FC Seoul, Suwon FC, and the two teams facing each other at the opportunity to win consecutive games took one point each and swallowed the disappointment.
Seoul and Suwon FC drew 1-1 in the 15th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at Sangam World Cup Stadium on the 24th.
Seoul (19 points) failed to raise its ranking from seventh place due to this draw. Suwon FC (15 points) also ranked 10th with one point.
It was a showdown between the two teams that had to continue the winning trend. Seoul won 1-0 against Daegu just before, taking the victory in as many as eight league games. It was an important victory that broke the recent sluggish trend. In order to return to the appearance of the early season, which was considered a favorite, he needed to take three points against Suwon FC because he desperately needed a winning streak.
The situation was the same for Suwon FC. At the beginning of the season, he was raising his body little by little. He has added victory with two wins and one loss in the last three games. He maintained his strength by catching Daejeon, the leader in the previous game. Suwon FC needed more motivation to win to protect its gradually rebounding performance.
Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong chose the 4-4-2 formation. Lingard and Banks are two-top players. Jung Seung-won, Hwang Do-yoon and Ryu Jae-moon Lucas will be in the second line. Kim Jin-soo, Kim Joo-sung, Yazan, and Choi Jun are located in the four-back. The goalkeeper's gloves are worn by Kang Hyun-moo.
Suwon FC coach Kim Eun-joong will face off in a 3-5-2 formation. Kim Do-yoon and Off-Kir Jungwon will be built by Lee Jae-won, Noh Kyung-ho, Seo Jae-min, Kim Joo-yeop and Jang Yun-ho on the front two-top. Choi Kyu-baek, Lee Hyun-yong, and Kim Tae-han will be in the three-back. Ahn Junsu protects the goal.
Seoul pushed its opponent from the beginning. In the fourth minute of the first half, Banks defended the ball on the front line and delivered the ball to Lucas on the side through a link. Lingard connected Lucas' cross with a shot at the gate, but it was blocked by the defense.
Seoul actively utilized Lingard, Jung Seung-won, and Banks to shake Suwon FC's defense. In the 12th minute of the first half, when Lingard's kick hit the defense and flowed in front of the box, Jung Seung-won's shot that caught it was caught in the defense. Jung Seung-won also attempted a mid-range shot in the 13th minute of the first half without hesitation as there was space in front of the box. Ahn Jun-su flew and managed to prevent it.
Suwon FC overcame the crisis with good defense despite Seoul's offensive. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Seoul continued to push the attack inside the Suwon FC box, and Lucas tried to shoot again when Banks' shot hit the defense. However, Ahn Jun-su made a good save and swallowed the disappointment.
Seoul blew a chance at the gate. In the 39th minute of the first half, Jung Seung-won beat all the defenses and entered the box and had a good opportunity. However, Jung Seung-won chose a pass instead of a shot, and the ball was caught by the defense.
Suwon FC, whose attack was frustrating, made a replacement before the end of the first half. In the 41st minute of the first half, Andersson and Luan were put in to change the offense without Ofkir and Kim Joo-yeop.
Seoul laughed first with the first goal. Lucas scored a goal. In the 44th minute of the first half, Choi Joon's cross from the right headed deep to the left side of the penalty box. Lucas, waiting calmly at the drop point of the ball, finished with a header. Ahn Jun-su touched it with his hand, and the ball shook Suwon FC's net as it was. Lucas scored for the first time in 92 days since his match against FC Anyang on February 22, easing the scoring drought a little bit.
The first half ended with Seoul's 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Seoul was the first to gain momentum. Lucas, who caught the ball in front of the box in the fourth minute of the second half, attempted a mid-range shot, but the ball floated a little higher and turned away from the post.
Suwon FC scored an equalizer and brought the game back to square one. Kang Hyun-moo's mistake led to Seoul's loss. Yazan took the opponent's ball from the back and delivered the pass. While Kang Hyun-moo was waiting for the ball, Jang Yun-ho took the ball from the box through pressure. Andersson caught the ball and calmly finished it on the radio and split the Seoul goal.
After losing points, Seoul chose to change its offense. In the 13th minute of the second half, he put in Moon Seon-min without Lucas. In the 25th minute of the second half, Cho Young-wook stepped on the ground instead of Lingard.
Suwon FC pressed Seoul's defense hard to turn the game around after the equalizer. Seoul also actively targeted Suwon FC's defense to take the lead again. In the 38th minute of the second half, Seoul's Kim Jin-soo's shot, which caught the ball in front of the box, went over the net. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Choi Joon's cross over the defense was sharp, but it went over Jung Seung-won's head, who was waiting at the gate.
Suwon FC also knocked on the Seoul goal until the end. In the second half extra time, Kim Joo-yeop's shot was held in Kang Hyun-moo's arms.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
