Match Report
Mokpo City went into the game 13th in the table on 31 points; Cheongju sat 14th on 30 — a 1-point gap. Mokpo City's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Mokpo City 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Cheongju 0.7 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.14.
Defeat had not touched Cheongju in 6 games.
The match was played at Mokpo International Football Center Main in Mokpo (capacity 66,161). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.