Professional soccer’s K League 1 Suwon FC defeated Gwangju FC with a goal from Jung Seung-won to extend its home winning streak to four games.

Suwon FC won their Hana Bank K League 1 2024 Round 19 home match against Gwangju 1-0 on Friday at Suwon Sports Complex.

The victory was Suwon FC’s fourth consecutive home win and a strong showing at home. They also snapped a two-match losing streak on the road and recorded their first win in three matches.

Suwon FC now has 9 wins, 3 draws, and 7 losses (30 points), closing in on fourth-place Gangwon FC (31 points) by one point. Gwangju, 홀덤사이트 which suffered its second straight defeat after two straight wins, remains in sixth place with 7W1D11L (22 points).

Suwon FC pushed Gwangju hard from the kickoff. Yoon Beom-garam’s sharp free kick in the second minute of the first half and Lee Seung-woo’s winding kick in the sixth minute of the first half created goal-like chances.

Suwon FC continued to dominate the game through Andresson and Lee Seung-woo. Gwangju didn’t manage a single shot on goal in the first half and were desperate to stop Suwon FC’s offense.

Suwon FC’s pounding eventually paid off. In the 30th minute of the second half, Kang Sang-yoon cut the ball back to Jung Seung-won, who hit a powerful shot that deflected off two Gwangju defenders and into the back of the net. In the 26th minute of the second half, substitute Kang Sang-yoon scored his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Jung Seung-won with his first touch.

After conceding the lead, Gwangju tried to fight back in the dying minutes of the second half, but it was not easy to break through the Suwon FC defense.

Gwangju failed to score in the second half as Um Ji Sung’s header went wide of the goal in the 38th minute and Gabriel’s no-mark header in stoppage time also went wide. In the end, Suwon FC completed a four-match winning streak at Anbangseo.

Meanwhile, Son Junho, who made his return to the K League after being detained in China for about 10 months, played his first game at Suwon FC’s home. After playing 30 minutes in the last match against FC Seoul in the 18th round, Son played 35 minutes from the 10th minute onward.

On the same day, Gimcheon Commerce and Daejeon Hana Citizen met at the Gimcheon Sports Complex, with the home team winning 2-0 thanks to a multi-goal performance from Choi Ki-yoon.

With 10 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses (36 points), Gimcheon moved to the top of the standings, ahead of Ulsan HD (35 points), who have yet to play this round.

Daejeon suffered its first defeat of the day after going unbeaten in two matches (W1 D1) under new coach Hwang Sun-hong. Gimcheon is 11th with 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses (18 points).

The military team entered the stadium with the Gimcheon Branch of the Korean War Veterans Association on the 74th anniversary of the Korean War and wore special jerseys to commemorate the month of June, making the win even more meaningful.