Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gimcheon Sangmu 11th with 30 points, Gwangju 12th with 14, 16 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimcheon Sangmu 0.97 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Gwangju 0.66 and 2.1, with the league averaging 1.23.
6 games without a win framed Gimcheon Sangmu's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Gimcheon Sangmu wins, 3 for Gwangju, 4 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Only 22% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Gimcheon Stadium (capacity 24,348). With 62 matches recorded and 0.8 yellow cards per game, Dong-Jun Lee was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Gimcheon Sangmu led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Gimcheon Sangmu: Kim Yi-Seok (26'), Jae-hyun Go (54') · Gwangju: John Iredale (66'), Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson (78')
Key stats
Possession: Gimcheon Sangmu 54% · Gwangju 46% · Total shots: 24-10 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 4-1