Match summary
Before kickoff, Pohang Steelers (8th, 28 pts) were 17 points ahead of Gwangju (12th, 11 pts). Pohang Steelers had lost 5 matches in a row before this one.
Gwangju vs Pohang SteelersResult, Lineups & H2H
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju vs Pohang Steelers in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Wanderson's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Pohang Steelers's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Gwangju1W 2D 2L
GwangjuPohang Steelers
5Pointsof 150
3Goals scored2
5Goals conceded10
2Clean sheets0
1Unbeaten in a row0
2Without a win5
0Conceded in a row5
Head to head9 meetings · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026
- Gwangju wins
- 3
- Draws
- 0
- Pohang Steelers wins
- 6
2.44goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
44%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsGwangju 1W 0D 4L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 131 earlier results
GwangjuPohang Steelers
#12Position#8
11Points22 v 22 games28
-36Goal difference-4
0.5Scored per gameleague avg 1.170.91
2.14Conceded per game1.09
#11Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
GwangjuPohang Steelers
- 90+7'Goal · Pohang Steelers · Wanderson1-2
- 86'Substitution · Pohang Steelers · Si-woo Jin · InOut: Min-kwang Jeon
- 86'Substitution · Pohang Steelers · Jorge Teixeira · InOut: Jakob Tranziska
- Goal · Gwangju · John Iredale1-184'
- Substitution · Gwangju · Adriel Ba Loua · InOut: Chang-moo Shin82'
- Substitution · Gwangju · Jong-suk Kim · InOut: Kyoung-rok Choi82'
- Yellow Card · Gwangju · Chang-moo Shin82'
- Substitution · Gwangju · Seung-un Ha · InOut: Sung-yun Kwon74'
- 69'Substitution · Pohang Steelers · Ki-jong Won · InOut: Han-min Jung
- Substitution · Gwangju · Je-ho Yu · InOut: Lee Yong-Jick68'
- Substitution · Gwangju · Woo-jin Kim · InOut: Min-seo Moon68'
- 60'Substitution · Pohang Steelers · Chang-woo Lee · InOut: Sung-yueng Ki
- Yellow Card · Gwangju · Lee Yong-Jick53'
- 46'Substitution · Pohang Steelers · Min-jun Kang · InOut: Seo-woong Hwang
- 38'Goal · Pohang Steelers · Jakob Tranziska0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
GwangjuPohang Steelers
57%Ball Possession43%
25Shots Total5
10Shots On Target3
9Corners1
13Fouls3
2Yellow Cards0
0Offsides1
1Saves9
597Passes473
8Shots Off Target2
116Attacks75
63Dangerous Attacks35
16Shots Inside Box5
9Shots Outside Box0
1Goals2
3Free Kicks13
7Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
12Tackles8
553Accurate Passes423
1Injuries1
27Total Crosses5
9Accurate Crosses3
6Interceptions7
32Duels Won38
1Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 5-3-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 4/5 | 19 | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 10 | - | 4/7 | |
| 7.1 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 33 | 2 | 2/5 | |
Woo-jin Kim MF | 7.0 | 22' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 9 | 2 | 2/2 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 112 | 3 | 5/10 | |
| 6.7 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 20 | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 32 | - | 4/6 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 125 | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 29 | - | 0/5 | |
Je-ho Yu MF | 6.5 | 22' | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | - | 1/3 |
| 6.5 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23 | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6 | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 74 | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 6.4 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48 | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | - | 0/2 |