Are you going to be demoted? Ulsan, Lee Dong-kyung joined 1010 and lost to Gimcheon 03 completely, and Pohang won 31 completely in the first Final B match

Oct 05, 2025

'Defending Champ'Ulsan HD continues to fall. He was even humiliated as he went to the Final B for the first time in his career.

Ulsan, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, lost 0-3 in the 32nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' against Gimcheon Sangmu at Gimcheon Stadium on the 5th. Ulsan, which was mired in a seven-game winless streak (three draws and four losses), ranked 10th with 37 points. It failed to narrow the point gap with sixth-place Gwangju FC (42 points), the final A Maginot line, and the line to Final B was confirmed regardless of the remaining games. Ulsan failed to enter Final A for the first time since its foundation.

Ulsan, which ranked 10th, is in a position to worry about relegation. Ulsan remained in the relegation zone, although the point difference with the lowest Daegu FC (26 points), which is directly demoted, is quite large. The 10th place will play the K League 2 playoff winner and the promotion playoff.

Gimcheon remained in second place with an amazing performance. He won three consecutive games and scored 55 points. He closed the gap with Jeonbuk Hyundai (68 points) to 13 points. He maintained the gap with the third-place Daejeon Hana Citizen (52 points), which won on the day, to three points. Gimcheon's ace Lee Dong-kyung recorded one assist on the day and succeeded in joining 10-10. It is the second time this season after Cesinha, who joined 10-10, the previous day. Lee Dong-kyung challenged for the MVP.

Gimcheon scored the first goal in the 28th minute of the first half. After blocking the opponent's ball, Lee Seung-won broke through. He connected to Lee Dong-kyung, who was jumping to the left, and Lee Dong-kyung crossed. Lee Dong-joon finished the ball that hit Cho Hyun-woo's hand and flowed with a non-stop shot. Gimcheon constantly tormented Ulsan with a sharp counterattack. In the 40th minute of the first half, Lee Dong-kyung's cross headed to Park Sang-hyuk, who was a no-mark, but the shot hit the side net. Gimcheon hit seven shots in the first half alone.

The atmosphere continued in the second half. In the 10th minute of the second half, Lee Dong-kyung even made a shot with an exquisite cutback. He was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo's super save. Ulsan launched a counterattack by putting Kang Sang-woo and Lee Hee-kyun in Um Won-sang, but failed to catch the momentum of Gimcheon's offensive. Gimcheon scored an additional goal in the 33rd minute of the second half. Kim Seung-seop, who received Lee Dong-kyung's pass from the right side, scored with a right foot shot. Lee Dong-kyung succeeded in joining the 10-10 club with his 10th help of the season.

In Gimcheon, three minutes later, Lee Dong-kyung celebrated joining 10-10. Lee Dong-kyung, who received Park Tae-joon's pass, scored with a right-footed shot after beating Kim Young-kwon. It was his 12th goal of the season and a netting goal. It was a complete victory for Gimcheon and a complete defeat for Ulsan.

Meanwhile, the match between the Pohang Steelers and Daejeon at Pohang Steelyard at the same time ended with a 3-1 victory over Daejeon. In the second minute of the first half, Martha finished João Victor's pass with her left foot, leading the match. Half an hour ago, Min-kwang's header hit Ha Chang-rae's hand and a penalty was declared, and Lee Ho-jae succeeded and Pohang brought the game back to square one.

The second half Martha exploded again. In the 6th minute of the second half, Martha intercepted Ki Sung-yueng's pass miss and scored a goal to lead again with a strong shot. In the 15th minute, Hernandez finished Kim Moon-hwan's pass and sealed the game. Daejeon accelerated its pursuit of second place, and Pohang had to settle for Final A.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.