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Gwangju and Ulsan shared one point each after a fierce battle.
The two teams tied 1-1 in the 16th round of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at 7:30 p.m. on the 28th at Gwangju World Cup Stadium. Gwangju led with Byun Jun-su's first goal in the 30th minute of the first half and gave Eric an equalizer in the 2nd minute of the second half. Gwangju added one point to stay in sixth place with 23 points. Ulsan, which has been undefeated in six consecutive games, has 29 points, and Hyundai faces Derby with a three-point gap with the leader Jeonbuk (32 points).
Gwangju changed two seats compared to the previous round against Gangwon (0-1 loss). Gabriel and Asani were put in place of Moon Min-seo Choi Kyung-rok. The concept is a simultaneous selection of 'foreign trio'. Hayes, Gabriel, Asani and Jung Ji-hoon were on the offensive. Lee Kang-hyun and Park Tae-joon were in charge of the midfield. Park Tae-joon is a farewell match before joining the army. Cho Sung-kwon, Jin Si-woo, Byun Jun-su, and Kim Han-gil packed a four-back, and Kim Kyung-min wore goalie gloves.
Ulsan rotated a fairly large rotation. Heo Yul, Kim Min-hyuk, Lee Hee-kyun, Lee Jin-hyun, Lacaba, and Hwang Seok-ho and Park Min-seo were newly selected. Heo Yul took over as the one-top, and Rakaba and Yoon Jae-seok were on both sides. Lee Jin-hyun, Lee Hee-kyun and Kim Min-hyuk set up the three-middle, and Kang Sang-woo's signature officer Hwang Seok-ho and Park Min-seo were in charge of the four-back. Cho Hyun-woo defended the goal without fail.
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Ulsan has opened its doors. In the third minute, Yoon Jae-seok connected Rakaba's right cross with a non-stop shot at the gate, but it went off the goal.
Gwangju's counterattack, which prevented the Ulsan offensive in the early stages, began. In the 13th minute, Asani's goal shot went off the post.
In the 14th minute, Park Tae-joon's shot hit the left post and went out of the goal line. Park Tae-joon, who will hold a farewell match to join the army on the day, enthusiastically participated in the attack. In the 19th minute, Park Tae-joon received a penetrating pass from Jung Ji-hoon and attempted a left-footed shot in the box, but it was caught by Cho Hyun-woo's fingertips.
Gwangju suffered from terrible bad luck in the net. In the 29th minute, the ball deflected off the defense headed to Gabriel near the goal area. Gabriel's ball aimed at the right side of the goal hit the post again. Gwangju only hit the goal twice in less than 30 minutes in the first half.
Gwangju scored the first goal in the 30th minute of the first half with the spirit of the fourth period of the third match. In the corner kick situation, Park Tae-joon stabbed a pass to Lee Kang-hyun in the back. Byun Jun-su pushed the ball to his forehead after Lee Kang-hyun, who caught the ball, poked it hard and quickly into the door. Byeon Junsu's Masugol.
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35 minutes Gwangju Gabriel and Lee Kang-hyun's consecutive shots were in vain. In the 37th minute of the first half, Park Min-seo was in the arms of the mid-range shooting goalkeeper. The first half ended with Gwangju leading by one goal. The number of shots in the first half was 11 to 5, with Gwangju leading the game more than twice as many.
Ulsan changed its spine at half-time. Hwang Seok-ho, Lee Hee-kyun, Yoon Jae-seok were excluded, and Kim Young-kwon, Boyanich, and Eric were put in at the same time. Gwangju replaced Jeong Ji-hoon with an afternoon star.
Ulsan's replacement hit the mark in two minutes. Heo Yul removed the pressure from Gwangju from the opponent's side and stabbed the pass to Eric, who was running. Eric, who caught the ball, accurately inserted the ball into the bottom right of the goal to avoid Kim Kyung-min who ran out. his eighth goal of the season.
Gwangju is fighting back. In the third minute of the second half, a non-stop shot by Oh Ho-seong, who was handed a right cross, slightly missed the post.
In the 8th minute of the second half, Asani caught the ball in the opponent's box and swung his left foot, but was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo.
In the 19th minute of the second half, Gwangju made the number 3-2 in a counterattack. There was an afternoon star Gabriel next to Hayes who caught the ball, but Hayes' choice was to shoot himself. However, he missed the post by hitting his left foot and blew a decisive chance.
Gwangju continued to drive, but the shooting concentration was disappointing. In the afternoon of the 30th minute of the second half, Park Tae-joon's consecutive shots in the 32nd minute ended in nothing. Gwangju put Park In-hyuk without Gabriel in the 32nd minute of the second half. In the 38th minute of the second half, Park Tae-joon's mid-range shot failed to penetrate Cho Hyun-woo.
Asani, who dug into the back space of the defense in the first minute of extra time in the second half, shook the net through Cho Hyun-woo, but the score was canceled after an offside foul was found during the scoring process. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
