On Sunday May 8th, in week 11, Pohang Steelers hosts Seongnam in a K-League 1 match. 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. Pohang Steelers sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Gangwon. Heo Young-Joon scored the first goal for Pohang Steelers in the 50th minute, then in the 74th minute, Chang-Woo Rim sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yang earning Gangwon at least a draw. Pohang Steelers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while seongnam is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Jeonbuk Motors. Gustavo struck first for Jeonbuk Motors in the 12th minute from the penalty spot, then Modou Barrow added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Moon Seon-Min At the end of 90 a dissapointed Seongnam couldn’t manage to score, and Jeonbuk Motors took the shutout win. Seongnam looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Seongnam won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 losss.
Seongnam hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Sung-Soo Jeon and Kim, and they each have 1 goal. Pohang Steelers’s most prolific scorer has been Heo Young-Joon. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.