K League 1 Regular Season - 17

Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 FT Bucheon FC 1995

Gimcheon Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
23
FT
Sat, Jul 11
한국어
Gimcheon Sangmu FC
1-1
Bucheon FC 1995
⚡ Intensity 18
⚖️ Balance 40
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 38
A brief spark in relegation gloom.

Three Minutes of Fire in a Relegation Scrap

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 23/100. A desperately needed relegation six-pointer flared into life for three manic minutes before fizzling into a disjointed and ultimately unhelpful stalemate for both sides.

The Stifled Opening

The Stakes could hardly be higher at Gimcheon Stadium, with both Gimcheon Sangmu FC and Bucheon FC 1995 desperate to claw their way out of the K League 1 relegation mire. The hosts immediately sought to dictate the tempo, monopolising the ball and pressing high up the pitch. They completely dominated possession in the early phases, pinning the visitors deep inside their own half. However, all that territorial control lacked a cutting edge. Despite camping around the penalty area, the home side struggled to unpick a stubborn defensive block. The sheer gravity of the relegation battle seemed to weigh heavily on the players, resulting in cautious, lateral passing rather than incisive attacking thrusts, leaving the crowd waiting for a genuine spark to ignite this crucial clash. Gimcheon’s manager cast a frustrated figure on the touchline as his side’s intricate passing sequences repeatedly broke down in the final third.

The Three-Minute Flurry

Just as the match threatened to settle into a predictable rhythm, a sudden spike in Intensity completely flipped the script. In the 29th minute, the hosts finally found the breakthrough their prolonged possession warranted. Jung Jae-Min carved out a precious pocket of space, delivering a precise ball for Go Jae-Hyeon to ruthlessly slot home, sending the home supporters into raptures. Yet, before the celebrations had even concluded, the visitors mounted an immediate and devastating response. Scarcely three minutes had elapsed when Patrick William orchestrated a rapid counter-thrust, setting up Baek Dong-Gyu to fire an emphatic equaliser past a stunned goalkeeper. This lightning-fast exchange of blows completely altered the Balance of the contest, transforming a cagey chess match into a sudden shootout before the dust quickly settled again. It was a remarkable demonstration of how quickly momentum can swing, proving Bucheon possessed the mental fortitude to strike back immediately.

A Frustrating Stalemate

After that frantic exchange, the second half regrettably regressed into a disjointed affair. The home side finished the match having dominated possession with a commanding 68 percent, yet their vast swathes of the ball translated into zero big chances created. They registered 14 total attempts, but erratic finishing meant the visiting goalkeeper was rarely stretched beyond routine saves. The visitors, meanwhile, were content to absorb pressure, relying on dogged defending and time-wasting tactics to preserve their hard-earned point. Ultimately, our verdict is that this 1-1 draw serves neither side's survival ambitions. Both clubs remain stranded in the perilous lower reaches of the table, desperately searching for the consistency required to secure their top-flight status as the season grinds onward. Possessing the ball is futile without the cutting edge to punish opponents, leaving both managers with plenty to ponder.

Key Questions

Who scored the goals in this match?

Go Jae-Hyeon opened the scoring for Gimcheon in the 29th minute, but Baek Dong-Gyu grabbed a swift equaliser for Bucheon just three minutes later.

How does this draw impact the K League 1 relegation battle?

The result keeps both teams firmly entrenched in the bottom half of the table, doing very little to ease their respective relegation fears.

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
68%
32%
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 68%
Bucheon FC 1995 32%
Shots on Target
3
3
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 3
Bucheon FC 1995 3
Corners
4
4
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 4
Bucheon FC 1995 4
Fouls
8
9
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 8
Bucheon FC 1995 9
Yellow Cards
0
2
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0
Bucheon FC 1995 2
Red Cards
0
0
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0
Bucheon FC 1995 0

Match Events

29' Go Jae-Hyeon (Jung Jae-Min)
Baek Dong-Gyu (Patrick William) 32'
Kim Sang-Jun 🟨 45'+2
HT
S. Seong Kim Jong-Woo 🔄 61'
Kim Min-Jun Rodrigo Bassani 🔄 61'
Vitor Gabriel Park Jeong-In 🔄 61'
63' 🔄 Lee Soo-Bin T. Park
74' 🔄 Go Jae-Hyeon Jeon Byung-Kwan
74' 🔄 Park Se-Jin Lee Sang-Heon
74' 🔄 Kim Joo-Chan Kim In-Gyun
Thiaguinho Santos Kim Seung-Bin 🔄 82'
An Tae-Hyun 🟨 88'
88' 🔄 Jung Jae-Min G. Lee
Galego Yeo Bong-Hun 🔄 90'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Goalkeepers
Jong-beom Baek
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Tae-hwan Kim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Deok-geun Lim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jung-taek Lee
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Park Cheol-woo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Jae-hyeon Go
POACHER
POACHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
0
Shots
0
Rating
Lee Kang-Hyeon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Soo-bin Lee
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Joo-chan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Se-jin Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jeong Jae-Min
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
0
Key Passes
0
Rating
BENCH
Hyeon-ho Moon
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Park Jin-Seong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Si-hoo Hong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tae-jun Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jeon Byung-kwan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Roh Kyung-ho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
In-kyun Kim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lee Sangheon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kun-hee Lee
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Bucheon FC 1995

