Haman secured a 3:1 victory over Chincheong in the K4 League Regular Season on Saturday. The result came at home for Haman, who finished with their first win in five league matches. Chincheong, sitting second in the table, dropped points on their travels.
The win moves Haman slightly further from the drop zone while maintaining Chincheong's position in the upper half. Haman remain 11th with 20 points from 19 games. Chincheong stay in 2nd place on 37 points after the same number of fixtures.
Haman had been in difficult form before this match. They lost four of their last five league games, including a 2:3 defeat to Pyeongchang United and consecutive losses to Dandjin Citizen and Gumsan Insam. Their only win in that span came 1:0 against Sejong SA.
Chincheong had shown more consistency in recent weeks. They won two of their last five matches, including a narrow 1:0 victory over Pyeongchang United. They also drew twice and suffered one heavy 1:4 loss to Sejong SA during the same period.
The result ends Chincheong's run of unbeaten league matches and breaks Haman's five-match winless streak. Both sides return to action with contrasting momentum going forward.