‘Innocent Goal’ Incheon, Seoul E 1-0 subdues ‘K2 Lead Jump’… Cha Du-ri’s Hwaseong, historic first win

[Sports Seoul | Reporter Yong-il Kim] Incheon United’s ‘Yoon Jung-hwan’s’ team caught Seoul E-Land’s ankle, which was on the rise, and rose to the top of K League 2 (2nd division).

Incheon won 1-0 in the home game against Seoul E-Land in the 4th round of ‘Hana Bank K League 2 2025’ held at Incheon Football Stadium on the 15th, with Mugosa’s penalty kick winning goal in the 30th minute of the second half.

Incheon, which lost 1-2 to Seongnam FC in the previous round, is ranked first with 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points).
On the other hand, Seoul E-Land is in 3rd place with 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss) after suffering its first loss this season.

The two teams, who fought a back-and-forth battle, ended the first half without scoring. E-Land’s Kwak Yoon-ho was replaced by Kim Min-gyu due to an injury in the 35th minute of the first half. The two teams faced off fiercely in the second half, with a war of nerves
going back and forth. Incheon took the decisive opportunity in the 28th minute of the second half. Park Seung-ho fell after being tackled by Seo Jae-min and earned a penalty kick. Mugosa, who stepped up as the kicker, neatly kicked the ball to score his third goal of the season. Incheon continued to knock on Seoul E-Land’s goal with Gerso and Lee Dong-ryul, but failed to score additional goals. Park Seung-ho’s header goal in the 41st minute of the second half was ruled offside and canceled. Nevertheless, they held on to Mugosa’s goal until the end and earned valuable 3 points. The ‘new team’ Hwaseong FC, led by coach Cha Du-ri, won its first historic professional game in 4 games. Hwaseong won 2-1 against Chungbuk Cheongju at its home stadium, Hwaseong Sports Complex Town Main Stadium. After losing 0-2 to Seongnam FC in the opening match and drawing 1-1 with Chungnam Asan and Gyeongnam FC in succession, Hwaseong finally declared victory in the 4th round. It ended with 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss (5 points). Chungbuk Cheongju has 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses (4 points). Mars scored the first goal in the 21st minute of the second half when Lima, who came in as a substitute, connected with Dominic’s back header with a left-footed shot in front of the goal. Then, in the 32nd minute of the second half, they drew an own goal from Jeon Hyeon-byeong, putting them in a winning mood. In the second half, they conceded a penalty kick to Gabriel, but they maintained their one-goal lead and earned 3 points. The matches between Gimpo FC and Seongnam FC, and Suwon Samsung and Chungnam Asan all ended in 0-0. kyi0486@sportsseoul.com