In a weekend match in week 5, on Friday Mar 11th, Seoul and Ulsan will play a match in Ulsan in a clash of the K-League 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Ulsan, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Jeonbuk Motors. Leonardo struck first for Ulsan in the 40th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Jeonbuk Motors was frustrated by Ulsan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ulsan ended the match with the shutout victory. Ulsan is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Seoul, recorded a 0-2 loss against Sangju Sangmu. Cho Kyu-Sung struck first for Sangju Sangmu in the 59th minute on a feed from Lee Young-Jae, then Cho Kyu-Sung added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Chang-Hoon Kwon In the end, Seoul couldn’t muster any offence and Sangju Sangmu ran away with the shutout win. Seoul is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Ulsan won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Seoul’s top weapon lately has been Cho, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Jun Amano has been the most prolific scorer on Ulsan in his last five matches with two goals.