In a weekend match on Sat Jul 30th, in week 25, Gangwon will travel to Ulsan to battle Ulsan in a meeting of these two K-League 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 1st placed Ulsan, recorded a 2-1 win against Suwon Bluewings. Lee Gyu-Seong scored the first goal for Ulsan in the 52nd minute, then Eom Won-Sang added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Lee Myung-Jae. Ulsan should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Gangwon, recorded a 4-2 win against Suwon. Yang struck first for Gangwon in the 19th minute on a feed from Kim Dae-Won, then in the 44th minute, Murilo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jeong , but fortunately for Gangwon it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Gangwon is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 5th of July, Ulsan hosted Gangwon at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in their last match together. Ulsan was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Leonardo scored the first goal for Ulsan in the 76th minute, but Balsa Sekulic got the equalizer for Gangwon in the 85th minute.
Both Kim Dae-Won and Hyun-Jun Yang have been the hottest scorers for Gangwon in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Ulsan is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Leonardo and Eom Won-Sang each having 2 goals in their last 5.