K League 1 Regular Season - 7

Daejeon Citizen 0 - 2 FT Gangwon FC

Daejeon World Cup Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
35
FT
Sun, Apr 12
한국어
Daejeon Citizen
0-2
Gangwon FC
⚡ Intensity 30
⚖️ Balance 13
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 32
Gangwon seize crucial away points late.

Gangwon's Clinical Edge Silences Daejeon

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 35/100. Gangwon FC executed a clinical smash-and-grab at Daejeon World Cup Stadium to secure a vital victory in the lower-table struggle.

Setting the Scene

Daejeon Citizen edged possession early on, but their slight advantage on the ball was merely a tactical illusion. The visitors from Gangwon FC arrived with a robust blueprint, transforming the match into a relentless attacking siege despite seeing less of the ball. A notably high Intensity rating tells the story of an opening half where the away side ruthlessly peppered the home goal. Despite holding 53% of the possession, the hosts managed a paltry three total shots across the entire ninety minutes. Gangwon, meanwhile, were perfectly content to absorb pressure and strike with venom on the counter-attack, creating a stark contrast in final-third threat. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium crowd watched anxiously as their side passed the ball sideways, lacking the killer instinct required to breach a stubborn and well-organised Gangwon defensive block.

The Decisive Blow

The breakthrough eventually arrived in the 34th minute, dramatically shifting the Balance of the contest. Goh Young-Jun spotted a crucial seam in the Daejeon backline, delivering a perfectly weighted through ball that found the run of Kim Dae-Won. The forward made absolutely no mistake, finishing with icy composure to silence the vocal home support. This opening goal forced Daejeon Citizen to completely abandon their cautious approach and chase the game, but their sterile possession continued to yield zero big chances. The visitors remained remarkably disciplined in their shape, racking up ten total shots and continually testing the home goalkeeper with four efforts on target. Every time Daejeon committed bodies forward, Gangwon threatened to double their advantage, making for a tense and fascinating tactical battle in the midfield.

Cruel Conclusion

As the clock ticked into stoppage time, Daejeon threw extreme caution to the wind in a desperate search for an equaliser, potentially raising the Upset Factor for a dramatic late twist. Instead, sheer disaster struck for the struggling home side. In the 92nd minute of play, a defensive mix-up saw Kim Moon-Hwan inadvertently turn the ball into his own net, sealing a miserable 0-2 defeat. This crucial result provides Gangwon with essential breathing room in the K League 1 relegation group standings, pulling them up to nine points and closer to safety. For Daejeon, the complete inability to convert possession into meaningful attacking chances remains a glaring, systemic issue. They must rapidly address this lack of penetration if they hope to survive this punishing relegation battle and retain their top-flight status for next season.

Key Questions

Who scored the goals for Gangwon FC?

Kim Dae-Won opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and a stoppage-time own goal by Kim Moon-Hwan sealed the victory.

Who provided the assist for the opening goal?

Goh Young-Jun delivered the crucial through ball to set up Kim Dae-Won's first-half strike.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
53%
47%
Daejeon Citizen 53%
Gangwon FC 47%
Shots on Target
2
4
Daejeon Citizen 2
Gangwon FC 4
Corners
3
2
Daejeon Citizen 3
Gangwon FC 2
Fouls
10
15
Daejeon Citizen 10
Gangwon FC 15
Yellow Cards
0
3
Daejeon Citizen 0
Gangwon FC 3
Red Cards
0
0
Daejeon Citizen 0
Gangwon FC 0

Match Events

Kim Dae-Won 🟨 25'
Kim Dae-Won (Goh Young-Jun) 34'
HT
46' 🔄 Jeong Jae-Hee Joao Victor
46' 🔄 Lee Soon-Min Kim Bong-Soo
Lee You-Hyeon 🟨 59'
65' 🔄 G. Ludwigson Kim Hyeon-Ug
Choe Byeong-Chan Kim Gun-Hee 🔄 65'
Goh Young-Jun A. Hleihel 🔄 65'
72' 🔄 M. Ishida Yu Kang-Hyun
Seo Min-Woo Lee Seung-Won 🔄 78'
83' 🔄 Joao Victor H. Lee
Kim Dae-Won Shin Min-Ha 🔄 90'
Kim Moon-Hwan 90'+2
Kang Joon-Hyuck 🟨 90'+4
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Daejeon Citizen

Goalkeepers
Lee Chang-geun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Moon-hwan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lim Jong Eun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Anton Krivotsyuk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Myeong-jae Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Jae-hee Jeong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Soon-min Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Victor Bobsin
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gustav Ludwigson
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Masatoshi Ishida
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-kyu Joo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Kim Min-Soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-deok Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Yun-seong Kang
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Bong-Soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Hyeon-uk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lee Hyeon-sik
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
João Victor
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kang Hyun Yu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Gangwon FC

