Daejeon Hana Citizen saw off Anyang 3-2 in the K-League 1 regular season round 28 at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium on September 9th. The hosts climbed from ninth to close in on the visitors' sixth-place standing, though the table gap remains substantial at seven points. The result extends Daejeon's recent upswing after a mixed run of form.
Anyang took an early surprise lead when Matheus Oliveira fired home in the tenth minute, catching the home side off guard. Daejeon responded with equal urgency, Joo Min-Kyu pulling level just before the break in the forty-seventh minute. Victor Bobsin then gave the hosts the lead in the sixty-fifth minute, turning the momentum firmly back their way.
The match turned into a penalty shootout of sorts after the interval, with both sides converting from the spot. Joo Min-Kyu doubled his tally from the spot in the seventy-fifth minute to restore Daejeon's two-goal cushion. Anyang refused to go away, Airton netting a penalty in the eighty-sixth minute to set up a tense finish.
Daejeon controlled the game territorially, registering 102 attacks against their visitors' 52. They held 63 per cent possession and registered five shots on target, though they created no big chances. Anyang managed only two shots on target and two goalkeeper saves, suggesting they had little to do all evening despite the scoreline.
The result leaves Daejeon on 20 points with four wins, eight draws and seven defeats from 19 games. Anyang sit third from bottom, though they remain above the drop zone on 27 points with six victories and nine draws. The visitors' recent form has been inconsistent, including a heavy defeat to Gangwon earlier this month.
