Pocheon scores three late goals to defeat Changwon
CHANGWON (Interstat) — Pocheon scored three times from the 80th minute onward, including two goals in second-half stoppage time, to beat Changwon 3-1 on Saturday at Changwon Civil Stadium in Changwon, Korea Republic. The visitors trailed after Lee Hyeon-Seong put Changwon ahead in the 68th minute, but Pocheon answered with a late surge to secure the win. The match was played on Saturday, and Pocheon finished with three goals while Changwon finished with one. Changwon was the home team. Pocheon was the visiting team. The match was the competition opener for both sides. Pocheon left with the win.
Lee Hyeon-Seong gave Changwon the lead with a 68th-minute goal. He played all 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Changwon held that advantage until the 80th minute, when Jae Gun Lee equalized for Pocheon. Jae Gun Lee also played the full match and recorded one goal. The goal shifted momentum to the visitors, who continued to press for a winner as regulation time expired. Pocheon’s equalizer came after Changwon had protected its narrow lead for 12 minutes.
Pocheon broke the tie in the second minute of second-half stoppage time when Min-gu K. scored. The goal made it 2-1 and forced Changwon to chase the game in the final moments. Pocheon then sealed the result in the seventh minute of stoppage time when Seung Ho Choi scored. Seung Ho Choi played all 90 minutes and finished with one goal, capping the visitors’ three-goal performance. Pocheon scored three goals total, while Changwon scored one. The late goals turned a tied match into a two-goal margin.
The result improved Pocheon to 1 win and 0 losses in the competition and 1 win and 0 losses across all competitions. Changwon fell to 0 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 0 wins and 1 loss across all competitions. Pocheon’s victory came on the road after Changwon had taken the initial lead through Lee Hyeon-Seong. The match turned in the closing stages, with Pocheon scoring twice after the 90th minute. Pocheon’s competition record and overall record are now identical, as are Changwon’s.
Changwon’s goal came in the 68th minute. Pocheon’s goals came in the 80th minute, the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time. The scoring sequence gave Pocheon a come-from-behind win after the game had been tied at 1-1. The visitors scored three unanswered goals after Lee Hyeon-Seong’s opener. Pocheon’s first goal leveled the match, and its next two goals arrived in stoppage time. Changwon could not produce a response after falling behind.
Lee Hyeon-Seong of Changwon had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Jae Gun Lee of Pocheon had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Seung Ho Choi of Pocheon had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Min-gu K. also scored for Pocheon, delivering the go-ahead goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Those performances helped Pocheon complete the comeback.
Pocheon’s season record in this competition is now 1 win and 0 losses. Changwon’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 1 loss. Pocheon’s season record across all competitions is now 1 win and 0 losses. Changwon’s season record across all competitions is now 0 wins and 1 loss. The result marked Pocheon’s first win and Changwon’s first loss in the competition and across all competitions.
Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Changwon 1, Pocheon 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Changwon with a 64.4 percent probability to win. The projections were made before kickoff and are part of Interstat’s pregame analysis.