League Leaders FC Seoul Extend Winning Streak to Four Matches; Gwangju Winless in 24

Pro football league leaders FC Seoul defeated last-place Gwangju FC, which suffered the setback of having two players sent off, to extend their winning streak to four matches.

Seoul secured a 5-2 away victory against Gwangju in the 26th round of the Hana Bank KLeague 1 held at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium today (the 30th).

Following matches against Daejeon Hana Citizen (4-2) on the 15th, FC Anyang (7-0) on the 22nd, and Bucheon FC (1-0) on the 25th, Seoul has now won all of their last four games, scoring a total of 17 goals.

They hold a commanding 16-point lead over second-place Ulsan HD (40 points).

Gwangju remained mired at the bottom of the table (12 points) after falling into a 24-match winless skid (8 draws, 16 losses).

As Gwangju extends its record for the most consecutive winless matches in the top tier of professional football, they are now just one game away from matching the all-time record across both K League 1 and 2—set by the now-defunct Goyang Zaicro in K League 2 in 2016 with 25 consecutive matches without a win (8 draws, 17 losses).

Seoul took control early with 2007-born rising star midfielder Son Jeong-beom scoring his second goal of the season, and further built momentum in the 22nd minute of the first half with a goal from captain Kim Jin-su.

Gwangju signaled a pursuit with Choi Kyoung-rok's consolation goal in the 34th minute of the first half, but hurt their own chances when midfielder Kim Woo-jin was sent off around the 38th minute of the first half.

Kim Woo-jin was initially shown a yellow card for a reckless tackle with his foot raised toward Seoul wingback Choi Jun, but was subsequently red-carded following an on-field review by the referee.

Capitalizing on their numerical advantage, Seoul extended their lead to 3-1 right before halftime when Lee Seung-mo fired in a mid-range shot.

Gwangju pulled another goal back 3 minutes into the second half, but Seoul responded immediately as Jeong Seung-won capitalized on a counterattack to make it 4-2.

Jeong Seung-won recorded his 8th goal of the league season.

Gwangju was reduced to 9 men in the 11th minute of the second half when veteran defender Ahn Young-gyu also received a red card.

With Anderson adding a clinching goal, Seoul completed a 5-2 victory.

Jeju SK defeated Daejeon 3-1 at home to move up to fourth place.

In the 30th minute of the first half during a corner kick situation, Jeju's Aias scored the opening goal with a header, and Chinari added another in the 7th minute of the second half.

Daejeon's Seo Jin-su pulled a goal back in the 31st minute of the second half, but Jeju's Negueba scored a late clinching goal during stoppage time of the second half.

Unable to continue their recent two-game winning momentum, Daejeon remained in ninth place.

At the Incheon Football Stadium, Jeonbuk Hyundai and Incheon United played to a 1-1 draw.

In the 37th minute of the second half, Jeonbuk's Lee Seung-woo broke the deadlock with a surprise mid-range shot, but Incheon's Gerso scored the equalizer 5 minutes later, allowing the two sides to split a point each.

Gangwon FC and Pohang Steelers played to a scoreless draw in Gangneung.

(Photo provided by the Korea Professional Football League, Yonhap News)
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