August 14th features a match where Jeju United will play host to Pohang Steelers in a clash of these two evenly matched K-League 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Jeju United sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Seoul. Kim Ju-Gong struck first for Jeju United in the 51st minute, then Gerso Fernandes added another in the 68th minute In the end, Seoul was frustrated by Jeju United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Jeju United ended the match with the shutout victory. Jeju United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while pohang Steelers is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gangwon. Young-jun Go struck first for Pohang Steelers in the 20th minute on a feed from Sin Jin-Ho, then Lee Jeong-hyeop tied it up for Gangwon in the 52nd minute on a feed from Yun Suk-Young. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Pohang Steelers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Pohang Steelers and Jeju United battled to a 1-1 draw. Jong-Mu Han scored the first goal for Jeju United in the 48th minute, but Jeong Jae-Hee got the equalizer for Pohang Steelers in the 78th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Pohang Steelers.
Pohang Steelers’s top weapon lately has been Heo Young-Joon, who has two goals in the last five matches. Jeju United’s top weapon lately has been Gerso Fernandes, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.