CHEONGJU (Interstat) — Julian Bonilla Tovar scored in the 84th minute as Paju Frontier came from behind to beat Cheongju on Sunday, giving the visitors a 2-1 victory in their competition match. Paju Frontier scored two goals total, while Cheongju scored once. The decisive goal came after Paju Frontier had answered Cheongju’s second-half opener and changed the match with a series of substitutions. Bonilla finished the winning move after Cheongju had taken the lead through Kim Seon-Min. The match remained scoreless until the second half, when all three goals were scored.

Kim Seon-Min put Cheongju ahead in the 55th minute, finishing after a Bandeira assist. Kim played 90 minutes and scored once, while Bandeira also played 90 minutes and recorded the assist. The goal broke a scoreless first half that included yellow cards for Cheongju’s Garcia M. in the 42nd minute and Paju Frontier’s Lee Jea-Ho in the 44th minute. Cheongju held the lead until the 61st minute, when Paju Frontier found its response.

Paju Frontier answered when Luke Amos scored in the 61st minute, with Ahn June Hyuk credited with the assist. Amos played 63 minutes and scored once, and Ahn played 63 minutes and had one assist. The equalizer set up a tense closing stretch. Paju Frontier’s Noh S. was booked in the 63rd minute, and Cheongju’s Jo Ju-yeong was booked in the 70th minute as the match grew more physical. The goal was followed by substitutions on both sides as the teams adjusted for the final half-hour.

Bonilla then delivered the winner in the 84th minute, with You Jae-jun providing the assist. Bonilla played 90 minutes and scored once, while You played 27 minutes and recorded an assist. The winning goal came six minutes before the end of regulation. Cheongju could not find a second equalizer in the closing minutes, and Paju Frontier held on for the comeback victory. The winning goal capped a second half in which both teams made frequent changes.

Kim Seon-Min finished with one goal in 90 minutes for Cheongju. Julian Bonilla Tovar finished with one goal in 90 minutes for Paju Frontier. Luke Amos finished with one goal in 63 minutes, Bandeira had one assist in 90 minutes, Ahn June Hyuk had one assist in 63 minutes and You Jae-jun had one assist in 27 minutes.

Paju Frontier made a triple substitution in the 63rd minute, and Cheongju made two changes in the 64th minute. Cheongju’s substitutions included Baek Sung-Dong and Jeong Jin-Woo in the 64th minute, Chico Geraldes in the 73rd minute and Seo Jae-Won and Bak Keon-Woo in the 90+4th minute. Paju Frontier’s changes included Lee Joon-Suk in the 73rd minute and Choi Bum-Kyung in the 90+4th minute. Paju Frontier also made changes involving Ahn June Hyuk, Lee Jea-Ho and Amos L. in the 63rd minute. The late changes were the final substitutions of the match.

Paju Frontier entered the match after a draw with Hwaseong, a loss at Gimpo FC and a draw with Busan. Cheongju came in after a loss to Yongin, a loss at Daegu and a home win over Seongnam. The result moved Paju Frontier to one win, one loss and two draws in this competition and to one win, one loss and two draws across all competitions. Cheongju is now one win and three losses in this competition and one win and three losses across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Cheongju to win 2-1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Cheongju a 58.7 percent probability to win. Cheongju was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5, and the total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.