Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen
Ref: Byungjin Park, South KoreaSteelyard Stadium, Pohang · 25,000 cap
Match recap
Pohang Steelers beat Daejeon Citizen 1–0 in their K League 1 fixture. Lee Ho-Jae scored for Pohang Steelers. Pohang Steelers held 61% possession to 39% for Daejeon Citizen. Pohang Steelers sit 5th in the K League 1 table while Daejeon Citizen are 10th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
15'
Jo Seong-Kwon
Yellow Card
25'
VAR
Card upgrade
VAR
Penalty confirmed
26'
de Oliveira
Red Card
⚽
Lee Ho-Jae
Penalty
35'
⇄
João Victor
Second Half
46'
⇄
Kim Hyeon-Ug
⇄
Juninho Rocha
⇄
Nishiya
Eo Jeong-Won
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Hwang Seo-Woong
78'
⇄
Ludwigson
78'
⇄
Lee Hyun-Sik
83'
⇄
Kang Yun-Sung
⇄
Unknown
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Seoul | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +15 | 32 |
| 4 |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 26 |
| 5 |  Pohang Steelers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 25 |
| 6 |  Incheon United | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Bucheon FC 1995 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Daejeon Citizen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 17 |
| 11 |  Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -6 | 14 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack5 · 1 won
14
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
3
12
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
484
Total passes
313
427
Accurate passes
247
88%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 2 won
15
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
3
Pohang Steelers
4-4-2
Daejeon Citizen
4-4-2Pohang Steelers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2Eo Jeong-WonD
- 11Juninho RochaM
- 19Lee Ho-JaeF
- 20Park Chan-YongD
- 21Hwang In-JaeG
- 25Jorge LuizM
- 31Kento NishiyaF
- 36H. KimD
- 70Hwang Seo-WoongM
Substitutes
- 1Yun Pyeong-GookG
- 9An Jae-JunF
- 10Jakob TranziskaF
- 14Lee Chang-WooD
- 16Kim Dong-JinM
- 17Shin Kwang-HoonD
- 24Han Hyeon-SeoD
- 30Kim Yong-HakF
- 40Ki Sung-YuengM
Daejeon Citizen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Lee Chang-GeunG
- 4Jo Seong-KwonD
- 5Lim Jong-EunD
- 6Kang Yun-SungD
- 8Victor BobsinM
- 9Diogo de OliveiraF
- 16Lee Myung-JaeD
- 17Gustav Erik LudwigsonM
- 20Lee Hyun-SikM
- 70Kim Hyeon-UgF
- 77João VictorM
Substitutes
- 3Kim Min-DukD
- 7Masatoshi IshidaF
- 10Joo Min-KyuF
- 11Um Won-SangM
- 30Kim Bong-SooM
- 33Kim Moon-HwanD
- 44Lee Soon-MinM
Pohang Steelers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Teixeira | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| In-jae Hwang | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ho-jin Kim | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lee Ho-jae | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ye-Sung Kim | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Chan-yong Park(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeong-won Eo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Hwang Seo-woong | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Seung-ho Kim | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juninho Rocha | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Kento Nishiya | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hyeon-seo Han | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chang-woo Lee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwang-hun Shin | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pyeong-guk Yun | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| An Jae-jun | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dong-jin Kim | M | 19 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sung-Yueng Ki | M | 31 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jakob Tranziska | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yong-hak Kim | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Daejeon Citizen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Chang-geun | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myeong-jae Lee(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lee Hyeon-sik | M | 78 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gustav Ludwigson | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Victor Bobsin | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Yun-seong Kang | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lim Jong Eun | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Victor | M | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kim Hyeon-uk | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jo Seong-Kwon | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diogo Oliveira | F | 26 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kim Min-Soo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moon-hwan Kim | D | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Min-deok Kim | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Bong-Soo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Won-Sang Um | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Soon-min Lee | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masatoshi Ishida | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Min-kyu Joo | F | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |