Ha Jeong-woo lifts Suwon FC to home win over Ansan
SUWON (Interstat) — Ha Jeong-woo scored in the 46th minute and Suwon FC held on for a 1-0 victory over Ansan Greeners in a football match. Lee Jae-Won supplied the assist on the only goal of the game, giving Suwon FC the lead shortly after halftime. Ha played the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Lee also played the full 90 minutes and recorded one assist. Suwon FC protected the narrow advantage through the second half and kept Ansan Greeners off the score sheet. The first half ended without a goal before Ha’s strike early in the second half. Ansan Greeners did not score after the goal, and Suwon FC led for the rest of the match. The home side did not add to its lead, but it did not need another goal after Ha’s finish. Ansan Greeners could not produce an equalizer and finished the match without a goal. The game’s decisive moment came in the 46th minute, when Ha converted with Lee providing the final pass. Suwon FC then managed the remaining minutes and secured the win at home.
Lee Hyeon-yong of Suwon FC received a yellow card in the 39th minute. Jang Hyun-Soo of Ansan Greeners was booked in the 90th minute. Ansan Greeners made its first change in the 30th minute, bringing on Chol M. Marlon followed in the 46th minute. Suwon FC brought on Kim Jeong-Hwan in the 57th minute. Kim Jung-Hyun and Im Ji-min entered for Ansan Greeners in the 67th minute. Seo Jae-Min, Goo Bon-Cheul and Matheus Frizzo entered for Suwon FC in the 76th minute, and Jung Seung-Bae came on in the 90th minute plus two minutes of stoppage time. The substitutions gave both teams fresh players during the match. Ansan Greeners used its changes during the match, and Suwon FC made several late adjustments. The yellow cards were the only disciplinary entries recorded in the match. Lee Hyeon-yong’s booking came in the first half, while Jang Hyun-Soo’s caution arrived in the closing minute of regulation.
The win moved Suwon FC to 3 wins and 1 loss in this competition and 3 wins and 1 loss across all competitions. Ansan Greeners fell to 1 win and 3 losses in the competition and 1 win and 3 losses across all competitions. Ansan Greeners had lost 3-1 at Cheonan City, won 4-0 at Yongin and lost 4-1 at Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC in its previous matches this season. Suwon FC had lost 1-0 to Asan, won 2-1 at Seongnam and beaten Hwaseong 1-0 in its previous matches this season. The result gave Suwon FC its third win in the competition and Ansan Greeners its third loss. Suwon FC’s record in the competition matched its record across all competitions after the match. Ansan Greeners’s competition record also matched its overall record. The home victory left Suwon FC with 3 wins and 1 loss in the competition, while Ansan Greeners remained on one win. Suwon FC’s previous match had ended in a 1-0 home loss to Asan, but the club responded with a clean-sheet win over Ansan Greeners. Ansan Greeners had entered the match after a 4-0 win at Yongin but could not carry that scoring form into the game. The match was the fourth competition game for both clubs.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Suwon FC 2, Ansan Greeners 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Suwon FC with a 93.4 percent probability to win. Suwon FC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 3.5.