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FC Seoul beat Gimcheon Sangmu and continued its unbeaten streak.
Seoul beat Gimcheon 1-0 in the 16th round of the 2025 K League 1 at Gimcheon Stadium on the 28th. Lucas' left foot goal in the 35th minute of the second half became the winning shot. Seoul, which had previously been unbeaten against Daegu FC (1-0 win) and Suwon FC (1-1 draw), added three valuable points on the road, reaching five wins, seven draws and four losses and 22 points, moving up one place from 8th to 7th, beating Gangwon FC (21 points). On the other hand, Gimcheon, which lost 2-3 against Ulsan HD on the 24th without keeping a two-goal lead, once again showed a lack of hindsight and tasted defeat at home. He ranked fifth with seven wins, three draws and six losses and 24 points before the season.
Gimcheon coach Chung Jung-yong placed Lee Dong-kyung and Yoo Kang-hyun at the forefront, and Kim Seung-seop, Kim Bong-soo, and Seo Min-woo, Mo Jae-hyun, in the midfield. Choi Ye-hoon, Park Chan-yong, Park Seung-wook, and Kim Kang-san played as a back four, and Kim Dong-heon defended the goal. Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong put Jesse Lingard and Jeong Han-min at the forefront and deployed Lucas Hwang Do-yoon, Jung Seung-won and Moon Seon-min to the midfield. Kim Jin-soo, Kim Joo-sung, Yazan Choi Joon formed the back four, and Kang Hyun-moo stood on the goal.
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The initial trend was led by Seoul. While Lingard Jeong Han-min was located in the front, Lucas Moon Sun-min took active movements from the left and right, targeting the Gimcheon camp. In the 11th minute of the first half, Lucas took advantage of the Gimcheon defense's mistake and penetrated from the left side to the left of the gate, facing a one-on-one chance with Kim Dong-heon, but he swallowed the regret as his right foot shot rolled weakly. Yazan's right-footed mid-range shot in front of the arc in the 15th minute also crossed the crossbar, and Lucas' right-footed mid-range shot from the left side of the arc in the 26th minute was caught by Kim Dong-hun.
Gimcheon's counterattack, which rearranged the line, continued. In the 29th minute of the first half, Mo Jae-hyun connected a cross from the left side of the Seoul camp with a header that changed direction from the front in the penalty area. In the 36th minute of the first half, Lee Dong-kyung, who was rushing a pass given by Mo Jae-hyun from the right side of the gate, connected with a left-footed shot, but it was deflected off the defender. The first half ended without a goal for both teams.
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| Kimcheon Sports Complex/ K League1/ Gimcheon Sangmu Football Team vs FC Seoul/ Kimcheon Kim Bong-soo/ Photo by Kwak Dong-hyuk |
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Gimcheon and Seoul took out replacement cards side by side at the start of the second half. Coach Chung Jung-yong sent out Cho Hyun-taek instead of Choi Ye-hoon and Kim Ki-dong sent out Banks instead of Jeong Han-min to try to change.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Seoul scored a header from the left side of the arc by Lingard in front of the gate, but was blocked by Kim Dong-hun and hit the ground.
Coach Chung Jung-yong put Park Dae-won and Park Sang-hyuk in the 17th minute of the second half without Kim Kang-san and Yoo Kang-hyun. In the 21st minute of the second half, Lee Dong-kyung attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the arc, but the ball fell into Kang Hyun-moo's arms.
The game, which had been sluggish, suddenly fluctuated. Seoul scored the first goal. In the 35th minute of the second half, Lucas, who caught the ball from the left side of the arc, penetrated two defenders and went to the left side of the penalty area, shaking the net.
Gimcheon tried to counterattack, but his feet were already heavy at the end of the second half. Seoul, which gained momentum, kept its lead by increasing its offensive. In the 49th minute of the second half, Seo Min-woo scored, but as a result of VAR, he hit the ground when he was blatantly declared by a foul during the previous ball competition. In the end, Seoul ended the game with a one-goal away victory.
However, a ugly scene was produced immediately after the end of the game. Just as the whistle blew at the end of the game, Gimcheon Kim Bong-soo and Seoul Choi Joon collided during the ball competition and led to bench clearing. In the process, director Chung Jung-yong and Lingard argued.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
