Gimpo CitizenD16 Aug · Home Cheonan City FC · 1:1W19 Aug · Home Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 2:1L29 Aug · Home Suwon Bluewings · 1:4L6 Sep · Home Seongnam FC · 1:2D13 Sep · Away Jeonnam Dragons · 2:2W19 Sep · Home Busan I Park · 1:0
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Busan I ParkD19 Aug · Home Bucheon FC 1995 · 0:0D22 Aug · Away Daegu FC · 1:1L30 Aug · Away Suwon FC · 1:2L5 Sep · Home Ansan Greeners · 0:1W13 Sep · Home Gimhae City · 2:0L19 Sep · Away Gimpo Citizen · 0:1
In the K League 2 game on 19 September 2026, Gimpo Citizen beat Busan I Park 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 3:2, corners 2:6.
Match report
Gimpo Citizen secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Busan IPark in their K-League 2 Regular Season fixture on Saturday. Lee Si-Heon's first-half strike proved decisive in a match where both sides created little in terms of clear-cut opportunities. The win keeps the hosts in seventh place while the visitors remain one position above them in the table.
The opening goal arrived in the fortieth minute when Si-Heon found the back of the net to give his team a lead they would not surrender. Before that moment, the game had been defined by yellow cards — Park Sang-hyoun booked in the fifteenth minute and Jang Ho-Ik cautioned shortly after the half-hour mark. By then, neither side was showing much attacking intent.
Busan IPark came into this fixture having won their previous outing against Kimhae City 2-0, but those attacking numbers did not translate into meaningful chances. The visitors registered more attacks overall and earned six corners compared to their opponents' two, yet their shot accuracy sat at a mere 15 per cent. Three shots on target yielded nothing, while the hosts managed three attempts on goal with a 38 per cent conversion rate.
Both managers made significant changes around the hour mark, with Gimpo Citizen introducing Gabriel Honorio and Baek Ga-On among others. Busan IPark responded by bringing on Cho Dong-Jae and Xavier at the restart, suggesting they felt their lineup needed reshuffling after the goal. The substitutions did not alter the scoreline, though the visitors pushed for an equaliser in the final stages.
With the result, Gimpo Citizen remain on 35 points from 25 games, while Busan IPark hold 41 points from 26 matches. The gap between them has not shifted dramatically, but the home side will take satisfaction from holding firm despite their opponents' territorial advantage. Neither team can claim dominance when the statistics show so few genuine chances created.
HT🟨15' Park Sang-hyoun — Yellow card🟨26' Jang Ho-Ik — Yellow card⚽40' Lee Si-Heon — Goal⇄46' Park Sang-hyoun — Substitution⇄46' Cho Dong-Jae — Substitution⇄46' Son Hwi — Substitution⇄46' Xavier — Substitution⇄68' Kim Min-Seog — Substitution⇄68' Baek Ga-On — Substitution⇄68' Gabriel Honorio — Substitution⇄75' Kim Do-Hyeok — Substitution⇄83' Lee In-Jae — Substitution⇄83' M. Kim — Substitution
D16 Aug · Home Cheonan City FC · 1:1W19 Aug · Home Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 2:1L29 Aug · Home Suwon Bluewings · 1:4L6 Sep · Home Seongnam FC · 1:2D13 Sep · Away Jeonnam Dragons · 2:2W19 Sep · Home Busan I Park · 1:0
D19 Aug · Home Bucheon FC 1995 · 0:0D22 Aug · Away Daegu FC · 1:1L30 Aug · Away Suwon FC · 1:2L5 Sep · Home Ansan Greeners · 0:1W13 Sep · Home Gimhae City · 2:0L19 Sep · Away Gimpo Citizen · 0:1
