In this week 16 match on the 17th of June, Pohang Steelers hosts Gangwon in a meeting of these two K-League 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Pohang Steelers is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Daegu. Zeca struck first for Daegu in the 43rd minute on a feed from Jae-Won Hwang, then Moses Ogbu tied it up for Pohang Steelers in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sin Jin-Ho . Pohang Steelers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gangwon recorded a 1-1 draw against Suwon Bluewings. Kim Young-Bin struck first for Gangwon in the 22nd minute on a feed from Yun Suk-Young, then Oh Hyun-Gyu got the equalizer for Suwon Bluewings in the 65th minute on a feed from Jang Ho-Ik earning them at least the one point. Gangwon looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Chuncheon Songam Stadium, Gangwon and Pohang Steelers battled to a 1-1 draw. Heo Young-Joon scored the first goal for Pohang Steelers in the 50th minute, then Yang tied it up for Gangwon in the 74th minute on a feed from Chang-Woo Rim squeezing out at least the one point for Gangwon.
and Kim Dae-Won are the top scorers for Gangwon in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Jeong Jae-Hee has been the most prolific scorer on Pohang Steelers in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.