Chungju and Gyeongnam played out a 1-1 draw in the K-League 2 on Sunday, a result that keeps both sides adrift of the top half. The hosts led through the opening quarter before Gyeongnam fought back to claim a point away from home.
C. Mbah gave the home side an early advantage, scoring in the ninth minute after a sharp finish. He was cautioned for a challenge thirty-nine minutes in, and by then the visitors had already worked to get back into the game.
M. Garcia pulled level thirty-one minutes into the second half, and the match shifted when Choi Jung-Won was sent off sixty-three minutes in. Gyeongnam had to play with ten men for the remainder, and here's the thing — they still managed to see out the result.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half, with six changes between fifty-four and eighty minutes. Gyeongnam brought on Yun Il-Lok and J. Lee to add energy, while Chungju turned to Kim Hyeong-Won and Jeong Jin-Woo in search of a winner.
Chungju dominated possession at fifty-nine per cent and registered sixty-nine attacks, but only converted five shots on target. Gyeongnam were more efficient with fifty-seven per cent accuracy, though the red card changed the shape of the contest.
The draw leaves Chungju in thirteenth place on twenty-three points, four behind ninth-placed Gyeongnam. Both sides have played twenty-three matches, and neither can afford to drop points in the final run-in.
