4th, 35 pts) and Cheongju (14th, 19 pts). Cheongju had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall.
Cheongju arrived off seven consecutive draws. Hwaseong's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Cheongju had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Hwaseong, 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Cheongju win, 4 for Hwaseong, 2 draws, at 1.57 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. Only 14% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Cheongju: Jin-woo Jeong (27'), Jae-won Seo (54') · Hwaseong: Leonard Pllana (33'), Sava Petrov (80'), Sava Petrov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Cheongju 48% · Hwaseong 52% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-7