visitors edge hosts in five-goal thriller
Гиджанг Юнайтед came from behind to beat Пхёнтек Ситизен 3-2 in the К4 Лига on Friday evening, a result that keeps their top-half hopes alive. The match finished with goals at 33, 54, 56, 87 and 92 minutes, with a yellow card at the 64-minute mark. By then the visitors had shown enough composure to hold on for what mattered.
Пхёнтек took the opening goal at the 33-minute mark before Гиджанг responded with two quick strikes at 54 and 56 minutes to take control. The hosts nodded back at 87 minutes to set up a nervous finale, but Гиджанг added a late winner at 92. The yellow card at 64 minutes did little to calm nerves as the home side threw everything at it.
The hosts sit 13th with nine points from 18 games, a record that reads two wins, three draws and 13 defeats. Гиджанг Юнайтед are ninth on 23 points from 19 matches, seven victories and ten losses. The result extends the visitors' lead over Пхёнтек to 14 points in the table.
Пхёнтек's recent run has been harsh: a 2-0 loss to Чинджу Ситизен, a 5-0 hammering by Сесон Пионер and a 3-1 defeat to Ёджу Седжон. Гиджанг came off a 4-1 thrashing by Чинджу Ситизен but had earlier beaten Сесон Пионер 2-0. The contrast in form shows in the standings.
What stands out is how the visitors managed the game after going behind at the 87-minute mark. They stayed composed when many would have crumbled, and that is the sort of thing that separates sides in these tight K4 Лига fixtures. The table goes out of the window in these games, but points matter when the season closes.