K League 1 Regular Season - 15

Jeonbuk Motors 1 - 0 FT Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Jeonju World Cup Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
30
FT
Sun, May 17
한국어
Jeonbuk Motors
1-0
Gimcheon Sangmu FC
⚡ Intensity 26
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 0
Late drama saves a dull affair.

Late Orobo Strike Masks Jeonbuk's Frustrations

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 30/100. A desperately flat encounter was saved by 97th-minute heroics, securing vital points for the hosts despite a largely uninspiring performance.

The Grinding Opening

The afternoon at Jeonju World Cup Stadium began with a distinctly low Intensity as both sides struggled to find an attacking rhythm. Jeonbuk Motors controlled possession, holding fifty-five percent of the ball, but their build-up play lacked the necessary penetration to trouble the visitors. Gimcheon Sangmu FC set up a resilient defensive block, seemingly content to absorb pressure and look for isolated counter-attacks. The initial exchanges were mired in the midfield, with neither team able to dictate the tempo or force meaningful saves. A combination of misplaced final passes and rigid defensive formations resulted in a stagnant early phase, leaving the home supporters frustrated by the lack of clear-cut opportunities in the final third.

A Battle of Attrition

As the match wore on, the Balance of play remained deadlocked in a tactical stalemate. Jeonbuk continued to press forward, launching ninety-six attacks over the course of the match, but their finishing was woefully inaccurate. Eleven shots sailed off target, transforming what should have been sustained pressure into a series of wasted set-pieces and goal kicks for the opposition. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, despite managing only a handful of entries into the penalty area, maintained their defensive discipline remarkably well. The visitors registered just two shots on target themselves, underscoring the severe lack of cutting edge on display from both outfits. The second half deteriorated into a gruelling physical contest with persistent fouls interrupting whatever brief flashes of fluidity emerged.

The Stoppage Time Steal

Just as a goalless draw seemed inevitable, the late drama unfolded to completely alter the Stakes of the afternoon. In the ninety-seventh minute, deep into stoppage time, the home side finally broke the resilient defensive line. Kim Young-Bin delivered a crucial pass to find Tiago Orobo, who slotted home a dramatic winner to shatter the away team's hearts. This desperate late strike ensures Jeonbuk stays right in the mix for the championship group, keeping their aspirations alive. Conversely, the cruel finish leaves Gimcheon stranded in the relegation battle, seven points adrift from safety. The immense late Upset Factor completely flipped the narrative, masking ninety minutes of frustration with one moment of pure elation for the home crowd.

Key Questions

How dramatic was the late winner by Tiago Orobo?

Tiago Orobo's ninety-seventh-minute strike shattered a gruelling stalemate, arriving with seconds left on the clock to completely change the match outcome.

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
55%
45%
Jeonbuk Motors 55%
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 45%
Shots on Target
4
2
Jeonbuk Motors 4
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2
Corners
6
1
Jeonbuk Motors 6
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Jeonbuk Motors 1
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2
Red Cards
0
0
Jeonbuk Motors 0
Gimcheon Sangmu FC 0

Match Events

HT
Lim Dug-Keun K. Lee 🔄 62'
Go Jae-Hyeon Jeon Byung-Kwan 🔄 62'
66' 🔄 Oberdan J. Gamboa
66' 🔄 Lee Seung-Woo Kim Seung-Sub
K. Lee 🟨 67'
Kim Joo-Chan Kim In-Gyun 🔄 73'
Park Se-Jin Roh Kyung-Ho 🔄 73'
79' 🔄 Lee Dong-Jun Tiago Orobo
T. Park Lee Chan-Wook 🔄 81'
85' 🟨 Kim Young-Bin
87' 🔄 Kim Jin-gyu Lee Yeong-Jae
87' 🔄 Choi Woo-Jin Yeon Je-Woon
Baek Jong-beom 🟨 90'+4
90'+7 Tiago Orobo (Kim Young-Bin)
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Jeonbuk Motors

Goalkeepers
Bum-keun Song
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Defenders
Tae-hyeon Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Yeong-bin Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kim Ha-Jun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Choi Woo-jin
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Oberdan Alionço
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jin-gyu Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dong-jun Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Kang Sang-Yun
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Seung-Woo Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Bruno Mota
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Ju-hyeon Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Je-un Yeon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lee Sang-myung
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ju-hyeong Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
João Gamboa
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Yeong-jae Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Seong-ung Maeng
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Seung-seob Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Tiago Orobó
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

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
Jae-hyeon Go
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Deok-geun Lim
👻 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
Kun-hee Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Hyeon-ho Moon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lee Chan-wook
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Si-hoo Hong
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jeon Byung-kwan
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lee Kang-Hyeon
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Roh Kyung-ho
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Soo-bin Lee
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
In-kyun Kim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jeong Jae-Min
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
03/08/2026 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 1 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
10/25/2025 Jeonbuk Motors 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
09/20/2025 Jeonbuk Motors 1 - 2 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
06/27/2025 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
02/16/2025 Jeonbuk Motors 2 - 1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
07/14/2024 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 4 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
05/25/2024 Jeonbuk Motors 0 - 0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
03/17/2024 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 0 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
09/03/2022 Sangju Sangmu FC 2 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
07/02/2022 Sangju Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
03/08/2026
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
10/25/2025
K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
09/20/2025
K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
06/27/2025
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
02/16/2025
K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
07/14/2024
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
05/25/2024
K League 1 Jeonju World Cup Stadium
03/17/2024
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
09/03/2022
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
07/02/2022
K League 1 Gimcheon Stadium
Jeonbuk Motors Win
Gimcheon Sangmu FC Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 FC Seoul 15 32 27 12 +15 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)LFC Seoul 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (02-05-2026)
2 Jeonbuk Motors 15 26 21 12 +9 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)WJeonbuk Motors 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (05-05-2026)WJeju United FC 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (02-05-2026)
3 Ulsan Hyundai FC 15 26 22 20 +2 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)WGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-05-2026)LUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (02-05-2026)
4 Gangwon FC 15 24 19 10 +9 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)WIncheon United 0 - 1 Gangwon FC (02-05-2026)
5 Pohang Steelers 15 22 12 12 0 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)DGangwon FC 1 - 1 Pohang Steelers (05-05-2026)WUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 1 Pohang Steelers (02-05-2026)
6 Incheon United 15 21 21 17 +4 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)LIncheon United 0 - 1 Gangwon FC (02-05-2026)
7 FC Anyang 15 20 19 16 +3 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)LFC Anyang 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (02-05-2026)
8 Jeju United FC 15 18 13 16 -3 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)LJeju United FC 0 - 2 Jeonbuk Motors (02-05-2026)
9 Bucheon FC 1995 15 17 11 15 -4 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)LBucheon FC 1995 0 - 1 Jeju United FC (05-05-2026)WFC Anyang 0 - 1 Bucheon FC 1995 (02-05-2026)
10 Daejeon Citizen 15 16 17 16 +1 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)WGwangju FC 0 - 5 Daejeon Citizen (02-05-2026)
11 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 15 14 15 21 -6 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)LGimcheon Sangmu FC 1 - 2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-05-2026)WFC Seoul 2 - 3 Gimcheon Sangmu FC (02-05-2026)
12 Gwangju FC 15 7 7 37 -30 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)LJeonbuk Motors 4 - 0 Gwangju FC (05-05-2026)LGwangju FC 0 - 5 Daejeon Citizen (02-05-2026)