JEONJU (Interstat) — Jeonbuk II and visiting Pocheon played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday in their competition match, with Pocheon moving ahead after Jeonbuk II opened the scoring and Jeonbuk II answering in the final minute. The result left the home side still seeking its first win of the competition and Pocheon with a split record after two matches.

Jeonbuk II took the lead in the 12th minute when Seung Min Eom scored. Pocheon leveled in the 26th through Lee Seok-Kyu, then moved ahead in the 73rd minute on Jae Gun Lee’s goal. Jeonbuk II salvaged the draw when Tae Hun An scored in the 90th minute. Eom, Lee Seok-Kyu, Jae Gun Lee and An each recorded one goal in 90 minutes. The scoring sequence began with Jeonbuk II’s early breakthrough and continued with Pocheon’s response before the half-hour mark. Pocheon then took its first lead after the break, setting up a tense finish.

Pocheon played as the visiting side and held a 2-1 lead after Jae Gun Lee’s 73rd-minute goal. Jeonbuk II pressed for an equalizer and found it in the 90th minute through An. The late goal capped a match that had opened with Eom’s 12th-minute strike for the home side. Pocheon’s Lee Seok-Kyu had pulled his team even in the 26th minute before Jae Gun Lee put Pocheon in front. The home side held the early lead until Pocheon’s equalizer changed the match’s shape. Pocheon’s second goal came in the second half and forced Jeonbuk II to chase the game over the final stretch. From there, Pocheon protected the advantage until the final minute, when An converted for Jeonbuk II.

The draw leaves Pocheon at 1-0-1 in the competition and 1-0-1 across all competitions. Jeonbuk II is 0-1-1 in the competition and 0-1-1 across all competitions. Pocheon had won at Changwon in its previous competition match, while Jeonbuk II had lost at Chuncheon. Pocheon’s previous result was a 3-1 win at Changwon, and Jeonbuk II’s previous result was a 3-2 loss at Chuncheon. Pocheon entered with a win, while Jeonbuk II entered with a loss. The competition records mirrored the all-competitions records for both clubs after the final whistle. Pocheon’s previous 3-1 win at Changwon and Jeonbuk II’s previous 3-2 loss at Chuncheon remained the only other results on their respective season ledgers. The draw left Pocheon unable to add a second win and Jeonbuk II still without a victory in the competition.

Jeonbuk II’s home match featured an early breakthrough and a late finish, with Pocheon twice responding to the flow of the game. Eom’s opener gave Jeonbuk II the initial advantage, and Lee Seok-Kyu’s equalizer restored parity before halftime. Jae Gun Lee’s second-half goal put Pocheon ahead, but An’s 90th-minute goal ensured Jeonbuk II took a point from the match. The game ended with four goals split evenly between the teams.

Pocheon’s record in the competition and across all competitions remained identical after the draw, while Jeonbuk II’s record also stayed the same in both categories. The visiting side had been seeking to build on its previous win, and the home side had been seeking to rebound from its previous loss. Neither team managed a decisive second-half run beyond the goals that shaped the final score, and the match concluded with the teams level. The final minutes brought the decisive moment when Jeonbuk II equalized, denying Pocheon a road win after it had taken the lead. The draw left both teams with one draw in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pocheon 2, Jeonbuk II 1. Its ELO system gave Pocheon a 68.9 percent probability to win. Pocheon was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.