Goalkeepers
Park Cheong-hyo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Kang Joon-hyuk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Marko Tuci
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gi-Hyuk Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Song Jun-Seok
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Mo Jae-hyeon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
You-Hyeon Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-woo Seo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dae-won Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Byeong-chan Choi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Young-jun Goh
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Kim Jung-hoon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Shin Min-Ha
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Seung Won Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kang Yun-Gu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dong-hyeon Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Abdallah Khalaihal
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gun-hee Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Park Sang-Hyeok
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Do-Hyun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
04/12/2026 Daejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/22/2025 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 1 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
09/27/2025 Gangwon FC 0 - 0 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
07/19/2025 Gangwon FC 2 - 2 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
04/27/2025 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 0 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
07/13/2024 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 1 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
05/11/2024 Gangwon FC 3 - 3 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
03/16/2024 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 1 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/11/2023 Daejeon Citizen 0 - 1 Gangwon FC K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
10/01/2023 Gangwon FC 1 - 1 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
04/12/2026
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/22/2025
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
09/27/2025
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
07/19/2025
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
04/27/2025
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
07/13/2024
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
05/11/2024
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
03/16/2024
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/11/2023
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
10/01/2023
K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
Daejeon Citizen Win
Gangwon FC Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 7 19 16 4 +12 WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 4 FC Seoul (15-04-2026)WFC Seoul 1 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (11-04-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 FC Seoul (05-04-2026)WFC Seoul 5 - 0 Gwangju FC (22-03-2026)WPohang Steelers 0 - 1 FC Seoul (18-03-2026)
2 Ulsan Hyundai FC 7 13 10 9 +1 LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 4 FC Seoul (15-04-2026)WIncheon United 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (11-04-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 2 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (04-04-2026)DUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (22-03-2026)WJeju United FC 0 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (18-03-2026)
3 Jeonbuk Motors 7 11 8 6 +2 LFC Seoul 1 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (11-04-2026)WJeonbuk Motors 2 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (04-04-2026)WDaejeon Citizen 0 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (21-03-2026)WJeonbuk Motors 2 - 1 FC Anyang (18-03-2026)DGwangju FC 0 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (14-03-2026)
4 Gangwon FC 7 9 8 6 +2 WDaejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Gangwon FC (12-04-2026)WGangwon FC 3 - 0 Gwangju FC (04-04-2026)LPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (28-03-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Jeju United FC (22-03-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (18-03-2026)
5 Bucheon FC 1995 7 9 6 6 0 WGwangju FC 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-04-2026)LJeju United FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (04-04-2026)DPohang Steelers 0 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (22-03-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (18-03-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (15-03-2026)
6 Pohang Steelers 7 9 4 5 -1 LPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Jeju United FC (11-04-2026)WPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (04-04-2026)WPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (28-03-2026)DPohang Steelers 0 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (22-03-2026)LPohang Steelers 0 - 1 FC Seoul (18-03-2026)
7 Jeju United FC 7 8 6 7 -1 WPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Jeju United FC (11-04-2026)WJeju United FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (04-04-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Jeju United FC (22-03-2026)LJeju United FC 0 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (18-03-2026)LJeju United FC 1 - 2 FC Seoul (15-03-2026)
8 FC Anyang 7 7 7 8 -1 DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 FC Anyang (12-04-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 FC Seoul (05-04-2026)LFC Anyang 0 - 1 Incheon United (22-03-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 2 - 1 FC Anyang (18-03-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 FC Anyang (15-03-2026)
9 Incheon United 7 7 9 12 -3 LIncheon United 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (11-04-2026)WIncheon United 2 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (05-04-2026)WFC Anyang 0 - 1 Incheon United (22-03-2026)LIncheon United 1 - 3 Daejeon Citizen (18-03-2026)DPohang Steelers 1 - 1 Incheon United (15-03-2026)
10 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 7 6 6 7 -1 DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 FC Anyang (12-04-2026)LIncheon United 2 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (05-04-2026)DUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (22-03-2026)DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Gwangju FC (17-03-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (14-03-2026)
11 Daejeon Citizen 7 6 6 8 -2 LDaejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Gangwon FC (12-04-2026)LPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (04-04-2026)LDaejeon Citizen 0 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (21-03-2026)WIncheon United 1 - 3 Daejeon Citizen (18-03-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (14-03-2026)
12 Gwangju FC 7 6 4 12 -8 LGwangju FC 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-04-2026)LGangwon FC 3 - 0 Gwangju FC (04-04-2026)LFC Seoul 5 - 0 Gwangju FC (22-03-2026)DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Gwangju FC (17-03-2026)DGwangju FC 0 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (14-03-2026)