I got Lee Junghyo! Jung Seung-won scored one goal and one assist Seoul, and Jeonbuk, the leader of the 31st victory over Gwangju, ran 14 games undefeated

Jun 13, 2025

FC Seoul head coach Kim Ki-dong broke the food chain by winning against Gwangju FC head coach Lee Jung-hyo.

Seoul won 3-1 against Gwangju in the 18th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 13th.

With the victory, Seoul (25 points) remained in sixth place. Coach Kim Ki-dong even shook off the Gwangju jinx. Coach Kim had no wins in seven games against Gwangju, including his time in Pohang. Director Lee Jung-hyo was no less than a natural enemy. However, with the victory, he smiled, erasing his disappointing memories against Gwangju. Gwangju (24 points) failed to overcome the absence of some players, including Asani. After losing to Seoul, he failed to win four consecutive games (two draws and two losses) and remained in seventh place.

It was a showdown between Gwangju, which is in desperate need of a rebound, and Seoul, which has to gain momentum again. Gwangju has been sluggish with one win, two draws and two losses in the last five league games. The ranking fell to 7th place without winning the previous three games. Seoul's unbeaten streak of five consecutive games with two wins and three draws slowed down in the previous match against Jeju (1-3 losses). There was a need for a quick change of mood.

Gwangju came out with a 4-4-2 formation. Park In-hyuk, Hayes, and Hong Yong-joon, Choi Kyung-rok, Lee Kang-hyun, and Oh Soo-sung were located in the midfield. The defense was joined by Kim Han-gil, Byun Jun-su, Jin Si-woo and Min Sang-ki. Kim Dong-hwa defended the goal.

Seoul faced off with a 4-4-2 formation. Banks and Jeong Han-min joined the two-top, and Lucas, Hwang Do-yoon, Jung Seung-won and Park Soo-il worked together in the midfield. The four backs were composed of Kim Jin-soo, Kim Joo-sung, Park Sung-hoon, and Choi Jun. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Kang Hyun-moo. Seoul was interested in the possibility of freshman Klimala's participation until just before the game, but was not included on the list due to delayed issuance of international transfer agreements.

Early in the first half, Seoul scored the first goal and took the lead. Jung Seung-won, who caught the opponent's defense's clearing miss in the counterattack in the 10th minute of the first half, drove the ball through the left. He calmly entered the box, and his low and fast right foot shot stabbed into the corner of the Gwangju goal.

Seoul continued to seek opportunities to widen the gap. In the 19th minute of the first half, Lucas took a pass from Banks and threw himself to finish the cross from the left, but the ball passed first. In the 21st minute of the first half, Jeong Han-min's shot in the box floated high and headed over the net. Banks' shot, which received Jeong Han-min's cross in the 40th minute of the first half, hit the side net. The first half ended with Seoul's 1-0 lead.

Seoul, which continued to knock on the Gwangju goal in the second half, ran away with an additional goal. In the 10th minute of the second half, Banks, who received Jung Seung-won's pass, attempted a low and fast shot from the right side of the box, and the ball went straight into the goal.

Seoul effectively sealed the match with its third goal. In the 24th minute of the second half, a quick development was made in the free kick situation, and Moon Sun-min penetrated into the box and caught the ball. Moon Sun-min directly shook the net by finishing with a right foot shot after breaking through the right side of the box.

Gwangju recovered one goal at the end of the second half. In the 4th minute of extra time in the second half, Kang Hyun-moo jumped up to handle the cross, but the ball slipped from his hand and flowed backward in the pouring rain. Hayes scored by pushing it into an empty goal. In the end, the game ended with a 3-0 victory for Seoul.

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk won the match between Gangwon FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai 3-0 at Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon on the same day. Jeonbuk took the lead as early as the 6th minute of the first half and the 31st minute of the first half when Thiago scored multiple goals. Jeonbuk went on a 14-game unbeaten run in the 34th minute of the second half with Jeon Jin-woo scoring a decisive goal and a three-goal victory. Leading Jeonbuk (38 points) widened the gap with second-place Daejeon Hana (32 points), while ninth-place Gangwon (21 points) failed to reverse its ranking with eighth-place Anyang.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.