Ulsan HD of the K-League 1 has regained its lead by catching Gangwon FC in the first and second place showdowns.
Ulsan defeated Gangwon 2-0 in a home game in the 30th round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on the 13th.
Ulsan, which was in second place with 51 points, the same as Gangwon until the last round, rose to the lead by accumulating 54 points along with three consecutive league wins.
On the other hand, Gangwon fell to second place with three winless games (1 draw and 2 losses).
Among the players who have been to Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, only goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo was selected, and Ulsan, which excluded Kim Young-kwon, Joo Min-kyu, Jung Woo-young and Lee Myung-jae from the list, took the lead with a perfect goal in the 14th minute of the first half.
From the center circle side, Rubik’sson received a long directional pass sent by Arabidze and connected it with an accurate cross from the left side, and Kang Yoon-gu blew himself up and shook the net with a header.
After the loss, Gangwon’s offensive became fierce.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Kim Kang-guk’s right-footed free kick from the front of the penalty arc was exquisitely bent, but it was the most regrettable scene for Gangwon as it slightly moved to the left of the net.
At the start of the second half, Gangwon sent Hwang Moon-ki instead of Lee Yoo-hyun, and Ulsan sent Ataru and Hwang Seok-ho instead of Kang Yoon-gu and Kim Ki-hee.
In the midst of a tense battle, as Gangwon sought to make up for it by mobilizing Yang Min-hyuk and Gabriel cards in the 16th minute of the second half, Ulsan also faced a counterattack on the bench, changing Arabidze to Lee Chung-yong in the 19th minute of the second half.
Ulsan also saw the effect of the replacement card.
In the 34th minute of the second half, Lee Chung-yong connected the ball received from Rubik’sson with a one-touch pass, and Ataru rushed into the center of the penalty area and shook the net with a sensational right-footed shot. 메이저놀이터
On the day when the two leading teams clashed, 22,010 people came to Munsu Football Stadium.
At the Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju FC beat Pohang Steelers 2-1 and escaped three consecutive league losses.
Gwangju, ranked seventh with 40 points, reduced the gap with sixth-ranked Pohang (44 points) to four points.
Gabriel scored the first goal in the third minute of the second half, and Choi Kyung-rok became the winner of the final goal with a left-footed mid-range shot in the 26th minute of the second half.
Pohang, which only recovered one goal in the 44th minute of the second half, lost six consecutive league games, jeopardizing its position in Final A.