K League 1 Regular Season - 14

Gangwon FC 2 - 0 FT Daejeon Citizen

Chuncheon Songam Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
34
FT
Tue, May 12
한국어
Gangwon FC
2-0
Daejeon Citizen
⚡ Intensity 32
⚖️ Balance 13
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 0
Late double breaks Daejeon hearts.

87th-Minute Magic: Gangwon Shatter Daejeon's Stubborn Resistance

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 34/100. A gruelling tactical chess match exploded into life in the dying embers, proving Gangwon's relentless persistence can break even the most disciplined defensive lines.

The Attritional Stalemate

The contest at Chuncheon Songam Stadium began as an exercise in sheer attrition. Gangwon FC dictated the tempo from the outset, dominating possession with a massive 65% share of the ball, yet found themselves constantly frustrated by a deeply entrenched Daejeon Citizen rearguard. Despite launching 96 attacking sequences and controlling the territory, the hosts lacked that crucial cutting edge in the final third. The Balance of play heavily favoured the home side, but Daejeon remained resilient, absorbing pressure and holding their shape perfectly. Their game plan was clear: frustrate the hosts and snatch an unlikely point on the road, testing the overall Stakes of Gangwon’s ambitions to solidify their spot in the Championship Group.

The Late Lockbreaker

Just as the match seemed destined to fizzle out into a frustrating goalless draw, the Intensity suddenly skyrocketed. In the 87th minute, the suffocating home pressure finally yielded a diamond. Mo Jae-Hyeon picked the perfect lock, delivering a precise ball into the danger area. Striker A. Hleihel, who had spent the entire afternoon battling against physical markers, was there to convert with a clinical finish. It was a hammer blow to Daejeon’s exhausted defensive shape, a moment where the Upset Factor evaporated instantly as the hosts grabbed the long-awaited advantage. The stadium erupted, recognising the sheer willpower required to break the deadlock so late in the day.

Opening the Floodgates

With Daejeon suddenly forced to abandon their defensive shape and push forward in desperation, the floodgates opened. Barely two minutes after the opener, the hosts exploited the newly created space. Kim Gun-Hee orchestrated a lightning-fast transition, feeding Kim Dae-Won who made no mistake to double the advantage and seal the match. The quick-fire double completely flattened the visitors, turning a grueling test of patience into a 2-0 victory. The late surge secures valuable momentum for Gangwon as they maintain their push near the top of the table, while Daejeon remain uncomfortably close to the foot of the relegation zone, left to reflect on a defensive masterclass undone in the final moments.

Key Questions

How dramatic was the late winner by A. Hleihel?

Incredibly dramatic. Arriving in the 87th minute, A. Hleihel's crucial strike shattered a stubborn Daejeon defence, immediately sparking a late attacking blitz that sealed the entire match.

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
65%
35%
Gangwon FC 65%
Daejeon Citizen 35%
Shots on Target
5
4
Gangwon FC 5
Daejeon Citizen 4
Corners
6
1
Gangwon FC 6
Daejeon Citizen 1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Gangwon FC 1
Daejeon Citizen 0
Red Cards
0
0
Gangwon FC 0
Daejeon Citizen 0

Match Events

HT
Jeong Jae-Hee Joao Victor 🔄 60'
Diogo Oliveira Yu Kang-Hyun 🔄 60'
66' 🔄 Goh Young-Jun Kim Gun-Hee
66' 🔄 Choe Byeong-Chan A. Hleihel
K. Park Lee Myung-Jae 🔄 76'
Kim Moon-Hwan Victor Bobsin 🔄 76'
82' 🟨 Lee Gi-Hyuk
87' A. Hleihel (Mo Jae-Hyeon)
89' Kim Dae-Won (Kim Gun-Hee)
G. Ludwigson Joo Min-Kyu 🔄 90'
90' 🔄 Kim Dae-Won Shin Min-Ha
90'+5 🔄 Mo Jae-Hyeon Kim Do-Hyun
90'+5 🔄 Seo Min-Woo Kim Dong-Hyun
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

