The game in question was the huge six-pointer between Seoul and Incheon United as both teams battled for survival in the K-League One. The final “Gyeongin Derby” of 2018 did not disappoint as both teams threw everything into attacking the match and with Incheon clinching all 3pts it was the perfect day for a ‘view…
“And then there were three”. With the final set of fixtures in the Relegation Group this weekend we have three teams all still battling to avoid the playoffs while last orders were finally served on Jeonnam Dragons who will be playing K-League Two games next year as their relegation was confirmed last Saturday. Jeonnam fell…
“If only every K-League match could be played with the same intensity and attack-minded approaches then we wouldn’t be seeing ghostly silent stadiums with cheerleaders playing to empty rows”. These were the thoughts running through my mind both during and after what was an entertaining and often pulsating match as FC Seoul fell to their…
After another productive Hwang Ui-jo inspired international break it’s time to return to the bread and butter of the domestic scene and the penultimate round of the K-League One. Before the break FC Seoul put themselves to within touching distance of safety with a ’12th man’ assisted victory over Jeonnam Dragons, while Incheon came back…
With the second round of fixtures in this year’s Relegation Group completed we have a clearer picture of who is watching things unfold from the safety of the viewing platform and who is still battling against the tide to avoid the drop into K-League Two obscurity. With three games reaming it is still all to…
The title might sound a tad harsh to the casual passer-by in Korean football but for those of us who have invested years and our, sometimes, hard-earned Won into the game here it is becoming a question that needs asked more and more regularly as the K-League lurches from disaster to disaster.
After what feels like an eternity of an International break which saw the Bento revolution continue to meander along through a throng of meaningless friendlies, it’s time for the K-League One to return to action and with it the crowning of the 2018 Champions as an injury time Lee Dong-gook penalty sealed the title for…
