K League 1 Regular Season - 9

Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 FT Gangwon FC

Gimcheon Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
45
FT
Tue, Apr 21
한국어
Gimcheon Sangmu FC
0-3
Gangwon FC
⚡ Intensity 49
⚖️ Balance 8
🏆 Stakes 56
🎲 Upset 0
Kim Dae-Won orchestrates Gangwon's ruthless victory.

Kim Dae-Won Masterclass Deepens Gimcheon's Misery

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 45/100. Gangwon delivered a ruthless lesson in finishing, leaving the hosts anchored in the early-season relegation mire.

The Early Stalemate

A cagey start at Gimcheon Stadium saw the hosts attempting to dictate the tempo in front of their frustrated supporters. They managed to edge possession with 51 percent of the ball, repeatedly pushing forward and ultimately generating 15 total attempts. Despite their lowly league position and winless form, Gimcheon Sangmu FC showed genuine attacking intent early on, creating a barrage of shots from distance. However, the Intensity of these opening exchanges was mostly felt in the scrappy midfield battles, evidenced by a combined eight yellow cards across the ninety minutes. The home side simply lacked the cutting edge required to break through a well-organised defensive block. Their inability to convert meaningful territory into clear-cut chances set the stage for a harsh lesson in clinical finishing from the high-flying visitors, who absorbed the pressure effortlessly.

The Turning Point

The tactical Balance completely shifted in a devastating nine-minute spell just before the interval, a period that entirely defined the afternoon's narrative. Kim Dae-Won, the undeniable architect of this victory, shattered the persistent deadlock in the 36th minute with a remarkably precise finish. The Stakes suddenly skyrocketed for the struggling hosts, who immediately looked visibly fragile at the back. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Gangwon capitalised ruthlessly on that defensive vulnerability. A crucial penalty was awarded in the dying seconds of the half, and Kim stepped up with icy composure to convert from the spot. That quickfire brace effectively sucked the life out of the home crowd, transforming what was initially a tightly contested affair into an insurmountable mountain for the home side.

Ruthless Resolution

The second half played out as an extended exercise in intelligent game management for the commanding visitors, Gangwon FC. While the home team desperately threw bodies forward in a bid to salvage local pride, accumulating five shots on target that were all comfortably dealt with, Gangwon waited patiently to strike on the counter. The final, definitive blow landed in the 83rd minute when Kim capped off a magnificent individual display by turning provider, setting up A. Hleihel to comprehensively seal the 3-0 rout. This commanding result cements Gangwon's formidable place near the summit of the table, effectively eliminating any potential Upset Factor. Meanwhile, the hosts remain stranded in 11th place, staring down a brutal relegation battle.

Key Questions

What does this mean for Gimcheon Sangmu FC's season?

Stuck in 11th place without a victory, Gimcheon must immediately resolve their attacking woes to avoid being permanently trapped in a dire relegation battle.

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
51%
49%
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 51%
Gangwon FC 49%
Shots on Target
5
5
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 5
Gangwon FC 5
Corners
4
1
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 4
Gangwon FC 1
Yellow Cards
3
5
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 3
Gangwon FC 5
Red Cards
0
0
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0
Gangwon FC 0

