Cheju United and Pohang Steelers met at the Jeju Stadium of Peace on 25 August for the 25th round of the K-League 1, and the visitors edged through with a 2-1 victory. Julien Celestine's stoppage-time strike ended a barren spell for Pohang after Ki-jong Won had given the hosts an early lead. The result keeps Pohang in fourth place with 28 points, while Cheju remain eighth on 24 points.
Ki-jong Won reached for his pocket after just 15 minutes to open the scoring for Cheju, and by then the home side had found a way through the visitors' defence. Sang-hyeok Cho picked up two bookings in five minutes around the half-hour mark, though Pohang regrouped well at the break. Tobias Figueiredo, Chang-jun Park and Sang-hyeok Cho were all shuffled at 46 minutes, and the old head settled them down.
Kento Nishiya punished them from open play in the 49th minute to level matters, though he was replaced in the 87th. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal, and the game opened up after that. Juninho Rocha booked in the 80th as tensions rose, and Pohang had the game won inside twenty minutes of the end.
Cheju United registered 110 attacks and 51.755 spectators watched, with 5 shots on target and 6 off target. Their shots accuracy sat at 0.42, while possession was split 52-48 in their favour. Four corners were awarded compared to Pohang's three, and the hosts threw in 22 times against 16 for the visitors.
Pohang Steelers showed 114 attacks and 4 shots on target with 3 off target, their accuracy at 0.44. They made 4 goalkeeper saves compared to Cheju's 2, and picked up 2 yellow cards. The away side's recent form had been strong — three wins from their last five — while Cheju had ended their run with a goalless draw against Kimchun Sanmju.