Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pohang Steelers 3rd with 56 points, Gyeongnam 5th with 33, 23 apart. Gyeongnam had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Gyeongnam ran at 1 scored and 1.2 conceded, Pohang Steelers at 1.8 and 1.2.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Gyeongnam, 2 by Pohang Steelers, 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Changwon Football Center (capacity 20,000). Pohang Steelers led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Pohang Steelers: S. Iljutcenko (30')
Key stats
Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 0-6 · Corners: 7-12