Daejeon Citizen – Pohang Steelers 2–1

	1H	2H	T
DC	0	2	2
PS	0	1	1

Match report

Daejeon Citizen beat Pohang Steelers 2–1 at Daejeon Citizen Stadium in K League 1. Kim Hyeon-Ug opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Daejeon Citizen have 3 wins in their last 5, while Pohang Steelers have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Kim Bong-Soo

30'

2H

47'

Jin Si-woo

⚽Kim Hyeon-Ugassist Ha Chang-Rae

56'

Kang Yun-Sung

64'

⇄Lee Jun-Seo↓ Kim Hyeon-Ug

65'

⇄Lee Seung-Hwan↓ Hwang Seo-Woong

67'

⚽Hwang Seo-Woongassist Han Hyeon-Seo

Jo Seong-Kwon

78'

⚽Kim Jun-Bum

79'

⇄Lee Chang-Geun↓ Kim Jun-Bum

84'

⇄Hwang In-Jae↓ Ki Sung-Yueng

Momentum

DC

⚽⚽⚽

PS

Match info

TournamentK League 1 · South Korea · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 18, 2026 · 19:00

VenueDaejeon Citizen Stadium

Attendance59,935 / 73,994 (81%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Kim Bong-Soo

7.9

Lineups

DC 4-3-37.35Formation6.954-3-3 PS

Daejeon Citizen

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Pohang Steelers

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	FC Seoul	16	11	2	3	28:12	+16	35	WDWWW
2	Ulsan Hyundai FC	16	8	3	5	23:21	+2	27	WLWDW
3	Gangwon FC	16	7	6	3	21:11	+10	27	DWDWD
4	Jeonbuk Motors	16	7	5	4	22:14	+8	26	WLWDW
5	Pohang Steelers	16	7	4	5	15:14	+1	25	LWDWD
6	Incheon United	16	6	3	7	21:18	+3	21	LWLWL
7	FC Anyang	16	4	8	4	21:19	+2	20	DLWDW
8	Jeju United FC	16	5	4	7	14:17	-3	19	DLWLW
9	Bucheon FC 1995	16	4	6	6	13:17	-4	18	WLWDL
10	Daejeon Citizen	16	4	5	7	19:18	+1	17	LWLWD
11	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	16	2	9	5	16:22	-6	15	DLDDW
12	Gwangju FC	16	1	5	10	8:38	-30	8	LDLDL