K League 1 Gameweek 22

FC Anyang 1 - 2 FT Daejeon Citizen

Anyang Stadium

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
47
FT
Sat, Aug 8
한국어
FC Anyang
1-2
Daejeon Citizen
⚡ Intensity 42
⚖️ Balance 27
🏆 Stakes 33
🎲 Upset 10
Daejeon's survival instincts stun high-flying Anyang

Daejeon's Desperation Sinks Anyang in Thrilling Away Raid

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 47/100. A masterclass in survival instincts saw the visitors upstage a top-half side, proving the K League 1 relegation battle is far from over.

The Opening Salvo

The form book was thrown entirely out the window the moment proceedings got underway at Anyang Stadium. While the hosts sat comfortably in the championship group, it was the relegation-threatened visitors who edged possession with 52% and brought the fight directly to their opponents. The breakthrough arrived in the 17th minute when Joo Min-Kyu showcased his clinical finishing ability to put the away side ahead. The Intensity of the contest immediately spiked as the away section erupted in celebration. Instead of sitting back on their narrow lead, the visitors pressed their advantage masterfully. Just before the interval, Lee Myung-Jae produced a perfectly weighted delivery to set up A. Krivotsyuk, who emphatically doubled the advantage in the 40th minute. It was a commanding first-half display built on sheer desperation.

The Momentum Shift

Emerging for the second half with a mountain to climb, FC Anyang knew they needed a rapid response to salvage their pride. Managerial tweaks and an aggressive press shifted the Balance of play, turning the pitch into a fierce battleground. The hosts finally cracked the resilient away defence in the 61st minute. I. Jukic orchestrated a clever attacking move, threading a pass to Lee Chang-Yong, who fired home to cut the deficit in half. From that moment, the match transformed into a magnificent spectacle of end-to-end football. Both goalkeepers were forced into spectacular heroics, combining for an incredible 11 saves over the course of the afternoon. The hosts racked up 17 free kicks as they threw everything forward, but the away defence bravely absorbed the pressure.

The Final Verdict

As the clock ticked down, the tension around the penalty area reached boiling point. A succession of set-pieces heavily tested the visitors, with the match featuring relentless corner pressure stemming from 11 combined corners. Despite launching 67 dangerous attacks and pushing desperately for an equaliser, the hosts ultimately lacked the final decisive touch to break through a second time. Daejeon Citizen demonstrated immense character to weather the late storm, proving their top-flight survival credentials. The immense Stakes of this encounter were evident at the final whistle, as the away bench streamed onto the pitch in jubilation. This vital 2-1 victory breathes fresh life into their fight against the drop, while the home side will deeply regret a missed opportunity to cement their standing among the league leaders.

Key Questions

Who opened the scoring?

Joo Min-Kyu struck first for Daejeon Citizen in the 17th minute.

How many saves were made during the match?

The goalkeepers were incredibly busy, pulling off a combined total of 11 saves throughout the thrilling contest.

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
48%
52%
FC Anyang 48%
Daejeon Citizen 52%
Shots on Target
6
8
FC Anyang 6
Daejeon Citizen 8
Corners
5
6
FC Anyang 5
Daejeon Citizen 6
Fouls
12
15
FC Anyang 12
Daejeon Citizen 15
Yellow Cards
1
3
FC Anyang 1
Daejeon Citizen 3
Red Cards
0
0
FC Anyang 0
Daejeon Citizen 0

Match Events

Joo Min-Kyu 17'
M. Ishida 🟨 31'
A. Krivotsyuk (Lee Myung-Jae) 40'
HT
46' 🔄 Lee Jin-Yong Kwon Kyung-Won
46' 🔄 Kim Bo-Kyung Matheus Oliveira
Kim Bong-Soo 🟨 53'
57' 🟨 Matheus Oliveira
58' 🔄 Blaise Tsague Kim Un
Kang Yun-Sung 🟨 60'
61' Lee Chang-Yong (I. Jukic)
68' 🔄 Choi Geon-Joo Chae Hyun-woo
Joo Min-Kyu Diogo Oliveira 🔄 68'
M. Ishida Kim Hyeon-Ug 🔄 69'
G. Ludwigson Ha Chang-Rae 🔄 74'
Kim Bong-Soo Lee Soon-Min 🔄 83'
Um Won-Sang Jeong Jae-Hee 🔄 83'
85' 🔄 I. Jukic K. Han
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

FC Anyang

Goalkeepers
Jung-hoon Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Kang Ji-hun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Chang-yong Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Yeong-chan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dong-jin Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Bo-kyung Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jin-yong Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Branislav Knežević
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Geon-Joo Choi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Blaise Tsague
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ivan Jukić
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Da-sol Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kyung-won Kwon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Hyun-woo Ju
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Jae-Hyun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Matheus Oliveira
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ka-ram Han
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Un Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Chae Hyun-woo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Airton
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Daejeon Citizen

Goalkeepers
Lee Chang-geun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Kim Moon-hwan
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jo Seong-Kwon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Anton Kryvotsiuk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Myeong-jae Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Won-Sang Um
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Bong-Soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Yun-seong Kang
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gustav Ludwigson
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Min-kyu Joo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Masatoshi Ishida
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Kim Min-Soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Chang-rae Ha
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Do-yeon Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Hyeon-uk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Soon-min Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Diogo Oliveira
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jae-hee Jeong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jin-su Seo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kang Hyun Yu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
03/02/2026 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 1 FC Anyang K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
08/24/2025 FC Anyang 3 - 2 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Anyang Stadium
05/31/2025 FC Anyang 1 - 1 Daejeon Citizen K League 1 Anyang Stadium
05/03/2025 Daejeon Citizen 2 - 1 FC Anyang K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
09/21/2022 FC Anyang 0 - 1 Daejeon Citizen K League 2 Anyang Stadium
08/21/2022 Daejeon Citizen 2 - 3 FC Anyang K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
06/18/2022 FC Anyang 2 - 2 Daejeon Citizen K League 2 Anyang Stadium
03/12/2022 Daejeon Citizen 1 - 1 FC Anyang K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/07/2021 FC Anyang 1 - 3 Daejeon Citizen K League 2 Anyang Stadium
10/23/2021 Daejeon Citizen 3 - 1 FC Anyang K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
03/02/2026
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
08/24/2025
K League 1 Anyang Stadium
05/31/2025
K League 1 Anyang Stadium
05/03/2025
K League 1 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
09/21/2022
K League 2 Anyang Stadium
08/21/2022
K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
06/18/2022
K League 2 Anyang Stadium
03/12/2022
K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
11/07/2021
K League 2 Anyang Stadium
10/23/2021
K League 2 Daejeon World Cup Stadium
FC Anyang Win
Daejeon Citizen Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 21 43 35 17 +18 DJeonbuk Motors 0 - 0 FC Seoul (01-08-2026)LFC Seoul 1 - 3 Ulsan Hyundai FC (26-07-2026)WFC Seoul 3 - 1 Pohang Steelers (22-07-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 1 - 3 FC Seoul (19-07-2026)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (12-07-2026)
2 Ulsan Hyundai FC 22 37 35 30 +5 WPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (08-08-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 3 - 1 FC Anyang (02-08-2026)WFC Seoul 1 - 3 Ulsan Hyundai FC (26-07-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 2 Incheon United (21-07-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 2 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (18-07-2026)
3 Jeonbuk Motors 21 34 27 16 +11 DJeonbuk Motors 0 - 0 FC Seoul (01-08-2026)WPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (25-07-2026)DJeonbuk Motors 0 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (21-07-2026)LIncheon United 1 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (18-07-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 3 Jeonbuk Motors (11-07-2026)
4 Gangwon FC 21 32 25 17 +8 LGangwon FC 0 - 3 Bucheon FC 1995 (01-08-2026)LFC Anyang 2 - 1 Gangwon FC (26-07-2026)DJeju United FC 1 - 1 Gangwon FC (21-07-2026)WGangwon FC 2 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (18-07-2026)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (12-07-2026)
5 FC Anyang 21 30 29 26 +3 LUlsan Hyundai FC 3 - 1 FC Anyang (02-08-2026)WFC Anyang 2 - 1 Gangwon FC (26-07-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 2 - 3 FC Anyang (22-07-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Gwangju FC (19-07-2026)WIncheon United 0 - 1 FC Anyang (12-07-2026)
6 Incheon United 21 29 28 24 +4 DJeju United FC 3 - 3 Incheon United (02-08-2026)DIncheon United 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (26-07-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 2 Incheon United (21-07-2026)WIncheon United 1 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (18-07-2026)LIncheon United 0 - 1 FC Anyang (12-07-2026)
7 Jeju United FC 21 28 22 23 -1 DJeju United FC 3 - 3 Incheon United (02-08-2026)WGwangju FC 1 - 2 Jeju United FC (26-07-2026)DJeju United FC 1 - 1 Gangwon FC (21-07-2026)WJeju United FC 2 - 1 Pohang Steelers (18-07-2026)DJeju United FC 0 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (12-07-2026)
8 Pohang Steelers 22 28 20 24 -4 LPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (08-08-2026)LPohang Steelers 0 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (01-08-2026)LPohang Steelers 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (25-07-2026)LFC Seoul 3 - 1 Pohang Steelers (22-07-2026)LJeju United FC 2 - 1 Pohang Steelers (18-07-2026)
9 Daejeon Citizen 21 23 25 23 +2 WDaejeon Citizen 2 - 0 Gwangju FC (02-08-2026)LGimcheon Sangmu FC 3 - 2 Daejeon Citizen (25-07-2026)DJeonbuk Motors 0 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (21-07-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 2 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (18-07-2026)DJeju United FC 0 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (12-07-2026)
10 Bucheon FC 1995 21 23 21 25 -4 WGangwon FC 0 - 3 Bucheon FC 1995 (01-08-2026)DIncheon United 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (26-07-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 2 - 3 FC Anyang (22-07-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 1 - 3 FC Seoul (19-07-2026)DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-07-2026)
11 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 21 23 22 28 -6 WPohang Steelers 0 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (01-08-2026)WGimcheon Sangmu FC 3 - 2 Daejeon Citizen (25-07-2026)DGwangju FC 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (22-07-2026)LGangwon FC 2 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (18-07-2026)DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-07-2026)
12 Gwangju FC 21 10 11 47 -36 LDaejeon Citizen 2 - 0 Gwangju FC (02-08-2026)LGwangju FC 1 - 2 Jeju United FC (26-07-2026)DGwangju FC 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (22-07-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Gwangju FC (19-07-2026)LGwangju FC 0 - 3 Pohang Steelers (11-07-2026)