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Friday Football – Pohang vs Seoul

Posted on May 22, 2020

Ulsan leads the Korean League table with 6 points, while Suwon, Busan, and Gwangju are yet to register points after two rounds of 2020 Korean League season. The Round 3 kicks off with Pohang hosting Seoul. Here’s the Friday football Korean League Round 3 opening match preview:

Unbeaten Pohang vs Inconsistent Seoul

Pohang started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Busan, while they were held to a 1-1 draw by Daegu in the Round 2 fixture.

The last season’s third-placed Seoul has made an indifferent start to the new season. They lost the opening match 3-1 despite taking the lead, while Seoul beat newly-promoted Gwangju 1-0 in Round 2.

Head-to-Head (2019 Korean League)  

23.11.2019: Seoul 0-3 Pohang
21.09.2019: Pohang 2-1 Seoul
25.05.2019: Pohang 0-0 Seoul
03.03.2019: Seoul 2-0 Pohang

The Key Players

Pohang

Aleksandar Palocevic (MID): The Serbian has scored in both games for Pohang. He has also contributed to attacking play winning four free-kicks and producing two attacking crosses against Daegu.

Sim Sang-Min (DEF): Sang-Min has made an excellent start to the season. The left-back made three tackles, three clearances, and had a passing accuracy of 92.19% against Daegu.

Yong-hwan Kim (DEF): Yong-hwan, who plays as a right-back, was the standout defender in Round 1 this season. He registered an assist, made three attacking crosses and four interceptions against Busan.
Min-kyu Song (FWD): The 20-year-old’s lovely pass helped Palocevic score the opening goal in 1-1 draw against Daegu.

Chang-rae Ha (DEF): The centre-back had a 94.12% passing accuracy against Daegu and made five successful tackles and four clearances.

Brandon O’Neill (MID): O’Neill produced a gritty performance on his K-League debut. He won two tackles, made three successful blocks and clearances.

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Seoul

Han Chan-Hee (MID): Chan-Hee struck a powerful shot from outside the box to seal three points for Seoul against Gwangju.

Kim Nam-Chun (DEF): Nam-Chun didn’t put a foot wrong in Seoul’s first victory of the season. He won three tackles, made three clearances, and had a passing accuracy of 90%.
Han Seung-Gyu (MID): The 23-year-old made his first big contribution in Seoul colours as he gave the final pass for Seoul’s winning goal against Gwangju.

Kim Joo-Sung (DEF): Joo-Sing, too, was solid at the back. He made the joint-most clearances, 4, and the highest number of interceptions – 2 in the Seoul-Gwangju match.

Osmar (MID): Osmar, who was impressive in the opening match, produced few dangerous crosses in the Round 2 fixture. He did his defensive duties to perfection as he made four clearances and won two successful tackles.

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