Pohang Steelers 2-1 FC Seoul
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Pohang Steelers won: Pohang Steelers 2-1 FC Seoul in the South Korea, K League 1 (Round 30) on Sun, 20 Sept 2026 at Sangju Stadium, Sangju. Pohang Steelers goals: Kento Nishiya 3', Seo-Woong Hwang 39'. FC Seoul goals: Patryk Klimala 51' (pen). Expected goals: 1.58-2.17. Possession: 27-73. Player of the match: Seo-Woong Hwang (8.2).
Match report
Pohang Steelers beat FC Seoul 2-1
Pohang Steelers narrowly beat FC Seoul 2-1 at Sangju Stadium on Sunday 20 September in the South Korea, K League 1.
Kento Nishiya put Pohang Steelers ahead on 3' (1-0), Seo-Woong Hwang made it 2-0 on 39' and Patryk Klimala pulled one back for FC Seoul from the penalty spot on 51' (2-1).
Pohang Steelers had 27% of the ball, shots were 11-18 (4-4 on target) and expected goals finished 1.58-2.17. FC Seoul created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Seo-Woong Hwang (Pohang Steelers) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 4,034. Referee: Song Min-Seok.
Match stats
| Pohang Steelers | FC Seoul | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 27 | 73 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.58 | 2.17 |
| Total shots | 11 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 13 | 35 |
| Big chances | 3 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 128 (62%) | 460 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 1 |
| Corners | 3 | 4 |
| Total shots | 11 | 18 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 8 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 6 | 13 |
Lineups
Pohang Steelers (4-3-3): Sung-Min Hong, Kwang-Hoon Shin, Chan-Yong Park, Min-Kwang Jeon, Wanderson, Kento Nishiya, Sung-Yueng Ki, Dong-Jin Kim, Seo-Woong Hwang, Ki-Jong Won, Jorge Teixeira
FC Seoul (4-4-2): Sung-Yun Gu, Jun Choi, Yazan Abu Al-Arab, Juan Antonio, Jin-Su Kim, Seung-Won Jung, Jeong-Beom Son, Hrvoje Babec, Seon-Min Moon, Anderson Oliveira, Patryk Klimala
Key events
- 3' · Goal · Kento Nishiya (Pohang Steelers)
- 28' · Yellow card · Jorge Teixeira (Pohang Steelers)
- 39' · Goal · Seo-Woong Hwang (Pohang Steelers)
- 45' · Yellow card · Yazan Abu Al-Arab (FC Seoul)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Dong-Jin Kim (Pohang Steelers)
- 51' · Goal · Patryk Klimala (FC Seoul)
- 60' · Substitution · Juninho for Ki-Jong Won (Pohang Steelers)
- 60' · Substitution · Seung-Mo Lee for Jeong-Beom Son (FC Seoul)
- 63' · Yellow card · Sung-Yueng Ki (Pohang Steelers)
- 74' · Substitution · Jakob Tranziska for Sung-Yueng Ki (Pohang Steelers)
- 74' · Substitution · Jeong-Won Eo for Kwang-Hoon Shin (Pohang Steelers)
- 90'+1 · Substitution · Seung-Ho Kim for Kento Nishiya (Pohang Steelers)
- 90'+2 · Substitution · Hyeon-Woo Jeong for Seon-Min Moon (FC Seoul)
- 90'+6 · Substitution · Seong-Hoon Cheon for Seung-Won Jung (FC Seoul)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Sung-Min Hong (Pohang Steelers)
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Questions
Who won Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul?
Pohang Steelers won, 2-1 (South Korea, K League 1) on Sun, 20 Sept 2026.
When and where is Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul?
Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC at Sangju Stadium, Sangju, South Korea, K League 1.