Gimpo Citizen 3:0 Cheongju: Match Result

Match report

Kimpo Citizens moved up to eighth in the K-League 2 when they beat Cheongju 3-0 on Friday. The hosts took all three points in regular season round 21, extending their unbeaten run to five games. Cheongju, sitting 13th, failed to register a single shot on target despite holding more possession. L. Mina opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and the home side never looked back. Djalma doubled the lead just before half-time with a strike in the 45th minute plus two. Paulo Henrique sealed it with a third goal in the 55th minute, and the match was effectively over by then. To be fair, the statistics tell a strange story. Cheongju had 58 per cent possession and launched 123 attacks, but their shots accuracy sat at zero. Kimpo Citizens managed 42 per cent possession yet hit the target six times from nine attempts. And here's the thing — one of those attempts was blocked, and the rest either found the net or went wide. The visitors brought several changes during the half, but none of them shifted the momentum. Seo Jae-Won came on in the 46th minute, followed by Heo Seung-Chan at 65. Cheongju also shuffled their defence with Djalma's replacement at 68 and Luan Dias at 77. Kimpo Citizens made three substitutions of their own, including J. Lee and Kim Do-Hyeok. In the table, the gap between the sides remains clear. Kimpo Citizens sit on 31 points from 23 games with seven wins and 10 draws. Cheongju have 23 points from 24 matches, with only three victories to their name. This result does little to change either position, but it underlines the difference in efficiency between the two teams. Both sides collected two yellow cards, with M. Kim and L. Mina booked for the hosts. Cheongju went through without a card, but that distinction means little when you have not tested the goalkeeper at all. The match was decided in those first 55 minutes, and the rest was merely formality.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 42 – 58.00

Shots on target 6 – 0

Shots off target 3 – 4

Attacks 79 – 123

⚽ 9' L. Mina — Goal ⚽ 45+2' Djalma — Goal ⇄ 46' Seo Jae-Won — Substitution ⚽ 55' Paulo Henrique — Goal ⇄ 65' Heo Seung-Chan — Substitution ⇄ 68' Djalma — Substitution ⇄ 77' Luan Dias — Substitution 🟨 80' M. Kim — Yellow card ⇄ 82' J. Lee — Substitution 🟨 83' L. Mina — Yellow card ⇄ 89' Kim Do-Hyeok — Substitution

Match events

9' 1:0 Gimpo Citizen Goal L. Mina assist: Luan Dias
45+2' 2:0 Gimpo Citizen Goal Djalma assist: Luan Dias
46' 2:0 Cheongju Substitution Seo Jae-Won off: Min Ji-Hoon
55' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Goal Paulo Henrique assist: Jang Bu-seong
65' 3:0 Cheongju Substitution Heo Seung-Chan off: Baek Sung-Dong
68' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Substitution Djalma off: Kim Sung-Joon
77' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Substitution Luan Dias off: Park Dong-Jin
80' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Yellow card M. Kim
82' 3:0 Cheongju Substitution J. Lee off: Song Chang-Seok
83' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Yellow card L. Mina
89' 3:0 Gimpo Citizen Substitution Kim Do-Hyeok off: Choi Jae-Young

Statistics

42 Possession, % 58.00

6 Shots on target 0

3 Shots off target 4

79 Attacks 123

4 Corners 4

10 Free kicks 19

5 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 4

19 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 5

0.60 Shot accuracy 0

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