Gwangju FC caught the ‘strong’ Pohang Steelers and rode the upward trend.
Gwangju won a 4-2 come-from-behind victory after a slugfest in the 2023 Hana One Q K League 1 round 16 home game against Pohang held at the Gwangju Soccer Stadium on the 3rd.
Gwangju, which had 2 wins in a row after a draw in 7 games, recorded 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses (21 points), tied with Jeonbuk and Daegu on points, but ahead in points (21 goals for Gwangju, 19 goals for Jeonbuk, and 18 goals for Daegu) and 6 goals for Daegu. kept above 안전놀이터
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The opening goal belonged to Pohang. In the 10th minute of the first half, Baek Seong-dong caught a grounder pass from Young-Jun Ko who broke through the right side and connected it to the goal even when his center of gravity collapsed. Zeca, rushing through this pass, lightly pushed it into the goal.
Gwangju turned the game around in the 25th minute of the first half. Asani’s right corner kick hit Oberdan’s body and was sucked straight into the goal, resulting in an own goal.
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The pendulum of the match tilted toward Gwangju in the 10th minute of the second half. Doo Hyun-seok scored a super goal. Moving from the right side of the penalty box to the center, the left-footed shot showed a fantastic trajectory and split the net.
In the 17th minute of the second half, Gwangju took out Thomas and Park Han-bin and replaced Heo Yul and Lee Kang-hyun. Pohang put out Lee Ho-jae’s card instead of Jeka.
Gwangju scored a key goal in the 19th minute of the second half. Um Ji-seong made use of Asani’s kill pass at high speed and shook the net with a sensuous right-footed shot.
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Pohang also counterattacked. In the 30th minute of the second half, Baek Seong-dong’s free kick, delivered from the left flank, rose into the air and Lee Ho-jae scored a chase goal with a header.
However, when Gwangju scored the fourth goal in the 36th minute of the second half, they virtually seized the victory. Ahn Young-kyu, the captain of a corner kick from the right side, scored with a header.