Week 21 features a match on Fri Jul 8th, where Gangwon will host Sangju Sangmu at Chuncheon Songam Stadium in a meeting of these two K-League 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. Gangwon is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Seongnam. Kim Young-Bin struck first for Gangwon in the 58th minute, then Seung-Yong Jung added another in the 89th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Seongnam couldn’t manage to score, and Gangwon took the shutout win. Gangwon is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sangju Sangmu recorded a 1-2 loss against Jeonbuk Motors. Yeon Je-Un scored the first goal for Sangju Sangmu in the 22nd minute, then Kunimoto tied it up for Jeonbuk Motors in the 57th minute on a feed from Modou Barrow Finally they completed the comback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Gustavo to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Sangju Sangmu won by a score of 1 to 0. Cho Kyu-Sung struck first for Sangju Sangmu in the 63rd minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Gangwon was frustrated by Sangju Sangmu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sangju Sangmu ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sangju Sangmu’s most prolific scorer has been Cho Kyu-Sung. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Kim Dae-Won has been the most prolific scorer on Gangwon in the last five matches with 3 goals.