K League 1 Regular Season - 21

Jeju United FC 3 - 3 FT Incheon United

Jeju World Cup Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Aug 2
한국어
Jeju United FC
3-3
Incheon United
⚡ Intensity 82
⚖️ Balance 99
🏆 Stakes 56
🎲 Upset 28
Six goals, six changes, absolute chaos.

Playoff Hopes Ignite a Six-Goal Thriller

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 100/100. A relentless top-six battle at Jeju World Cup Stadium delivered an instant classic as neither side refused to back down in this 3-3 epic.

Early Exchanges and Instant Replies

The Stakes defined the early exchanges as Jeju United FC looked to claw their way out of the relegation playoff zone. They edged possession early on, establishing rhythm on their home turf. The breakthrough came swiftly in the 12th minute when Emerson Negueba slipped a precise ball through to Kim Shin-Jin, who ruthlessly buried the opener. But Incheon United did not travel just to make up the numbers. In a stunning three-minute spell, Lee Ju-Yong set up Kim Gun-Hee twice, turning the match on its head by the 37th minute. The Intensity soared as both teams traded heavy blows, turning the midfield into a fierce battleground before T. Figueiredo equalised for the hosts right on the stroke of half-time to cap off a wild 45 minutes.

The Second-Half Seesaw

Emerging from the tunnel with the score poised at 2-2, the momentum swings stubbornly refused to settle. The sheer Balance of this contest was staggering, ultimately featuring six lead changes and three tied periods as neither side allowed the other to dictate terms. Jeju pressed their advantage, creating a flurry of attacks that pinned Incheon deep into their own half. Their persistence paid off in the 56th minute when Kim Jun-ha found Matheus Aias, who emphatically restored the hosts' lead. Yet, Incheon’s attacking efficiency was terrifying. Despite managing only 48% possession, the visitors registered seven shots on target from just ten total attempts. Every time they ventured forward, they looked incredibly capable of scoring, leaving Jeju’s defence in a constant state of anxiety as the match tipped past the hour mark.

Sharing the Spoils

The drama reached boiling point in the 62nd minute when veteran Lee Chung-Yong orchestrated the final twist, providing a sublime assist for Lee Ju-Yong to smash home the 3-3 equaliser. From there, it was a pure test of nerve and stamina. Both sides racked up 10 corners combined in a desperate search for a late winner, throwing bodies forward as the clock ticked down. Ultimately, the referee's whistle brought a breathless stalemate to a close. For Jeju, remaining in 7th place keeps them agonizingly one point away from the safety of the top-six playoffs. Incheon holds onto that coveted 6th spot for now, but this ferocious encounter proved beyond doubt that the battle for the top half will go right down to the wire.

Key Questions

What caused the 6-goal thriller?

High stakes and ruthless finishing fueled the chaos. Incheon’s clinical counter-attacks met Jeju’s persistent possession, resulting in six lead changes and relentless end-to-end action.

What does this mean for Jeju United FC's season?

The draw leaves Jeju lingering in 7th place, agonizingly one point behind Incheon and the safety of the top-six playoff spots. Every remaining point is now absolutely crucial.

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
52%
48%
Jeju United FC 52%
Incheon United 48%
Shots on Target
5
7
Jeju United FC 5
Incheon United 7
Corners
5
5
Jeju United FC 5
Incheon United 5
Fouls
13
15
Jeju United FC 13
Incheon United 15
Yellow Cards
3
2
Jeju United FC 3
Incheon United 2
Red Cards
0
0
Jeju United FC 0
Incheon United 0

Match Events

12' Kim Shin-Jin (Emerson Negueba)
Kim Gun-Hee (Lee Ju-Yong) 34'
Kim Gun-Hee (Lee Ju-Yong) 37'
Lee Chung-Yong 🟨 38'
45'+1 T. Figueiredo (Oh Jae-Hyeok)
HT
S. Mugosa M. Ferrier 🔄 46'
Kim Seong-Min Lee Dong-Ryul 🔄 46'
46' 🔄 Park Chang-Jun Matheus Aias
Kim Myung-soon 🟨 50'
56' Matheus Aias (Kim Jun-ha)
Seo Jae-Min Kim Young-whan 🔄 60'
Lee Ju-Yong (Lee Chung-Yong) 62'
69' 🟨 Oh Jae-Hyeok
71' 🟨 T. Figueiredo
74' 🔄 Kim Shin-Jin M. Jang
74' 🔄 Kim Jun-ha Choi Byung-wook
78' 🔄 Oh Jae-Hyeok Park Min-jae
Lee Myoung-Joo Mun Ji-Hwan 🔄 84'
Kim Myung-soon Choi Seung-gu 🔄 84'
87' 🔄 Yu In-Soo Kwon Gi-min
90'+3 🟨 J. Celestine
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Jeju United FC

Goalkeepers
Dong-jun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
In-su Yu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Tobias Figueiredo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Julien Celestine
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ryun-sung Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Italo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jae-hyeok Oh
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Jun-Ha
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Chang-jun Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Emerson Ramon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Kim Shin-jin
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Chan-gi Ahn
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-gyu Jang
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kwon Ki-Min
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Woon Jeong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jo In-Jung
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Byung-wook Choi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dong-hwi Kang
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Matheus Aiás
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Min-jae Park
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Incheon United

Goalkeepers
Dong-heon Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Kim Myung-Sun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gun-hee Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Juan Ibiza
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ju-yong Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Seong-min Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jae-min Seo
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Myung Joo Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Gerso Fernandes
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Chung-yong Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Stefan Mugoša
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Lee Tae Hui
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Choi Seung-Gu
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Sang-ki Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Park Kyung-sub
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Young-whan Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ji-hwan Mun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Chi-in Jeong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Morgan Ferrier
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dong-ryul Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
04/25/2026 Incheon United 1 - 0 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
10/19/2024 Incheon United 1 - 2 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
08/10/2024 Jeju United FC 0 - 1 Incheon United K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
06/26/2024 Jeju United FC 1 - 0 Incheon United K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
04/06/2024 Incheon United 0 - 1 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
09/16/2023 Incheon United 2 - 1 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
05/10/2023 Jeju United FC 2 - 0 Incheon United K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
03/12/2023 Incheon United 1 - 0 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
10/11/2022 Incheon United 3 - 1 Jeju United FC K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
09/06/2022 Jeju United FC 0 - 1 Incheon United K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
04/25/2026
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
10/19/2024
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
08/10/2024
K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
06/26/2024
K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
04/06/2024
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
09/16/2023
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
05/10/2023
K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
03/12/2023
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
10/11/2022
K League 1 Sungui Arena Park
09/06/2022
K League 1 Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeju United FC Win
Incheon United 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 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)
3 Ulsan Hyundai FC 21 34 33 30 +3 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)LUlsan 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 21 28 20 22 -2 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)WGwangju FC 0 - 3 Pohang Steelers (11-07-2026)
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)