Gyeongnam 1, Hwaseong 0

HWASEONG, South Korea (Interstat) — Substitute Won Kijong scored a dramatic 73rd-minute winner to lift Gyeongnam FC to a 1-0 victory over Hwaseong FC in a K League 2 match on Saturday, defying overwhelming statistical projections that heavily favored the home side. The match, played before a crowd at Hwaseong Stadium, was a tense, physical affair heavily influenced by a first-half red card. The result snapped Gyeongnam’s three-match losing streak across all competitions and avenged a 1-0 loss to Hwaseong from their previous meeting on June 7. The game’s complexion changed irrevocably in the 27th minute when Hwaseong’s Ham Sunwoo… Read more...