Go Jae-hyun, Park Se-jin Score as Gimcheon Secures 2-0 Win Over Bucheon in Front of New National Team Coach Moreno

Gimcheon Sangmu forward Go Jae-hyun and midfielder Park Se-jin, both nearing the end of their mandatory military service, scored to break their team's winless streak in a K League match watched in person for the first time by newly appointed national team interim head coach Robert Moreno.

Gimcheon defeated Bucheon 2-0 in the 30th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 away match held at Bucheon Stadium on September 19, powered by Go's opening goal in the 32nd minute of the second half and Park's insurance goal in the 41st minute.

With the victory, Gimcheon added three points for the first time in nine matches following a run of seven draws and one loss, bringing their total to 33 points (5 wins, 18 draws, 7패). They swapped places with Bucheon, moving up from 11th to 10th place, while Bucheon remained on 32 points (7 wins, 11 draws, 12 losses) and extended their winless skid to six matches (2 draws, 4 losses).

Gimcheon also maintained their undefeated streak against Bucheon in all-time K League encounters, boasting 8 wins and 2 draws.

Go and Park are scheduled to be discharged on October 6 and return to their parent K League 2 club, Daegu FC, making this match against Bucheon their final appearance for Gimcheon.

Interim national team head coach Moreno and his coaching staff visited the stadium for the match.

Along with his staff, Moreno previously watched the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) matches between Daejeon Hana Citizen and Kyoto Sanga (Japan) on September 15, and Jeonbuk Hyundai and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan) on September 16, but this marked his first time watching a K League match in person since taking the helm of the national team.

Among the 30 players selected for Moreno's first squad ahead of the four A-matches scheduled for September and October, Gimcheon midfielder Park Tae-jun started in Saturday's game.

This is the first time Park has been selected for the senior national team.

In the first half, Bucheon created more threatening moments despite having a lower possession rate, but they failed to break through Gimcheon's solid defense.

In the 9th minute of the first half, Kim Seung-bin penetrated the right side of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot from Vasani's through pass, but it went wide of the goal.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Thiago exchanged short passes in the opponent's midfield, drove into the penalty area, and took a right-footed shot, but it lacked power and was comfortably gathered by Gimcheon goalkeeper Park Man-ho.

In the 30th minute during a counterattack, Galego attempted a left-footed mid-range shot from the left side of the penalty arc, which missed the target.

For Gimcheon, Kim Tae-hwan's left-footed shot in the 33rd minute of the first half deflected off the defensive wall and headed toward the goal, but Bucheon goalkeeper Kim Hyung-geun made a diving save to punch it away.

Bucheon finished the scoreless first half with another regret in the 3rd minute of the second half, when Kim Sang-jun's left-footed shot from close range—following a one-two pass with Vasani—was blocked by the goalkeeper.

Patrick's header from Vasani's corner kick in the 10th minute of the second half also missed the target.

Gimcheon also missed a golden opportunity in the 14th minute of the second half when Jung Jae-min's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Go Jae-hyun's clever right-footed follow-up shot from right in front of the goal struck the crossbar.

Hong Yun-sang's subsequent shot was also blocked by a defender.

The balance of the match remained unbroken as Bucheon player Vasani's left-footed mid-range shot in the 24th minute of the second half was safely caught by the goalkeeper.

The deadlock was finally broken in the 32nd minute of the second half.

Amid a scramble in front of the Bucheon goal, Lee Kang-hyun headed the ball down, and Go Jae-hyun slotted it home with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.

Then, in the 41st minute of the second half, after Go's initial shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, Park Se-jin followed up to drive home a right-footed sealing goal.

However, Moreno and his staff departed early for Anyang Stadium to watch the subsequent FC Anyang vs. Ulsan HD match, thus missing Park Se-jin's scoring moment.

Bucheon suffered a scoreless home defeat as Gustavo's shot hit the goalpost during added time.

The winner of the Anyang-Ulsan match, which Moreno attended after moving venues, was Anyang.

Anyang defeated Ulsan 2-1 thanks to El Kurano's decisive penalty kick.

Claiming their first victory in five matches following two draws and two losses, Anyang increased their points to 38 (9 wins, 11 draws, 10 losses) and temporarily climbed from 9th to 7th place.

Ulsan, failing to maintain momentum despite securing 3 wins and 1 draw in their previous 4 matches, remained stalled on 47 points (14 wins, 5 mus, 11 losses) in 2nd place.

Meanwhile, league leaders FC Seoul (62 points, 19 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses), who have yet to play their 30th round match, see their countdown to the title tick even faster.

Ulsan goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, defender Cho Hyun-taek, and forward Lee Dong-gyeong—all called up to the first Moreno squad—started the match but could not prevent the defeat.

In particular, Lee Dong-gyeong scored in front of coach Moreno but could not fully smile.

Anyang took the lead in the 27th minute of the first half.

Receiving a pass from Knezevic in the center of the opponent's midfield, Matheus took it near the arc and struck a powerful left-footed shot into the corner of the Ulsan net.

Scoring his 12th goal of the season, Matheus moved into a tie for second place in the league scoring chart, trailing Ulsan's Yago (13 goals), who missed a penalty kick on the day.

Trailing 0-1 at halftime, Ulsan leveled the score in the 9th minute of the second half through Lee Dong-gyeong's trademark "golden left foot."

Receiving a pass from Yago in the center of the midfield, Lee unleashed a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty arc to score the equalizer.

It was Lee's 11th goal (along with 10 assists) of the current season.

However, Anyang reclaimed the lead in the 16th minute of the second half via an El Kurano penalty kick.

A penalty was awarded after Cho Hyun-taek brought down El Kurano during a scramble for the loose ball following Kim Dong-jin's left-footed shot, which was initially blocked by Jo Hyeon-woo.

El Kurano stepped up as the kicker and cleanly converted with his right foot.

Ulsan had a chance to equalize again in stoppage time of the second half when Yago earned a penalty following a foul by Anyang defender Kwon Kyung-won.

However, goalkeeper Kim Jung-hoon blocked Yago's left-footed penalty shot, bringing the match to an end with Anyang's victory.

(Photo courtesy of Korea Professional Football League, Yonhap News)
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