Goalkeepers
Hyeong-keun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Sung-wook Hong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dong-kyu Baek
POACHER
POACHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
0
Shots
0
Rating
Patrick William
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
0
Key Passes
0
Rating
Midfielders
Thiaguinho Santos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
8
Late Mins
8
Late Mins
82
Total Mins
82
Entry
Sang-jun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Shin Seong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Tae-hyeon Ahn
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Min-jun Kim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Vitor Gabriel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Galego
SUNDAY LEAGUER
SUNDAY LEAGUER
0
Rating
0
Rating
0
Duels Lost
0
Poss Lost
BENCH
Hyeon-yeob kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lee Jae-won
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jong-Woo Kim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Seung-bin Kim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bong-hun Yeo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeong-in Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Rodrigo Bassani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ji-ho Han
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
04/25/2026 Bucheon FC 1995 0 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Bucheon Stadium
05/14/2025 Bucheon FC 1995 3 - 1 (AET) Gimcheon Sangmu FC FA Cup Bucheon Stadium
10/07/2023 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 3 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
07/01/2023 Bucheon FC 1995 0 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
04/15/2023 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 4 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
10/17/2021 Bucheon FC 1995 0 - 1 Sangju Sangmu FC K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
07/31/2021 Sangju Sangmu FC 2 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
05/08/2021 Bucheon FC 1995 0 - 0 Sangju Sangmu FC K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
04/10/2021 Sangju Sangmu FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
04/25/2026
K League 1 Bucheon Stadium
05/14/2025
FA Cup Bucheon Stadium
10/07/2023
K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
07/01/2023
K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
04/15/2023
K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
10/17/2021
K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
07/31/2021
K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
05/08/2021
K League 2 Bucheon Stadium
04/10/2021
K League 2 Gimcheon Stadium
Gimcheon Sangmu FC Win
Bucheon FC 1995 Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 16 35 28 12 +16 WFC Seoul 1 - 0 Incheon United (05-07-2026)WDaejeon Citizen 1 - 2 FC Seoul (16-05-2026)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)
2 Jeonbuk Motors 17 29 25 15 +10 WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 3 Jeonbuk Motors (11-07-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Gangwon FC (04-07-2026)WJeonbuk Motors 1 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (17-05-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 0 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (13-05-2026)DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (10-05-2026)
3 Pohang Steelers 17 28 18 14 +4 WGwangju FC 0 - 3 Pohang Steelers (11-07-2026)WFC Anyang 2 - 3 Pohang Steelers (04-07-2026)LBucheon FC 1995 2 - 0 Pohang Steelers (17-05-2026)WIncheon United 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (12-05-2026)WDaejeon Citizen 0 - 2 Pohang Steelers (09-05-2026)
4 Gangwon FC 16 27 21 11 +10 WJeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Gangwon FC (04-07-2026)WGangwon FC 2 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (17-05-2026)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)
5 Ulsan Hyundai FC 17 27 24 24 0 LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 3 Jeonbuk Motors (11-07-2026)DGwangju FC 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-07-2026)LGangwon FC 2 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (17-05-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 2 - 1 Jeju United FC (13-05-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (10-05-2026)
6 Incheon United 16 21 21 18 +3 LFC Seoul 1 - 0 Incheon United (05-07-2026)WIncheon United 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (16-05-2026)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)
7 FC Anyang 16 20 21 19 +2 LFC Anyang 2 - 3 Pohang Steelers (04-07-2026)WJeju United FC 1 - 2 FC Anyang (17-05-2026)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)
8 Jeju United FC 16 19 14 17 -3 DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-07-2026)LJeju United FC 1 - 2 FC Anyang (17-05-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 2 - 1 Jeju United FC (13-05-2026)WJeju United FC 2 - 1 FC Seoul (09-05-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 0 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-05-2026)
9 Bucheon FC 1995 17 19 14 18 -4 DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-07-2026)DDaejeon Citizen 2 - 2 Bucheon FC 1995 (04-07-2026)WBucheon FC 1995 2 - 0 Pohang Steelers (17-05-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 0 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors (13-05-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (10-05-2026)
10 Daejeon Citizen 16 17 19 18 +1 DDaejeon Citizen 2 - 2 Bucheon FC 1995 (04-07-2026)LDaejeon Citizen 1 - 2 FC Seoul (16-05-2026)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)
11 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 17 16 17 23 -6 DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (11-07-2026)DGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-07-2026)LJeonbuk Motors 1 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (17-05-2026)DFC Anyang 2 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (13-05-2026)LGimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 Incheon United (09-05-2026)
12 Gwangju FC 17 8 8 41 -33 LGwangju FC 0 - 3 Pohang Steelers (11-07-2026)DGwangju FC 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-07-2026)LIncheon United 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (16-05-2026)LGwangju FC 0 - 1 FC Seoul (12-05-2026)DGwangju FC 0 - 0 Gangwon FC (09-05-2026)