Lindado PK Goal Seoul is now in the top ranks...the 1-0 defeat of Daejeon

Jul 27, 2025

Lindado PK Goal Seoul is now in the top ranks...the 1-0 defeat of Daejeon
Daejeon World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Daejeon Hana Citizen vs FC Seoul/ Seoul Lingard Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Ha Seo-young



FC Seoul beat Daejeon Hana Citizen to earn three valuable points.

Seoul beat Daejeon 1-0 in the 25th round of the 2025 K League 1 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 27th. Jesse Lingard's penalty goal in the 10th minute of the second half became the winning goal. With the victory, Seoul succeeded in narrowing the gap with third-place Daejeon (39 points, 32 goals) to three points as it became 36 points (4th). Daejeon, which handed over the second place to Gimcheon Sangmu (39 points and 34 goals) a day earlier, was hit on its home turf, putting the third-place Mercury in a precarious position.

Daejeon manager Hwang Sun-hong put Yoo Kang-hyun at the forefront and set up an offensive line that placed Seo Jin-soo and Kim Hyun-oh on the left and right sides. Kim Han-seo, Lee Soon-min and Kim Bong-soo are in the midfield, while Lee Myung-jae Anton Kim Min-deok and Kim Moon-hwan formed the back four. The goalkeeper is Lee Chang-geun.




Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong put Lingard Cho Young-wook Andersson in front and gave Jung Seung-won, Hwang Do-yoon and Lucas the second term. Park Soo-il, Yazan Kim Joo-sung and Kim Jin-su are on the defensive line, and Kang Hyun-moo defended the goal.

Lindado PK Goal Seoul is now in the top ranks...the 1-0 defeat of Daejeon
Daejeon World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Daejeon Hana Citizen vs FC Seoul/ Daejeon Yoo Kang-hyun, Seoul Jung Seung-won/ Photo by Ha Seo-young
The match started in the heat of 35 degrees Celsius. It became a tight battle. Both teams fought fiercely to take the lead without creating a decisive chance.

Daejeon threw a winning move first. In the 21st minute of the first half, he chose to change by excluding Kim Hyun-oh and Kim Han-seo and putting in Jung Jae-hee and Kim Hyun-wook. However, Seoul aimed to score by taking more shots without being pushed back. Both teams finished without scoring in the first half.




At the beginning of the second half, Daejeon excluded Yoo Kang-hyun and put in Joo Min-gyu. Seoul also sought the first goal as Moon Sun-min came out instead of Lucas.

Seoul took the lead first. In the eighth minute of the second half, Lingard's left-footed shot from the right side of the arc was deflected off Anton's hand standing inside the penalty area, and the referee declared a penalty. Seoul led 1-0 as Lingard, who played as a kicker himself, succeeded in the opportunity with his right foot. In the 14th minute of the second half, Lingard, who was dribbling to the right side of the gate in a counterattack, connected a decisive pass to Moon Sun-min, who was rushing to the other side, but his right foot shot bounced off the post and missed the opportunity to score an additional goal.

Lindado PK Goal Seoul is now in the top ranks...the 1-0 defeat of Daejeon
Daejeon World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Daejeon Hana Citizen vs FC Seoul/ Daejeon Yoo Kang-hyun/ Photo by Ha Seo-young
Daejeon sought to tie the game in the 15th minute of the second half by sending out Gutech instead of Seo Jin-soo. However, Seoul continued to pressure the match by taking advantage of Kim Min-deok's mistake in the 17th minute of the second half, with Lingard creating a shooting situation after breaking through alone. In the 26th minute of the second half, Andersson hit the net with a right-footed shot from the right side of the gate, but the opportunity for additional goals was canceled again after being ruled offside.




Since then, Daejeon has taken possession of the ball and sought an equalizer in the Seoul camp, but the situation has repeatedly failed to connect significant chances. Seoul continued to aim for additional goals through counterattacks, and eventually closed the game by maintaining a one-point lead.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.