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
Ho-yeong Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Dong-hyeon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kang Yun-Gu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Seung Won Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Abdallah Khalaihal
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Gun-hee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Do-Hyun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Daejeon Citizen

Goalkeepers
Lee Chang-geun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Moon-hwan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-deok Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Anton Kryvotsiuk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kyu-hyun Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Yun-seong Kang
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Bong-Soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jae-hee Jeong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jin-su Seo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gustav Ludwigson
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Diogo Oliveira
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Lee Jun-Seo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Myeong-jae Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lim Jong Eun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Victor Bobsin
👻 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
Min-kyu Joo
👻 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
Gangwon FC Win
Daejeon Citizen Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 14 29 25 11 +14 WGwangju FC 0 - 1 FC Seoul (12-05-2026)LJeju United FC 2 - 1 FC Seoul (09-05-2026)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 FC Anyang (05-05-2026)LFC Seoul 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (02-05-2026)WGangwon FC 1 - 2 FC Seoul (25-04-2026)
2 Ulsan Hyundai FC 13 23 20 17 +3 WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (10-05-2026)WGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-05-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (02-05-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 4 Daejeon Citizen (26-04-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (22-04-2026)
3 Jeonbuk Motors 13 22 20 12 +8 DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (10-05-2026)WJeonbuk Motors 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (05-05-2026)WJeju United FC 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (02-05-2026)WJeonbuk Motors 3 - 2 Pohang Steelers (26-04-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Incheon United (21-04-2026)
4 Pohang Steelers 14 22 12 10 +2 WIncheon United 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (12-05-2026)WDaejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Pohang Steelers (09-05-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Pohang Steelers (05-05-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (02-05-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 3 - 2 Pohang Steelers (26-04-2026)
5 Gangwon FC 14 21 17 10 +7 WGangwon FC 2 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (12-05-2026)DGwangju FC 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (09-05-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Pohang Steelers (05-05-2026)WIncheon United 0 - 1 Gangwon FC (02-05-2026)LGangwon FC 1 - 2 FC Seoul (25-04-2026)
6 Incheon United 14 18 17 17 0 LIncheon United 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (12-05-2026)WGimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 Incheon United (09-05-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 0 - 0 Incheon United (05-05-2026)LIncheon United 0 - 1 Gangwon FC (02-05-2026)WIncheon United 1 - 0 Jeju United FC (25-04-2026)
7 Jeju United FC 13 18 11 12 -1 WJeju United FC 2 - 1 FC Seoul (09-05-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 0 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-05-2026)LJeju United FC 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (02-05-2026)LIncheon United 1 - 0 Jeju United FC (25-04-2026)WDaejeon Citizen 0 - 1 Jeju United FC (22-04-2026)
8 FC Anyang 14 17 17 15 +2 DFC Anyang 2 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (13-05-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (10-05-2026)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 FC Anyang (05-05-2026)LFC Anyang 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (02-05-2026)WGwangju FC 2 - 5 FC Anyang (26-04-2026)
9 Daejeon Citizen 14 16 16 14 +2 LGangwon FC 2 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (12-05-2026)LDaejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Pohang Steelers (09-05-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 0 - 0 Incheon United (05-05-2026)WGwangju FC 0 - 5 Daejeon Citizen (02-05-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 4 Daejeon Citizen (26-04-2026)
10 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 14 14 15 20 -5 DFC Anyang 2 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (13-05-2026)LGimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 Incheon United (09-05-2026)LGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-05-2026)WFC Seoul 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (02-05-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 0 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (25-04-2026)
11 Bucheon FC 1995 13 13 9 15 -6 LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (10-05-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 0 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-05-2026)WFC Anyang 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (02-05-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 0 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (25-04-2026)LFC Seoul 3 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (21-04-2026)
12 Gwangju FC 14 7 7 33 -26 LGwangju FC 0 - 1 FC Seoul (12-05-2026)DGwangju FC 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (09-05-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (05-05-2026)LGwangju FC 0 - 5 Daejeon Citizen (02-05-2026)LGwangju FC 2 - 5 FC Anyang (26-04-2026)