Ulsan Hyundai FC — Gimcheon Sangmu FC: 3:1, K League 1
K League 1
Ulsan Hyundai FCL26 Aug · Away Daejeon Hana Citizen · 1:2W29 Aug · Home Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3:1D5 Sep · Away Jeju United FC · 0:0W8 Sep · Home FC Seoul · 1:0W12 Sep · Home Incheon United · 2:1L19 Sep · Away FC Anyang · 1:2
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Gimcheon Sangmu FCD25 Aug · Home Jeonbuk Motors · 0:0L29 Aug · Away Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1:3D6 Sep · Home Gwangju FC · 2:2D9 Sep · Away Pohang Steelers · 0:0D13 Sep · Home Gangwon FC · 2:2W19 Sep · Away Bucheon FC 1995 · 2:0
In the K League 1 game on 29 August 2026, Ulsan Hyundai FC beat Gimcheon Sangmu FC 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:5, corners 5:12.
Match report
Ulusan Hyundai beat Kimcheon Sangmu 3-1 in K-League 1's regular season round 26 at the Ulusan Munsu Football Stadium on 29 August 2026. The hosts took all three points after a match where they controlled the tempo and punished Kimcheon's defensive lapses. It was an uneven contest by then, with Ulusan finding their rhythm after the opening exchanges.
Kun-hee Lee opened the scoring in the 14th minute, giving Ulusan an early advantage. Kimcheon responded quickly with Yago Cariello equalising just before half-time, in the 44th minute. Tae-jun Park picked up a yellow card for Ulusan in the 43rd minute, and the tension showed as Jung-taek Lee went into the book for Kimcheon in stoppage time before the break.
The second half belonged to Ulusan. Kang Sang-woo restored their lead in the 62nd minute, and Cariello completed his brace in the 75th minute to put the result beyond doubt. By then Kimcheon were backs against the walls, throwing players forward without the structure to match. Two missed penalties — Cariello in the 56th minute and Sang-woo with a late attempt — kept the scoreline honest rather than inflating it further.
Ulusan dominated possession at 46 per cent despite Kimcheon registering more attacks, 111 to 88. The visitors earned 12 corners compared to five, but their shots lacked precision: five on target against six for the hosts. Ulusan's accuracy of 46 per cent told the real story — three goals from their efforts while Kimcheon's five attempts on target produced nothing.
The result leaves Ulusan fifth on 28 points from 19 games, with eight wins, four draws and seven defeats. Kimcheon sit 11th on 17 points, two wins, 11 draws and six losses. The hosts had lost three of their last five before this win, including defeats to Decheon Hanaseizen and Jeonbuk Motors, while Kimcheon's recent form showed a string of draws and narrow losses that this result breaks.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %46–54
Shots on target6–5
Shots off target4–3
Attacks88–111
HT⚽14' Kun-hee Lee — Goal🟨43' Tae-jun Park — Yellow card⚽44' Yago Cariello — Goal🟨45+2' Jung-taek Lee — Yellow card⇄46' Tae-jun Park — Substitution⇄46' Se-jin Park — Substitution✗56' Yago Cariello — Penalty missed⇄58' Hui-gyun Lee — Substitution⇄60' Jae-hyeon Go — Substitution⚽62' Kang Sang-woo — Goal⇄68' Yun-sang Hong — Substitution⇄71' Lee Jin-hyun — Substitution⇄71' Darijan Bojanić — Substitution⚽75' Yago Cariello — Goal⇄86' Kun-hee Lee — Substitution⇄90' Dong-gyeong Lee — Substitution⇄90' Myeong-kwan Seo — Substitution⇄90' Yago Cariello — Substitution⇄90' Lee Kang-Hyeon — Substitution🟨90+4' Jung Jae-Sang — Yellow card✗90+12' Kang Sang-woo — Penalty missed
L26 Aug · Away Daejeon Hana Citizen · 1:2W29 Aug · Home Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3:1D5 Sep · Away Jeju United FC · 0:0W8 Sep · Home FC Seoul · 1:0W12 Sep · Home Incheon United · 2:1L19 Sep · Away FC Anyang · 1:2
D25 Aug · Home Jeonbuk Motors · 0:0L29 Aug · Away Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1:3D6 Sep · Home Gwangju FC · 2:2D9 Sep · Away Pohang Steelers · 0:0D13 Sep · Home Gangwon FC · 2:2W19 Sep · Away Bucheon FC 1995 · 2:0