Match Events

Goh Young-Jun 🟨 30'
Kim Dae-Won 36'
41' 🟨 Lee Jung-Taek
Song Jun-Seok 🟨 44'
Kim Dae-Won 45'+4
HT
46' 🔄 M. Kang G. Lee
46' 🔄 Park Se-Jin Lee Sang-Heon
50' 🟨 Lim Dug-Keun
Choe Byeong-Chan Park Sang-Hyeok 🔄 55'
Goh Young-Jun A. Hleihel 🔄 55'
Lee You-Hyeon 🟨 57'
59' 🔄 Jeon Byung-Kwan Hong Yun-Sang
69' 🔄 Kim Joo-Chan Go Jae-Hyeon
Seo Min-Woo Lee Seung-Won 🔄 72'
Kim Dae-Won 🟨 72'
M. Tuci 🟨 77'
82' 🔄 Hong Yun-Sang Park Jin-Seong
A. Hleihel (Kim Dae-Won) 83'
Mo Jae-Hyeon Y. Kang 🔄 85'
Kim Dae-Won Kim Gun-Hee 🔄 85'
90'+5 🟨 Lee Sang-Heon
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Goalkeepers
Jong-beom Baek
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Tae-hwan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Byeon Jun-soo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jung-taek Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Park Cheol-woo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Jeon Byung-kwan
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Soo-bin Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Tae-jun Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Joo-chan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Se-jin Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-geu Kang
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BENCH
Hyeon-ho Moon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Park Jin-Seong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Hyeon-uh Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Deok-geun Lim
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Kim Lee-Seok
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Sang-heon Lee
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Kun-hee Lee
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Yun-sang Hong
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Jae-hyeon Go
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Gangwon FC

Goalkeepers
Park Cheong-hyo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Kang Joon-hyuk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Marko Tuci
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Shin Min-Ha
👻 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
Gi-Hyuk Lee
👻 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
Park Sang-Hyeok
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gun-hee Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Do-Hyun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
11/08/2025 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 1 Gangwon FC K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
08/09/2025 Gangwon FC 0 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
05/11/2025 Gangwon FC 0 - 4 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
03/30/2025 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 0 Gangwon FC K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
10/26/2024 Gangwon FC 1 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
08/09/2024 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Gangwon FC K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
06/22/2024 Gangwon FC 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
04/27/2024 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 0 Gangwon FC K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
09/06/2022 Gangwon FC 0 - 1 Sangju Sangmu FC K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
07/08/2022 Gangwon FC 3 - 2 Sangju Sangmu FC K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
11/08/2025
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
08/09/2025
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
05/11/2025
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
03/30/2025
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
10/26/2024
K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
08/09/2024
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
06/22/2024
K League 1 Gangneung Stadium
04/27/2024
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
09/06/2022
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
07/08/2022
K League 1 Chuncheon Songam Stadium
Gimcheon Sangmu FC Win
Gangwon FC Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 9 22 19 5 +14 WFC Seoul 3 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (21-04-2026)LFC Seoul 0 - 1 Daejeon Citizen (18-04-2026)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)
2 Ulsan Hyundai FC 9 17 16 11 +5 DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (22-04-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 5 - 1 Gwangju FC (19-04-2026)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)
3 Gangwon FC 9 13 12 7 +5 WGimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 Gangwon FC (21-04-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (18-04-2026)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)
4 Jeonbuk Motors 9 12 10 9 +1 LJeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Incheon United (21-04-2026)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors (18-04-2026)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)
5 Pohang Steelers 9 12 5 6 -1 WPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Gwangju FC (22-04-2026)LPohang Steelers 0 - 1 FC Anyang (19-04-2026)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)
6 FC Anyang 9 11 9 9 0 DFC Anyang 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (22-04-2026)WPohang Steelers 0 - 1 FC Anyang (19-04-2026)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)
7 Incheon United 9 11 13 15 -2 WJeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Incheon United (21-04-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 2 - 2 Incheon United (18-04-2026)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)
8 Bucheon FC 1995 9 10 8 11 -3 LFC Seoul 3 - 0 Bucheon FC 1995 (21-04-2026)DBucheon FC 1995 2 - 2 Incheon United (18-04-2026)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)
9 Daejeon Citizen 8 9 7 8 -1 WFC Seoul 0 - 1 Daejeon Citizen (18-04-2026)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)
10 Jeju United FC 8 9 7 8 -1 DJeju United FC 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (18-04-2026)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)
11 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 9 7 7 11 -4 LGimcheon Sangmu FC 0 - 3 Gangwon FC (21-04-2026)DJeju United FC 1 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (18-04-2026)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)
12 Gwangju FC 9 6 5 18 -13 LPohang Steelers 1 - 0 Gwangju FC (22-04-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 5 - 1 Gwangju FC (19-04-2026)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)