Incheon United has won eight consecutive games with Mugosa's 100th goal in Incheon.
Incheon won 2-0 in the 13th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025' held at Incheon Football Stadium on the 25th.
With this victory, Incheon (34 points) has further solidified its lead position. On the other hand, Jeonnam (25 points) ended its unbeaten streak in seven consecutive games.
In the last game of the K League 21 Robin (13 games per team), which was long, the two teams competing for the top spot drew attention as a showdown. Leading Incheon was showing an overwhelming run with 31 points. Jeonnam is third behind E-Land (25 points), which has played one more game with 25 points, but is closely chasing the lead. If Incheon, which became the first team to win 10 games (1 draw and 1 loss) this season, wins, it could further widen the gap with the second-place competitors. He won 11 games in Robin alone. On the other hand, if Jeonnam wins, it could significantly close the gap with Incheon to only three points. The race for the lead could catch fire in an instant.
Both teams were overwhelmed. Incheon is on a hot rise with seven consecutive league wins. Since losing to Seongnam in March, it has been on an unbeaten streak of eight wins, one draw and nine league games. Starting with Mugosa (10 goals), the only double-digit scorer in the K League 2, a strong offensive team, a solid midfield, and a well-organized defense team showed that they are a clear '1 strongest'. With 14 goals and one run in the previous five league games, the balance between offense and defense was also close to perfect. South Jeolla Province is not behind either. Along with Incheon, Suwon Samsung, and E-Land, he was trying to prove why he was considered the favorite to win the K League 2. South Jeolla Province had just one loss (7 wins and 4 draws) in 12 league games. Stable performance centered on freshman Alberti's performance was outstanding.
Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan chose the 4-4-2 formation. Park Seung-ho and Mugosa were on the front line, and Barlow, Min Kyung-hyun, Lee Myung-joo and Gerson were in the midfield. Lee Ju-yong, Park Kyung-seop, Kim Gun-hee, and Kim Myung-soon kept the four backs. Min Sung-joon wore goalkeeper gloves.
Jeonnam coach Kim Hyun-seok faced off with a 5-3-2 formation. Honan and Jung Kang-min came out on the two-top. Alberti Yoon Min-ho and Lim Chan-ul worked together in the midfield. The defense was built by Koo Hyun-joon, Go Tae-won, Yoo Ji-ha, Kim Ye-sung and Kim Yong-hwan. Choi Bong-jin defended the goal.
Incheon pushed Jeonnam from the beginning of the game. Mugosa's shot in front of the box hit the post in the third minute of the first half. Soon after, he had a chance to score the first goal. In the 11th minute of the first half, Incheon's ball through Gerson and Park Seung-ho connected to Barlow, who was at the gate. As soon as Barlow grabbed the ball and tried to shoot, Koo Hyun-joon blocked it with a tackle. The referee declared the direct exit to Koo Hyun-joon, judging that the VAR readout prevented the perfect scoring chance. Mugosa, who played as a penalty kicker, shook the Jeonnam net and scored his 99th career goal in Incheon.
Incheon, which scored the first goal, even gained a numerical advantage and sought an additional goal opportunity. In the 26th minute of the first half, Barlow finished with a header from the cross that came to the gate, but it was a little off the goal. Mugosa also header a cross in the box in the 29th minute of the first half, but headed to the side of the net. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Gervo, who was rushing from the other side, touched Min Kyung-hyun's cross from the left, but it did not hit properly and did not head to the goal.
Jeollanam-do also struggled under numerical inferiority. In the 45th minute of the first half, Honan, who caught the ball in front of the box, saw the space between the defenses and finished with a mid-range shot himself, but it failed to properly impact and flowed to the side of the net.
Incheon seemed to add one goal before the end of the first half, but it was not recognized. Park Seung-ho, who received a long pass Lee Joo-yong attempted in the back space of defense in the second minute of the first half, crossed from deep left side of the penalty box. Mugosa, who was rushing to the gate, pushed it lightly. However, Park Seung-ho's position was pointed out as offside, and the score was canceled. The first half ended with Incheon's 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Incheon led the game first. In the eighth minute of the second half, Mugosa caught Min Kyung-hyun's cross from the gate when it fell off the defense. He calmly tried to shoot, but the ball floated a little higher and headed over the net. Mugosa shook his head in regret.
Incheon took the opportunity to widen the gap. In the 18th minute of the second half, Gerson's shot hit the arm of the opponent's defense Kim Ye-sung, and a VAR review declared a penalty. Mugosa, who was a kicker, once again scored on a penalty kick. Mugosa set a milestone of his 100th career goal in Incheon with the score.
Incheon kept the gap between the two goals until the end of the game. Jeonnam tried to make a comeback goal at the end of the second half, but Incheon's defense was not penetrated.
In the end, the game ended with Incheon's 2-0 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
