Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gimpo 2nd with 52 points, Daejeon Korail 9th with 36, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Gimpo no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimpo 1.25 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Daejeon Korail 1.14 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.14.
Gimpo's unbeaten run stood at 7. Daejeon Korail's winless run stood at 7. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Gimpo, 4/15 for Daejeon Korail.
The match was played at Gimpo Stadium in Gimpo (capacity 5,068). On the scoreboard, Daejeon Korail led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.